VOV.VN - Chinese tire manufacturer Sailun is planning to pour an additional US$200 million into Vietnam, raising its total investment in the country to US$1.7 billion, Liu Yanhua, chairwoman of the firm told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang in Hanoi on July 29.

VOV.VN - The Central Highland province of Kon Tum will brace itself for more earthquakes in the coming days after it was hit by 21 earthquakes within a day on July 28, warned the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

The 2024 Land Law, to take effect from August 1, is hoped to bring about investment waves in relevant sectors such as real estate, requiring stakeholders to make good preparations, experts stated at a conference jointly held by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) and the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) in HCM City on July 17.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on July 16 announced the launch of the Analogue IC Design Course, an initiative spearheaded by the National Innovation Centre (NIC), in partnership with US giants Qorvo and Cadence, aiming to enhance the workforce in the semiconductor design sector.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice President of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Nguyen Hung Son attended the 14th annual conference on East Sea (also known as South China Sea) held by the Washington DC-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 11.

Construction of a drug treatment and rehabilitation centre started in Vientiane province of Laos on July 12 with the support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, in collaboration with IV COM Joint Stock Company, on July 11 launched a new virtual reality (VR) experience for tourists visiting the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s labour market will need 153,500 to 161,500 more jobs ahead in the second half of the year, according to information provided by the city’s Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, who is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), has had a working session with the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK).

Vietnam plans to build at least 10 new undersea cable routes by 2030, increasing the total number to 15 with a minimum capacity of 350 Tbps.