The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines sold more than 49 million shares worth VND1,093 billion (US$52.05 million) at its initial public offering (IPO) at the HCM City Stock Exchange on November 14.
Minimising the adverse impacts of development projects on the environment and natural resources is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed urgently, experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 14.
Free check-ups and consultations on diabetes were offered at an awareness raising event in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14 on the life-threatening disease and healthy lifestyles.
Business leaders came together at a workshop in Hanoi on November 14 to promote the application of technology in Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a bid to enhance competitiveness and expand markets.
Vietnam’s database of multi-temporal spatial images now covers the country’s entire territorial waters, including Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) held a meeting in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 14 to review the operation of its chapters in the south western cities and provinces over the past year.
The General Association of Vietnamese Cambodian People launched the new academic year at the Khmer-Vietnam friendship primary school in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province on November 14.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told Chairman of the Management Board of Russia’s Gazprom Neft Company A. Dyukov that Vietnam always backs cooperation between the firm and PetroVietnam for mutual benefit.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung asked legislators to carefully evaluate feedback before casting votes of confidence on the three-year performances of top officials on November 15 in Hanoi.
Vietnam values its cooperation on training and education with international partners, including the European Union, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga said in his speech at the EU–Vietnam higher education policy forum in Hanoi on November 14.