More than 150 local and foreign enterprises have so far registered to attend the Vietnam International Hospital, Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo 2013) in Hanoi, said the organising board.

Ignoring information security can pose numerous risks for Vietnamese agencies and businesses, according to a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.

A conference aimed at promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in energy and resources was held in Hanoi on November 14.

Vietnam’s first software village launched its initial phase at the Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High-Tech Zone on November 13.

As many as 519 memoranda of understanding and cooperation contracts totalling over VND150 billion (roughly US$7 million) were signed during the 2013 International Agriculture Fair.

Ten Vietnamese textile businesses in Hanoi are popularizing their products at the Australia International Sourcing Fair that is taking place in Melbourne on November 13-15.

Authorities of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have promised all possible support to investors, saying that they are willing to share responsibilities and interests with them.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung and US Secretary of Treasury Jacob J. Lew discussed financial services, as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and Vietnam’s economic renewal and stabilisation process at their talks in Hanoi on November 14.

The draft revised Marriage and Family Law and the draft Law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Health Insurance drew the most attention at the National Assembly’s sitting in Hanoi on November 14.

Da Lat city is on its last- minute preparation work to celebrate a long-awaited tourism week which is scheduled from December 27 to 31.