VGP - The 2014 Viet Nam International Industrial Fair (VIIF) kicked off in Ha Noi on October 21, attracting about 250 foreign and domestic enterprises from the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia and Russia.

VGP - A conference of farmer organizations implementing the Medium Term Cooperation Program Phase Two (MTCP2) in the Asia-Pacific region took place in Ha Noi on October 20.

VGP - The Kathina ceremony held the Khmer pagoda in the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district, 40km west of the capital city’s centre.

VGP - The UNESCO Ha Noi Office and Panasonic Viet Nam organised the exhibit, entitled Discovery Wonders of World Heritage, which opened on October 18 with the aim of promoting the unique beauty of World Heritage sites.

VGP - The Diwali festival opened in Ha Noi on October 18 in a bid to provide the local audience with an insight into the land, people and culture of India.

VGP - The Goethe-Institute Ha Noi will celebrate the European Day of Languages for the fourth time in Ha Noi on October 25, aiming to introduce the diversity of European languages.

VGP - Viet Nam will open a straight north-south flight path through the airspace of Laos and Cambodia next June, said Lai Xuan Thanh, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV).

VGP - The city of Ha Noi, which has a history of preserving and promoting the value of the ancient northern Vietnamese traditional Ca Tru singing, has pledged to increase its efforts by calling for more public participation in the city’s Ca Tru clubs.