The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is expected to continue its current exchange rate stabilisation policy next year following the hefty benefits it derived from the strategy this year.

As chilly gusts of wind overwhelm the north of the country, people are preparing for the festive season.

Various cultural and sports activities, featuring the Thai ethnic group's traditional identities, will be held for the first time in the northern Lai Chau province from December 27 to 29.

The Economy Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri has called on both UAE and Vietnamese businesses to seize the opportunities offered by the great potential in economic and trade ties between the two countries. 

The new Governor of Angola’s capital city Luanda, Graciano Francisco Domingos, discussed the possibility of a twinning relationship between Luanda and Hanoi with Vietnamese Ambassador to Angola Do Ba Khoa on December 16. 

The Xmas market has been bustling in every corner of the capital Hanoi, seeing a flood of made-in-Vietnam goods.

A delegation of the Steering Committee for the South-western Region has invited Malaysian investors to the Mekong Delta, emphasising that Vietnam encourages and facilitates investment from all ASEAN members. 

Dae-Ik Yoo, President of the Republic of Korea’s leading telecoms group KMW, spoke highly of the investment climate in northern Ha Nam province during a meeting with the local leaders on December 17.

Two ministers arrived at the scene of the hydropower plant accident in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 17 to supervise efforts to rescue 12 workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel at the construction site of Da Dang – Da Chomo hydropower plant.

The Quang Chieu frontier post under the Border Guard Command of the central province of Thanh Hoa and Company 215 under the Military Command of the Lao province of Houaphan established a twinning relationship on December 17.