The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has launched a fund-raising campaign for storm and flood victims in the central region of Vietnam.
The southern province of Dong Nai has just signed with Japan’s Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in promoting investment in the province.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended central provinces for their well-prepared plans thus helping limit losses caused by tropical storm Nari while chairing a meeting in the central city of Danang on October 16.
A dialogue on tax and customs was held in HCM City on October 16, drawing the participation of 100 local businesses.
The Bao Viet Insurance Company and its strategic partner Sumitomo Life of Japan on October 16 inked a plan on the implementation of a technical support and capability transfer agreement for the first phase.
A US$14.1 million mill producing raw iron ore pellets, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Vi Xuyen district, the north-western province of Ha Giang on October 15 after over one year of construction.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on October 16 received gemologists from 23 countries attending the 33rd International Gemological Conference (IGC 33) in Hanoi.
The State Bank of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 16 signed loan and non-refundable contracts valuing at US$624 million for two infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands regions.
A Chinese-owned cargo ship with 19 crew members, including one Vietnamese, sank in rough seas off the Republic of Korea’s southeastern port of Pohang on October 15.
The Vietnam Lawyers Federation (VLF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 16 to mark the Vietnamese Lawyers’ Day (October 10) in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.