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8168 newsFollowing approval from the governments of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam plans to launch a new direct air route through the three countries.
Experts have urged the government to set up a centre for credit services for struggling small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The national consumer price index (CPI) this month increased by 0.22 per cent over that of last month and 1.84 per cent over that of the end of last year.
The Lac Hong University Robocon team on August 24 triumphed over their Japanese rival to take out this year's International Robocon contest in Pune, India.
More and more Vietnamese workers have been going to Laos in recent years to help on investment projects between the two countries.
Vietnam will take part in the upcoming Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship to be held in China on September 6-12.
The HCM City authorities will readily support overseas-based Vietnamese enterprises to do business in the city, representatives of the state offices said at a meeting on August 21.
The number of Chinese tourists visiting the central city and the central region this month is expected to reach 15,000 this month.
Vietnam's export turnover rose sharply last year and in the first half of 2014, but challenges in legal and administrative procedures and other risks remain for enterprises.
The concerned agencies are speeding up the establishment of a distribution centre for tra fish in the European market.