Cần Thơ seeks to cooperate with Australia in many fields, especially in sustainable energy and agriculture, said the vice chairman of Cần Thơ City’s People’s Committee at a meeting with Australian Consul General last weekend in Cần Thơ.

CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat Phạm Tuấn Phan appreciated Việt Nam contributions to and co-operation with the commission while being received by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hà Nội on September 13.

Typhoon Barijat, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, weakened into a tropical low-pressure system Thursday afternoon but was still predicted to bring heavy rain to northern regions.

Hungary considers Việt Nam the most important partner in Southeast Asia and will work to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the country, Hungarian President Janos Ader has said.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng will pay an official visit to Hungary from September 8-11 at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Egypt has agreed with Việt Nam to import one million tonnes of white rice for the next three to four months after curtailing cultivation earlier this year, head of the rice division of the Egyptian Federation of Industries Rajab Shehata said on Thursday.

Investing in irrigation works was an effective task  in the combat fighting the circumstance of rapid land desertification in the southern province of Bình Thuận.

Heavy downpours and floods in northern mountainous and Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta regions over the past days have wreaked havoc. As rain is forecasted to continue in the coming days, flash floods and landslides are predicted, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

President Trần Đại Quang held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi yesterday as part of his ongoing five-day State visit to the Arabian country.

The Defence Ministry’s Border Guard High Command held the third border friendship exchange last weekend in Hà Nội.