Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an urgent meeting on September 27 to hasten response to the approaching super typhoon Noru.

Tours to conquer Ta Xua and Ta Chi Nhu, two of the 15 highest mounts in Vietnam, were launched in Tram Tau district of northwestern Yen Bai province on September 25.

Typhoon Noru is gaining strength while moving westward at 20-25km per hour, and is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam in the afternoon or evening September 27.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has registered 248 aircraft under Vietnamese nationality so far this year, up six from the same period last year.

As many major central banks tightened monetary policies to contain soaring inflation, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 22 also decided to hike its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points, effective September 23.

About 10,000 computer users in Vietnam are using unsafe operating systems, and nearly 3,000 internet protocol (IP) addresses have been linked with data leaks, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on September 26.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on September 26 as part of his stay in Japan to attend the state funeral for former PM Abe Shinzo.

“Vietnamese are proud of their intelligence. But why can’t we renovate industry to improve competitiveness?” entrepreneur Mai Huu Tin said. He hopes that one day, Vietnamese businesses will take over large automobile manufacturers of the world.

With similar policies, the localities that "dare to think and dare to do" will develop more strongly. One example is Quang Ninh province.

Never in their wildest dreams did IT engineers Chu Quang Khanh and Pham Duong Nam ever imagine that they would be on the stage receiving an award for their work on national security.

The series is the brainchild of former supermodel Ha Vy and director Hoang Cong Cuong, who is the mastermind of several big events in Vietnam including the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) 31 in Hanoi in May.

Rice, which is Vietnam’s most important crop and grown on more than half of its agricultural land area, accounts for 48 per cent of the agriculture sector’s GHG emissions and over 75 per cent of methane emissions.

Number of air passengers down 14% in September

The vocational training system of Vietnam needs reforming to create highly-skilled human resources that meet the requirements of the labour market in increasingly integrated international market, experts said.

The visa process does not always go smoothly. Sometimes, it moves so slowly that some specialists cannot enter Vietnam on schedule, leading to production disruptions.

The Government needs to carefully evaluate the effectiveness of the petrol and oil price stabilisation fund in keeping the commodity’s retail prices stable before deciding to maintain or eliminate the tool, experts said.

Embedded finance is the next big thing in the financial services industry as it has integrated seamlessly into the local fintech landscape in recent years, experts said at a meeting last Friday in HCM City.

Upcoming entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities on September 26-October 2.

PM orders urgent measures against Storm Noru

Vietnamese beauties boasted of their charm in a traditional costume segment of the ongoing Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 taking place on September 23.