The southern province of Bac Lieu took in 21 new projects in the past seven months, including the one on making apparels invested by a Republic of Korea investor.
Vietnamese exports to Hong Kong posted strong growth in the first half of this year, according to Vietnam's General Department of Customs.
The domestic steel market has continued to be quiet as consumption is at a low level, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
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.