The Construction Ministry's draft decree requires a housing project to reserve 70% of its area for small and medium-sized apartments.

Vietnam and South Africa should build mechanisms for greater legislative coordination and sign cooperative agreements between the two national assemblies.

US President Barack Obama was due in Australia Wednesday on a twice-postponed mission to update a 60-year-old security alliance for a new century marked by the rise of China.

The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, is scheduled to visit Vietnam from November 16-19 at the invitation of State President Truong Tan Sang.

The Vietnam Bio-fuel Association has been established with initial capital of USD500 million.