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.

VOV.VN - Relevant forces have so far retrieved 44 dead bodies from debris of the horrific flashfloods that struck Nu village of northern Lao Cai province on September 10, and search and rescue operations are going on to search for the remaining 51 missing people.

VOV.VN - The country backs every effort in helping United Nations peacekeeping operations become more effective and adaptive, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN at a UN Security Council open debate themed “Strengthening UN Peacekeeping: Reflections for the Future” in New York on September 10.

VOV.VN - Nisshin Seifun Group, a leading Japanese food processing company, has unveiled its plan to expand operations in the Vietnamese market by selling ready-made pasta sauce and flour for the first time in the country.

VOV.VN - Dozens have been reported missing after a landslide buried a travelling passenger bus in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on September 9.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense to mobilize all necessary forces and equipment to urgently carry out search and rescue operations for the victims after a bridge in the northern midland province of Phu Tho collapsed on September 9.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to closely monitor the developments of super typhoon Yagi, which is moving towards the mainland, and close several airports if necessary.

A conference was held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on August 29 to help local tourism businesses learn more about Halal tourism industry standards and connect with Indian tour operators.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO), which serves as the Standing Office of the Ministry of National Defence's Steering Committee on participation in the United Nations peacekeeping operations, held a conference in Hanoi on August 27 to review Vietnam's 10-year training work in UN peacekeeping activities.

The Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the General Hospital of the northern mountainous province of Son La, in collaboration with Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV), are organising a cleft lip and palate surgery programme for local children from August 26-29.