Vietnamese and Lao education-training leaders, representatives from 50 universities and 55 agencies as well as teachers and students gathered at a forum in Vientiane on September 29 to discuss cooperation between the two countries in enhancing training quality.
Hanoi's sports sector has worked hard to make contributions to SEA Games 31 during both preparation process for the biggest regional sport event and sports training activities.
The Philippines and Russia have finalised a series of joint defence and military activities the two countries will conduct next year, the Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) said on November 10.
Eight provinces of Vietnam and Laos attended a conference in Vietnam’s central Thanh Hoa province on October 18 to consolidate their cooperation in fighting drug crime.
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) produced 9.23 million tonnes of oil in the first seven months of 2017, the group reported to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on August 5.
Building up manpower capacity is both an immediate and long-term task of the Hanoi authorities, in the hope of creating a firm foundation for local development.