Retail sales reached an estimated VND1 trillion (US$51.3 million) during the first eight months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.
The Vietnam National Assembly and ASEAN member countries highly value the significance of the meeting of parliamentary speakers from the G20 countries.
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck before dawn on Saturday.
The cooperation in nuclear energy with Russia has a significant meaning, expressing the trust and strategic partnership defined between Vietnam and Russia.
A National Assembly delegation will attend a meeting of G20 country parliamentary speakers in Canada and pay an official visit to Cuba from September 2-7.
British oil giant BP revealed it has so far spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, as its crews worked to retrieve key evidence from the seabed.
The chief of the UNAIDS agency said that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.