(VOVworld) – The government has submitted to the National Assembly the mid-term public investment plan from 2016 to 2020. It’s the first time Vietnam has built a 5-year public investment plan instead of an annual plan. The plan mentions a number of high-priority investment areas including poverty reduction and infrastructure construction.

(VOVworld)- Eliminating trade barriers, improving the business environment, and creating a transparent, level playing field are the main factors that helped Vietnam climb nine spots in the latest World Bank survey.

(VOVworld) – Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw is on a state visit to Vietnam from October 26 to 28 at the invitation of Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang. The visit is an important milestone in Vietnam-Myanmar relations.

(VOVworld) – Two years after launching the program “One Commune One Product” (OCOP), Quang Ninh province has obtained significant results. OCOP has played an important part in building new rural areas, boosting people’s incomes, and promoting local socio-economic development.

(VOVworld) – A book entitled “Our father Nguyen Son-Hong Shui, a general of both Vietnam and China” from China Book Publisher has made its debut. At a seminar in Beijing on October 21 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi said the book recalls General Nguyen Son’s contributions to the Chinese revolution.

(VOVworld)- After 7 years of negotiations, the Canada-EU Trade Agreement is at risk following Belgium’s disapproval. If the agreement is not signed, the EU’s trade will be seriously affected, especially when the organization is dealing with Brexit and stagnant growth. Diplomatic efforts to save the agreement are underway.

(VOVworld) – The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports held a contest entitled “Heritage of my generation”on October 22. This was part of a program to promote traditional vocational villages.

(VOVworld)- The 7th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 7), the 8th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV 8) and the World Economic Forum on Mekong (WEF-Mekong) began in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVworld)- In his Gettysburg Address, on October 22, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump outlined what he would do in his first 100 days were he to become US president. Trump is trying to counter recent allegations that he has sexually abused women.

(VOVworld) – The 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen brokered by the UN has collapsed due to continuous fighting between Arab coalition and the Houthi forces. The impoverished country of the Arabian Peninsula is getting bogged down in months-long political crisis.