A defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and the US took place in Hanoi on October 21.
The Prime Minister has approved the plan to equitise the Vietnam National Seaproducts Corporation (Seaprodex).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed the Government halve value-added tax (VAT) and exempt or cut corporate income tax by 50% for enterprises joining a planned tourism promotion programme in the last three months of this year and throughout next year, the Saigon Times Daily reported.
German enterprises are showing an increased interest in the Vietnamese market, proven by their decision to host the Asian-Pacific Conference of German Businesses (APK) in Vietnam this November.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the Vietnamese banking industry have contributed to the sector's restructuring in recent years, but experts are suggesting that big banks get involved in the process.
The central city of Da Nang has proposed that the Mukhalinga, a statue of the Hindu god Shiva that was unearthed at the My Son Sanctuary site in 2012, is officially recognised as a national treasure.
The Prime Minister issued a decision allowing the application of several preferential policies for domestic vaccine production projects with the aim of helping Vietnam meet the domestic demand and latter export surplus products.
The Department for Overseas Labour Management on October 20 announced the recruitment of 180 nurses and orderlies to work in Japan as part of the Vietnam-Japan economic partnership agreements (EPA).
The Vietnamese People’s Association in France (UGVF) raised 1,300 EUR (US$1,600) at an event held on October 19 in support of the fishermen in Ly Son island district who protect the nation’s sovereignty over sea and islands.
The Pahle India Foundation (PIF) hosted a roundtable on “India-Vietnam Co-operation in Emerging Asia” in New Delhi on October 20 in the run up to the forthcoming India visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung later this month.