VOV.VN - More than 360 enterprises from 17 countries and territories participated in the 22nd Vietnam International Printing & Packaging Industry Exhibition (VietnamPrintPack 2024), which kicked off on September 18 in Ho Chi Minh City.
VOV.VN - A delegation of Hanoi led by Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, held separate meetings with leaders of the Lao capital of Vientiane.
VOV.VN - The country has been ranked among the very high E-Government Index (EGDI) group this year with 0.7709 points, standing at 71st out of 193 countries assessed in the 13th edition of the UN E-Government Survey.
VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s SK Group announced on September 18 that it will donate US$300,000 to help northern provinces and cities in the nation to overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi and flooding.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 17 reduced the interest rate on the open market operation (OMO) channel from 4.25% to 4% per year.
The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank – HOSE: HDB) and Proparco, a French development finance institution, have signed a credit facility worth US$50 million in HCM City on September 16.
The Hanoi Department of Transport has asked for the municipal authorities’ approval to develop an intelligent transport system (ITS) through leasing information technology services, with a cost of over VND392 billion (more than US$15.9 million) sourced from the city's budget for the first phase in 2025 – 2027.
Japanese firms Sun Frontier and Cosmos Housing have started constructing two property projects in the beach city, sparking the recovery of the deadlocked real estate market.
Tens of thousands of visitors and local residents joined Cao Dai followers at the “Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung”, the biggest festival of the Cao Dai sect, in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 17 night.
Vietnam is taking part in the IFTM Top Resa International & French Travel Market 2024 (Top Resa 2024), a major event for all those in the travel and tourism industry which opened on September 17 in Paris, France.