The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will launch K-Tech College, a programme that offers training programs in software and provides job placement opportunities with Korean startups to talented students from developing nations, including Vietnam.

The new visa policy is presenting an opportunity for Vietnam's tourism industry to enhance its competitiveness, said the Ministry of Public Security’s Vietnam Immigration Department during a press conference in Hanoi on August 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - A food festival to honour Vietnamese culinary culture is set to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 - 22 in order to unveil Vietnam’s culinary map with a record of 126 delicious dishes from 63 provinces across the country.

President of the Privy Council of Thailand Surayud Chulanont received Vietnamese Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh in Bangkok on August 29, showing his high evaluation of and support for the friendship and enhanced strategic partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment during the opening eight months of the year surged by 5.2% to reach more than US$416 million against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Philippe Troussier, head coach of the Vietnamese national men’s football team, has officially announced the 31-player squad for a friendly match against Palestine which will take place on September 11 at Thien Truong Stadium in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

VOV.VN - Andreas Stoffers, country director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in Vietnam, has predicted that the local economy will continue its growth track moving forward.

VOV.VN - The export price of Vietnamese rice remains the highest in the world after India, the world's largest rice exporter, continued to apply an export tax of 20% on parboiled rice, according to details given by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports have witnessed positive signs thanks to constant soaring prices in recent times, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).