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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved adjustments to a transport system development plan in the northern economic zone by 2020.

Thailand’s rice export prospects are brightening with shipments expected at 9.5 – 10 million tonnes next year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

Vietnam is expected to export 1.5 billion USD of cassava in 2015, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The central province of Binh Dinh licensed 33 domestic and foreign invested projects in the first ten months of this year, said the province’s Investment Promotion Centre (IPC).

National Assembly sets 6.7 percent economic growth target for 2016

Lonely Planet, the world’s popular travel guide book publisher, has listed Hanoi capital city and Ho Chi Minh City in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016.

The total power output of the electricity sector in the first ten months of this year reached 136.25 billion kWh, up 12.95 percent compared to the same period last year.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to reduce emissions by 2020 by 10.5 percent and by 19.1 per cent if it receives external support in its quest to become a low-carbon city.

China’s investment of 10 billion USD in Malaysia’s Malacca Gateway project can spur the growth of seaports in the country to be on a par with habours in the region.

Tu Lan caves system in the central province of Quang Binh will be reopened to tourists on November 10 after being closed for two months for ecological recovery.

Indonesia is confident of achieving its yearly target of welcoming 10 million international visitors by the end of 2015 despite the reduced arrivals in Sumatra and Kalimantan caused by forest fires an

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 6.33 million in the first ten months of this year, a decrease of 4.1 percent year-on-year, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The State has earned 4.4 trillion VND (196 million USD) from selling its capital in 51 initial public offerings (IPOs) during the first 10 months of this year, the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) reported

Three-year bonds were sold out, while the sales of bonds with longer terms were unsatisfactory during an auction on the Hanoi Stock Exchange last week.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth is likely to surpass 10 percent for 2015, said Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee.

Vietnam sent a total of 99,415 workers abroad in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4.6 percent.

Vietnam’s index of industrial production in October picked up 8.8 percent over the same month last year, contributing to a year-on-year increase of 9.7 percent in the first ten months of the year.

Thailand ended Vietnam's hopes with a crushing 0-6 victory in the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship in Bangkok on October 14.

VNA News Bulletin - Oct. 10, 2015

The global Fodor’s Travel magazine has picked out Vietnam as one of the world’s 10 must-see destinations in autumn.