Despite its great potential for growth, poor transport infrastructure and high costs are holding back the logistics industry, insiders said at the Vietnam Logistics Transformation forum held in HCM City on October 19.

VOV.VN - A chip design centre (SCDC) and a chip design lab were inaugurated on October 21 at Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City.

The energy transition brings many opportunities for industries, but it also poses great challenges, particular in fossil fuel extraction and processing, according to industry insiders.

Most Vietnamese firms operating in supporting industries are technologically and managerially underdeveloped, according to insiders.

The Ho Chi Minh City International Food Industry Exhibition 2022 (HCMC FOODEX 2022) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19.

VOV.VN - The 14th International Woodworking Industry Fair (VietnamWood 2022) and the Vietnam International Furniture Accessories, Hardware & Tool (Furnitec 2022) exhibition officially opened on October 18 in Ho Chi Minh City following a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Singaporean media outlets have widely covered the State visit to Vietnam of Singapore President Halimah Yacob which is running from October 16 to October 20, with plenty of positive assessments.

Outbound tourism has become increasingly popular among Vietnamese, however, the tourism industry has been slow to embrace this new phenomenon.

VOV.VN - Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and her husband arrived in Hanoi on October 16, beginning a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$770.44 million from exporting 174,530 tonnes of pepper during the past nine months of the year, a decline of 18% in volume, but up 7.1% in value on-year, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.