Vietnamese expatriates across Belgium gathered in Brussels on September 15 to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, turning the event into a warm reunion.

The liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore organised a Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Vietnamese embassy in the island-city state on September 15.

The Ha Long Bay Management Board in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, in coordination with units, launched a three-day cleanup campaign for Ha Long Bay on September 15 in order to restore environmental sanitation to the heritage site to serve tourism right after Typhoon Yagi.

The Mexican Labour Party (PT) highly values the significant contributions of the Vietnamese revolutionary press to national defence and construction, including its crucial role in connecting information between Vietnam and the world.

A total of 40 water purifiers and 200 multi-purpose plastic tarpaulins donated by Japan are set to come to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 15 to be delivered to people in areas affected by heavy rains and floods triggered by super Typhoon Yagi.

Vietnam is discussing the establishment of a centre for raw materials to support the textile, leather and footwear industries, signalling a bold effort for the billion-US-dollar sectors to enhance sustainability and climb higher up the global value chain.

The 8th Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN) Symposium wrapped up in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on September 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision on the organisation of the Steering Committee on formulating the project on building regional and international financial centres.

The first Vietnam corporate culture day has been recently held in Paris, drawing the attendance of nearly 150 representatives from Vietnamese ministries, sectors, and business associations in France and other European countries, as well as French enterprises.

Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to reach a record turnover of about US$5 billion this year, as high demand from many large and traditional markets, such as the Philippines and Indonesia, continues.