Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung conveyed a message of sympathy over the death of former Australian PM Gough Whitlam to his Australian counterpart Tony Abbot on October 21.
The US asked Vietnam to comply with the international regulations on intellectual property, the environment and labour, which would facilitate the timely conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, visiting Trade Representative Michael Froman told President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi on October 22.
As of September this year, over 9,000 communes throughout the country or 99.4% have been connected with the national power grid.
The lastest draft of the amended law on special consumption tax has apparently excluded online games from the list of goods and services to be taxed.
Colourful art by children from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is on display at an exhibition in the capital.
From the 2014 fiscal year onwards, securities companies and fund management firms will have to set aside 5% of their profits for the financial reserve and professional risk fund once previous losses are covered and corporate income deductions have been made in accordance with the Law on Corporate Income Tax.
Vietnam will completely abolish the use of more than 500 tonnes of HCFC-141b, a chemical that damages the ozone layer, in the production of thermal insulation foam by the end of 2014.
A survey by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, revealed on October 21, found that 27% of all Singaporean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a business involvement in Vietnam.
The U19 Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG (HAGL) team defeated U21 Malaysia 2-1 on the second day of the Thanh Nien Newspaper-sponsored 2014 U21 International Football Tournament in Can Tho City on October 21.
The Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and the Cuban Journalists’ Association have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for the 2015-2020 in Hanoi on October 21.