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3792 newsForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 17 conveyed his condolences to his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid over a recent stampede at an Indian Hindu temple that left 115 people dead and hundreds more injured.
Vietnam is appealing for investment in the hi-tech fields of manufacturing and processing in deprived areas, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
Feature films "Nhung Nguoi Viet Huyen Thoai" (The Legend Makers) and “Scandal – Bi Mat Tham Do” (Scandal – Red Carpet Secret) won Golden Lotus Awards at the 18th National Film Festival, which ended in Ha Long city on October 16.
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.