Moody's has upgraded the ratings of two Vietnamese banks, citing their improvements in the standalone credit profile.

The General Department of Taxation anticipates an 11.7% increase in tax collection next year, based on macroeconomic forecasts for 2016.

India had great opportunities to provide raw materials for Vietnam's textile industry, said Doan Duy Khuong, vice chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), at the Vietnam - India textile cooperation conference recently in Hanoi.

Vietnam National Orchestra and Symphony (VNSO) will premier Four Last Songs and Don Quixote at Vietnam National Academy of Music's Grand Hall on October 15.

National Assembly Standing Committee members on October 13 agreed that the revised law on Signing, Joining and Implementing International Treaties must serve as a strong legal framework.

No 5 seed Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam will play Indonesia's Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky in the first-round women's singles event of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix on October 13.

Vietnam on October 12 lost 5-6 to Australia in the last match of the group round at the ASEAN Football Federation's Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam's coach Toshyia Miura wants his team to beat Thailand by at least one goal when the two meet in the 2018 World Cup qualification round on October 13 in Hanoi.

More than 500 domestic and international physicians are attending the congress on New Trends in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases that opened on October 13 in HCM City.

International credit rating agencies on October 12 said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal was credit positive for participating sovereigns including Vietnam.