VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to host the Miss Multicultural World beauty pageant for the first time, with aspiring candidates from different countries competing for the crown.

The Hanoi People's Committee has just issued a decision to recognise the Huong Son special national relic complex (Huong Pagoda) in Huong Son commune, My Duc district, as a city-level tourist destination.

The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has highly evaluated Vietnam’s practical contributions to the organisation, including its peacekeeping activities, not only for what has been achieved but also for the potential to enhance cooperation between the two sides.

VOV.VN - With plans to manufacture Apple products in Vietnam, Fukang Technology Company Limited, a member of Foxconn Group, is applying for an environmental license for exhaust treatment systems at its iPad and Macbook production lines in Bac Giang province.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Nancy Tempo witnessed the signing of a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Malawi, which marked an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has emphasised the need for Vietnam to pay heed to both innovation input and output, thus maintaining and improving its ranking on the Global Innovation Index (GII).

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City and the administration of Da Nang City jointly hosted a trade exhibition on September 26 displaying Vietnamese and Thai products, as part of the "Meet Thailand in Da Nang" conference.

VOV.VN - Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defense had meetings with the heads of delegations from Laos, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Russia, and the United States on the sidelines of the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) held in Laos from September 24-27.

VOV.VN - AEON Vietnam Co., Ltd. officially opened a general merchandise store in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on September 26, the eighth of its kind in Vietnam, in an attempt to get the lion’s share of the retail market in the country.

VOV.VN - Prices of domestic gold rings continued their upward trajectory on September 27, reaching an all-time high of VND83.35 million per tael and being equal to the selling price of SJC gold bars for the first time.