The Vietnam Flour Mill-Wilmar (VFM-Wilmar) inaugurated a new wheat flour mill at the Cai Lan Industrial Park in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 3.

The People’s Committee of central Phu Yen province on December 3 granted an investment certificate to build an US$80 million tourism complex to Sunrise Vietnam Co. Ltd. from the Republic of Korea. 

Information and Communications Minister Nguyen Bac Son has signed Decision No 1798/QD-BTTTT, establishing MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation. 

State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong has affirmed the need for Circular 36, saying the regulations would help the Vietnamese banking sector develop more safely. 

Ho Chi Minh City wants to cooperate with and learn the Belgian province of East Flanders’ experience in seaport planning and development, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Manh Ha has said.

Ho Chi Minh City-based businesses will recruit 265,000 workers next year, according to the municipal Centre for Manpower Need and Labour Market Forecast.

Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) and the life insurance company Prudential Vietnam on December 3 inked a coordination memorandum of understanding (MoU) on implementing a programme supporting relatives of traffic accident victims.

Ten teachers who have contributed to developing the French language at high schools in Vietnam received Valofrase awards at a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie in Hanoi on December 3.

The assistance of international partners and non-governmental organisations is needed to help Vietnamese victims of bombs and mines integrate into the community, especially when Vietnam has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, heard a workshop in Hanoi on December 3.

The World Bank is funding a rural development project to help the Mekong Delta of Vietnam improve its climate change resilience.