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Digital signatures will be used for e-customs
Import and export firms will begin phasing in the use of digital signatures for the e-customs system this year, according to the Vietnam General Department of Customs (VGDC).
Vietnam advances to second round of badminton competition
Vietnam on October 24 beat Hong Kong 3-2 in the Badminton World Federation's World Junior Championships' mixed team event in Bangkok, Thailand.
Tennis player storms to third round
Vietnamese tennis talent and second seed Ly Hoang Nam easily progressed to the third round at the ITF Group Two youth tennis championships in Bangkok.
Oscar winning filmmaker to give lecture to Vietnamese students
Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris is to give a lecture on the craft to cinema students at the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents in Hanoi on October 25.
Vietnam seals Philippines rice contracts
Vietnam recently scored contracts to sell 120,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines ending a dry spell for the country's grain exports, said director of the Thinh Phat Food Co Lam Anh Tuan.
Vietnam qualify for futsal semi-finals
Vietnam came from behind to defeat Brunei 4-2 in the third round match of the ASEAN Football Federation's Futsal Championship's Group on October 22.
Mental health sector lags behind
The number of people suffering from mental diseases tends to increase due to mounting pressure of modern life, however, the country has so few doctors specialising in the field, said director of the Hanoi Mental Hospital Ly Tran Tinh.
Foreign firms set high pay standards
The difference in base salaries paid by multinational and Vietnamese companies is widening from 26% last year to 29% now, according to a survey by human resources providers Mercer and Talentnet.
Silicon Valley model inspires new project
The Ministry of Science and Technology has launched a project geared to commercialise new inventions and scientific research in Vietnam.
Vietnam checks laws on world crime
Vietnam has been reviewing the compatibility of national legislative provisions with the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) in order to better implement the convention.