Vietnamese contestant wins Miss Earth costume round
Nguyen Phuong Khanh, representing Vietnam at the Miss Earth contest, has won gold for the Asia & Oceania region in the national costume round on October 11 in Manila, the Philippines.
Vietnam wins seat in Universal Postal Union
Vietnam has been elected to the Council of Administration of the Universal Postal Union, the main United Nation's decision-making body responsible for the development and cooperation of international postal services.