President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage left Geneva on November 29, concluding a five-day official visit to Switzerland at the invitation of Swiss President Guy Parmelin.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 29 had a working session with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva as part of the former’s official visit to Switzerland.

Vietnam recorded 13,770 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours to 4pm on November 29, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese stock market experienced a historic week with many new records broken.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghegreyesus said WHO backs Vietnam’s proposal of turning itself into a regional hub of vaccine manufacturing.

Doan Nguyen Duc, or Boss Duc, Chair of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAG), said he regrets the decision on giving up real estate. Nguyen Duc Thuy, or Boss Thuy, has wrapped up a lot of new deals.

The Government plans to issue US dollar-denominated bonds in the domestic market to fund additional stimulus packages to foster the recovery of the economy.

Le Van Cong has won a silver for Vietnam at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A flight coded VN98 of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport landed safely at San Francisco Airport in the US on November 29.

Nation faces severe blood shortage during pandemic

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has recorded a net loss of VND3.5 trillion ($155 million) in the third quarter of this year, a sharp decrease compared to nearly VND4.9 trillion and VND4.4 trillion reported in the previous quarters.

Amkor Technology will invest $1.6 billion between now and 2035 to build a plant to manufacture, assemble and test semiconductor products on a site of 23ha in an IP in Bac Ninh Province.

Online Friday 2021 to open on December 3

A grand renovation of the Thai Hoa Palace in the imperial city of Hue has just began, to the tune of millions of dollars. 

After selling property to pay for his education in the United States, Associate Professor Nguyen Huy Thang was seen as a "mad person" for turning down a large salary to work later at a state-run hospital in Vietnam.

Vietnam wants sustainable agricultural growth. This requires added value from production, processing, market development as well as a digital economy and smart agriculture.

EuroCham is committed to supporting the Vietnamese Government in setting up a sustainable development roadmap to bring better investment opportunities in the future for the business communities of the two sides, he added.

As someone who often takes part in many charitable activities, Nguyen Dinh Ba, chairman of the Vietnam Red Cross Society chapter at Quang Trung College in HCM City, wanted to do something to help others during the fourth COVID-19 wave this summer.

Processed fruits and vegetables will continue to enjoy strong growth potential thanks to their convenience and long preservation time.  

The HCM City Department of Education and Training plans to offer financial assistance to students and teachers in preschool education in areas with industrial parks.