The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in August rose by 38 percent over the same period of last year, reaching more than 430,000 despite the off-season.
The global Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is seeking applications from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam for funds to conserve the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot.
Vietnam and China will hold their fourth strategic defence talks later this year, which will be the first deputy minister level talks on the issue between the two countries.
Australia is looking to step up its cooperation with Vietnam in vocational education and training and to build a bridge between schools of the two countries.