Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15 held talks and witnessed the signing if a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two authorities for 2021 – 2025.

Several Vietnamese universities have been named in Times Higher Education (THE)’s two new subject rankings – Business and Economics, and Social Sciences – for 2022.

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has presented Professor Chau Van Minh, President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), its Silver Medal.

The costume draws inspiration from the Dong Ho folk painting of Ba Trieu, one of the most famous female heroes in Vietnamese history.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has announced the donation of an additional 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, according to a statement issued recently by the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi.

Six Vietnamese gymnasts have arrived in Japan’s Kitakyushu City for the upcoming 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships slated for October 18 – 24.

Vietnam’s electric vehicle index (EVI) has been announced for the first time, aiming to help enterprises in the value chain make decisions on production and business.

MoIT vows support for Samsung, suppliers to maintain supply chain

Over the past 30 years, natural disasters in Vietnam cause the death or missing of nearly 400 people along with economic losses of about 1-1.5 percent of GDP each year.

The topic "Strengthening infrastructure development: The government’s role in digital transformation" was discussed by ministers and experts at the ITU Ministerial Roundtable’s discussion.

Real estate firms are looking forward to a new document to settling legal bottlenecks which have caused the property market to come to a standstill for the last two years.

Remittance flows from Vietnamese expatriates working abroad are predicted to remain resilient throughout the rest of the year, with the country’s central bank keeping its policy steady for now.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has chaired a webinar discussing Vietnam's measures in boosting post-pandemic economic recovery, adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming economic disruption and strengthening locality-to-locality connectivity.

Dr Luong Truong Son, a physician and former Deputy Head of the HCM City Institute of Malariology, Parastology and Entomology, said the number of Covid-19 infections in the country shows that the fight against the pandemic will continue.

The northern port city of Haiphong envisions setting up an inner-city free trade zone to drastically accelerate the city’s development.

Two more domestic air routes to be resumed in October

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has met with Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao, who is attending the ITU Digital World 2021 hosted by Vietnam.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed the construction of two high-speed railway projects, with one linking Hanoi with Nghe An Province’s Vinh City and the other connecting HCMC with Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang City.

People who have had two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, or have recovered from the virus, will only be tested when they come from high-risk areas or those under lockdown.  

The Vietnamese national swimming team will leave for Hungary on November 1 to train for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 19th Asian Games (ASIAD).

Although the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in HCMC has shown positive results, the city will not be able to fully achieve new normal by November, said municipal chairman Phan Van Mai.

The Government has targeted the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6%-6.5% in 2022 despite the lingering challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

All businesses have to struggle hard to survive the pandemic. However, they are keeping calm and optimistic, because the ‘alluvium will come after the floods’.

Vietnamese groups are becoming more active in acquiring other businesses, while overseas investors are seeing themselves hindered amid continued travel restrictions.

The bad debt trading floor of Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) is set to begin operation today (October 15).