VOV.VN - Prolonged heavy rain on September 28 morning threw traffic in the capital of Hanoi into chaos.

The northern midland province of Phu Tho always rolls out red carpet, and commits to creating favourable conditions for Japanese enterprises who want to expand their investment in the locality, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Bui Minh Chau has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses have so far invested in 241 projects in Laos, with a total registered capitalization of US$5.4 billion, of which US$2.7 billion has been disbursed, a conference heard in Hanoi September 12.

VOV.VN - The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will lend US$300 million to Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) to assist small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to access capital for production.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in August increased 6.6% over the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 30 cut the red ribbons inaugurating the second phase of Vinh Tuy bridge (Vinh Tuy 2) in the capital city of Hanoi, helping to ease traffic load between the two banks of the Red River.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Nguyen Tat Thanh presented President Vo Van Thuong's credentials to Governor-General Bob Dadae in the city capital of Port Moresby on August 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted approximately US$18.15 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between the beginning of the year and August 20, up 8.2% on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - As many as 300 policymakers, experts and business executives are attending the third Vietnam Industrial Property Forum which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of August 24.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the 6th Meeting of Youth Wing and the 7th Meeting of Women’s Wing of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar from August 5-7.