VOV.VN - The forum "Pioneering the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering a sustainable Vietnam" got underway on October 13 in Hanoi to encourage businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to improve their competitiveness.

VOV.VN - A trade fair displaying a range of high-quality products of the two countries opened the Vietnam Days in Russia, with the event being held at the Hanoi-Moscow multifunctional complex (Incentra) in Moscow on October 12.

VOV.VN - The successful third meeting of the Vietnam - Slovenia Intergovernmental Committee held in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana has provided a boost to bilateral relations across multiple fields, especially future trade activities.

Indonesia’s selection of Vietnam as a major source for its rice purchases has further solidified the position and quality of Vietnamese rice, said the Vietnamese Trade Office in Indonesia following a statement from an Indonesian official that Indonesia will import 1.5 million tonnes of rice from Vietnam and Thailand.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh encouraged Amkor Technology to continue cooperating and supporting Vietnam in developing the semiconductor manufacturing industry, while receiving Ji Rong Rip, vice president and CEO of Amkor Technology Inc, in Hanoi on October 12.

Vietnam and India boast huge potential to further foster cooperation in trade and investment as both sides have many young and proactive businessmen who are able to create wonderful business opportunities between the two countries, Vietnamese General Consul in Mumbai Le Quang Bien has said.

The northern province of Hoa Binh introduced its potential and strengths as well as investment opportunities to British investors at an investment, trade and tourism promotion conference in London on October 11.

VOV.VN - Speaker of the State Duma (Lower House) of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin will pay an official visit to Vietnam on October 15-16, according to the National Assembly Committee for Foreign Affairs.

The collective economy and cooperatives have made important contributions to the country's economic growth, and social security and equality, and created many jobs for domestic labourers, especially the disadvantaged in society, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said on October 12.

VOV.VN - Da Nang has emerged as one of Vietnam’s fastest-growing tourism destinations, with the number of international visitors this year exceeding even pre-pandemic levels, according to website the Observer which offers travel reviews of the best destinations worldwide.