VOV.VN - A low pressure area in the East Sea is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression that is anticipated to batter central Vietnam that has been enduring a long spell of heavy rain for several days.

The Vietnam-Japan Association of Entrepreneurship (E-Future) held a startup summit in Tokyo, Japan, on October 14, aiming to introduce potential business opportunities for startups of both nations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has recently organised a programme to foster connectivity between Vietnamese and Czech businesses, and introduce Vietnamese products to local residents.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam on October 15-16 to help further promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will head a subcommittee on personnel of the coming 14th National Party Congress, according to a resolution issued by the Party Central Committee following its recent eighth plenum in Hanoi.

A delegation from Bloomberg Philanthropies and organisations joining the charity fund’s initiative to mitigate tobacco use visited Vietnam from October 9-12.

Vietnam’s new e-visa policy, which took effect from August 15, has facilitated group and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tours, insiders have said.

VOV.VN - An overseas Vietnamese girl has been named winner of Miss Earth Vietnam 2023 and she will then represent Vietnam at the coming 23rd Miss Earth 2023 pageant to be held in December 2023.

Winners of the women startup competition 2023 were awarded at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee in Hanoi on October 14.

Vietnam is working hard to have its stock market upgraded from frontier status to an emerging market by 2025.