Building a shared border of peace and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia was the main topic of a conference held in the south -western province of Tay Ninh.
Rescue workers and troops in Pakistan struggled to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods in living memory, as the death toll rose to 800.
The slow clearance of land and a lack of consensus are likely to mean the Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway is not built within the scheduled four years.
A tunnel will be built through the 12km Ca Pass in Phu Yen to ease traffic and reduce accidents on National Highway 1 linking the country\'s north and south.
Vietnam has made ensuring that regulations and standards for traditional medicines meet standards of those in the region and beyond a priority, said an official.