The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg on October 5 presented certificates of merit to several individuals who have made contributions to the Russia-Vietnam friendship.

The State budget revenue was estimated at over VND1,223 trillion (US$50.8 billion) in the first nine months of this year, or 75.5% of the estimate, marking an annual decrease of 8.3%, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Government has put forward a proposal to continue with the 2% interest rate support policy for enterprises, cooperatives, and business households, at a recent meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Training facilities and research institutes of Ho Chi Minh City hope to strengthen cooperation with Osaka Metropolitan University of Japan in technology research and transfer, and improving the quality of human resources, especially in healthcare, digitalisation and supporting technology, said Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the municipal People's Committee.

The Hanoi Supporting Industries Business Association (HANSIBA) and N&G Group signed a cooperation agreement with a business delegation from Shanghai (China) in Hanoi on September 26.

In every step of Vietnam's development, there has always been the support and assistance of the fraternal Lao Party, State and people, said President Vo Van Thuong at a September 21 reception for outgoing Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang.

The “2023 Wow! Taiwan Project - Health Tech Business Matchmaking Event” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12, drawing more than 60 businesses from Vietnam and Taiwan (China) and witnessing the signing of a variety of cooperation deals.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Samsung Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Da Nang City on September 12 to develop a smart factory project for Vietnamese enterprises in the central region.

The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on September 11 signed a funding agreement on technical support on building advanced concepts of operations (ConOps) and functional requirements for air traffic management automation system and requirements of air traffic flow management system in Vietnam.

The 2023 Sourcing Fair of Supporting Industries (SFS) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 25, attracting some 20 buyers and 130 suppliers.