Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has issued directions guiding coastal localities in intensifying measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

“If Malaysians can manufacture semiconductor integrated circuits, Vietnamese will also be able to do this. Vietnamese may lag behind Japanese, for many reasons, but they must not be behind Malaysia,” said Nguyen Xuan Thuy from MTEX Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - As a country with a high waste disposal rate, Vietnam is facing environmental dangers due to lack of professional waste treatment.

The Ministry of Education and Training has released an instruction asking teachers and managerial officers not to allow students write in textbooks so the books can be used again.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of projects left unimplemented for many years have changed hands, while more and more large transfer deals have been reported recently.

 Although Viet Nam has focused on increasing labour productivity and overall productivity growth, there have been relatively few opportunities for SMEs to get customised support as they grow.

 Two households in Tran Van Thoi town have submitted explosives to the relevant local agency after a warhead explosion left three people dead and two others injured in the locality on October 1.

 Vietnam on October 4 asked other countries to make positive and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace and stability, respecting and fully implementing relevant international obligations, and upholding the law on the seas and oceans.

 The sixth Latin American Film Festival will return to the capital city on October 8-13, promising to provide fans of the silver screen with entertaining treats.

 The Vietnamese Government commits to building a more favourable and competitive investment environment towards international standards and in accordance with commitments to high standards the country has made in new-generation free trade agreements.

 The eighth plenum of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee had the third working day in Hanoi on October 4. 

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will lead a high-ranking delegation to attend the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments (MSEAP) and visit Turkey from October 7-12.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a dispatch on the suspension of entertainment activities during the two-day national mourning for former PartyGeneral Secretary Do Muoi.

 The 58th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) concluded in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2 after seven days of working. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting and visit Japan from October 8-10.

Since VN and Italian contractor AGIP signed the first production sharing contract in 1978, FDI in the oil and gas sector has not only brought large revenue to the country but also laid important foundations for the sector to develop strongly.

 Success of foreign banks in Vietnam has been fueling the volume of capital poured into the sector, while these banks are changing their operations to grow.

 The Vietnam national women’s football team have risen up one spot to No 36 in FIFA’s latest world rankings.

 The World Bank (WB) predicts Vietnam’s GDP growth this year at 6.8 percent in its East Asia Pacific Economic Update released on October 4, compared to the 6.5-percent projection last April.

 In order to make it more favourable for investors to do business in Vietnam, the government has been making great efforts to improve the country’s business and investment climate.