The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Dubna Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) of Russia on October 27 jointly organised a conference and exhibition to introduce the applicability of nuclear physics in many science and technology areas.

Vietnam highlighted basic principles of international law and the obligation of protecting the environment in relation to armed conflicts at a working session of the 77th United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee (Legal) in New York on October 26.

Since the Republic of Korea (RoK) started to invest in Vietnam in the 1990s, especially since the two countries set up their bilateral diplomatic relations in 2009, the country has become an important investor of Vietnam with capital rising year after year.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has recorded an impressive recovery over the past nine months, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is confident of the country’s bright prospects for its medium- and long-term growth, said Nguyen Minh Cuong, chief economist of ADB Vietnam, on October 27.

VOV.VN - Approximately 10 million Made-in-Vietnam products were sold globally through Amazon between September 1, 2021, and August 31, 2022, heard the Cross-border E-commerce Conference (Amazon Week 2022) in Hanoi on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s digital economy has secured the fastest rate of growth in Southeast Asia this year, with its gross merchandise value (GMV) set to rise 28% annually from US$18 billion last year to US$23 billion this year, said Google, Temasek, and Bain&Company in a report released on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is an important pillar of India’s Act East policy and a key partner in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision, Indian President Droupadi Murmu told newly accredited Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai at a reception in New Delhi on October 26.

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is striving to raise the number of people covered by health insurance to 91.05 million, or 92% of the national population, by the end of this year.

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong and Como city of Italy are enjoying similarities in terms of geography and silk production that can complement each other, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Tran Duc Quan has said.

Vietnam and India may complete the goal of US$15 billion in two-way trade this year despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and geostrategic competition in the region and in the world, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in India Bui Trung Thuong.