Having launched an e-Government system in 2014, the central city of Da Nang has completed 1,632 out of 1,682 online administration procedures, marking a crucial step in becoming a ‘smart city’ and the first in Vietnam to join the ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030.

The Canadian Government has announced a humanitarian assistance package worth CAD700,000 (US$533,000) for residents hit by recent floods in the central region, according to the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam on November 12.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) approved the appointment of the Minister of Science and Technology, the Minister of Health, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, and three judges of the Supreme People’s Court on the morning of November 12 during its ongoing 10th sitting in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped over 1.13 billion face masks of various types abroad during the past ten months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The country has joined with Thailand to reaffirm both sides’ determination to deepen bilateral co-operation whilst working more closely within ASEAN, according to Anucha Burapachaisri, a spokesman of the Thai Government.

The Dutch Government will provide an aid package worth EUR2 million (US$2.34 million) for Vietnamese flood victims, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman said on November 4.

More than half a billion dollars in tax returns have been awarded to firms by the Government since 2017 in a bid to boost the country's auto industry and supporting industry, according to deputy director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs Luu Manh Tuong.

A total VND31 trillion (US$1.33 billion) was mobilised for the State Treasury through 15 Government bond auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in October, falling 47% from the previous month.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to resume activities in Vietnam, having deemed the coronavirus situation to be relatively calm in the country.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Van Giau, chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations, is attending an online meeting which is running from November 1 to November 4 among the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s Governing Council.