The Technological and Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (Techcombank) has been the only bank in Vietnam winning two awards from the Asian Banker magazine at the same time.
A mobile texting campaign was launched on August 4 to collect money in support of Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/dioxin nationwide.
Authorities from the central province of Binh Thuan held a ceremony on August 4 to receive original documents that illuminate the protection of the country’s sovereignty over seas and islands in the past.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has required that the tax sector cut the time for enterprises to complete tax paperwork to under 300 hours a year by the end of 2014.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 4 urged the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to urgently make plans to bring home all Vietnamese workers from Libya before the situation becomes worse.
A Vietnamese senior military official has hoped that Germany will help Vietnam in training German language for military officers, search and rescue activities, and building UN peacekeeping forces.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Truong Tan Sang on August 8 sent their condolences to Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping over heavy losses in property and human lives caused by a recent earthquake in Yunnan province.
The national female fencing team's sabre group will participate in an intensive training course in the Republic of Korea (RoK) later this month.
Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are close to completing their report on the Lang Biang biosphere reserve to be submitted to UNESCO for recognition this September.
The forthcoming International Feed, Livestock and Meat Processing Show (Vietstock 2014) will honour outstanding businesses for actively taking part in the development of husbandry industry, particularly the livestock value chain in Vietnam.