The Party and State attach importance to the maintenance and development of stable friendship and cooperation with neighbouring countries, making this a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. 

The People’s Court of the central province of Nghe An sentenced Le Dinh Luong to 20 years in jail for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” at the first-instance trial on August 16.  

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers on August 15 published an article on its website saying inaccurate information about Vietnamese tra fish on several Romanian websites could affect Vietnam’s tra fish exports to this market.

 Vietnam has expanded the exchange of electronic certificate of origin (e-C/O) to aid trade activities.

 Vietnamese flag was hoisted at Kemayoran athlete village in Jakarta capital of Indonesia at a ceremony on August 16 within the framework of the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18).

 More than 600,000 people from the army, militia and military reserve are ready to be mobilised to respond to storm Bebinca, forecast to hit the mainland of Vietnam on the night of August 16.

 Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi and southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City are among the five biggest improvers of quality of life over the past five years, according to the Global Liveability Index 2018 of the Economist Intelligence Unit.

 State-of-the-art technologies and products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety are being on display at the International Exhibition of Security, Fire Safety & Smart Building Technologies and Solutions in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Visitors to Phan Rang-Thap Cham in the south central province of Ninh Thuan can’t help enjoying beautiful landscapes and exploring the most interesting things at traditional craft villages.

Vietnam is forecast to run the risk of electricity shortage during 2020-2030, heard the annual Vietnam Energy Forum held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi last week.

 Foreign language centers are mushrooming to meet the increasing demand of residents in Hanoi, especially pupils and students.

 A Facebook representative has refuted information saying the US company has set up a representative office in Vietnam.

Experts and travel firms have conflicting views about the survey which found that 93.5 percent of travellers found their visit ‘satisfactory’ or ‘very satisfactory’, and less than 1 percent ‘unsatisfactory’.

 More than 800 leaders from business, government, civil society and media will join these heads of state and senior ministers to discuss issues including entrepreneurship and employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

 The law on irrigation does not include regulations on the operation and management of hydropower dam safety, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved the Department of Education and Training’s proposal not to increase tuition fee of the academic year 2018-2019.

 The third national festival of professional magicians is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from October 14-15.

 New Zealand provides quality education for Vietnamese students as numbers continue to climb.

 Latest JLL report looks at real estate market since downturn a decade ago.

 Singaporean indirect investments into promising Vietnamese sectors currently exclude the local finance and banking sectors while others including real estate are seeing prospects.