The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will divest 9 per cent of its holding in Vinamilk this year, a senior executive from the corporation has confirmed.

 Customs officers in Ho Chi Minh City spotted nearly one tonne of African elephant tusks hidden in two containers on October 26.

Vietnam and Myanmar have issued a joint statement on the occasion of Myanmar President Htin Kyaw’s State visit to Vietnam, vowing to build on the achieved outcomes to further expand and deepen the close friendship between the two countries. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to pilot stronger decentralization and authorization for HCMC on matters currently under the jurisdiction of the Government and of the Prime Minister, said a report on the Government portal this Monday. 

The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance and the Vietnam Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Alliance have proposed the Government put on hold all the coal-fired thermal power projects. 

 Mixed reactions have surfaced over a plan to increase retirement age, a National Assembly (NA) official told a conference on labor relations held on Monday in Hanoi.

 The sixth European Language Day will be take place at the Goethe Institute, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on October 29, promising to offer participants an opportunity to take part in activities relating to various European languages.

 ODA interest rates for Vietnam may increase to 2%-3.5% starting from next July as preferential ODA loans end.

 Phu Quoc Island, one of the popular tourist attractions of Vietnam, is facing the danger of becoming overloaded with waste as the island struggles to process half the daily amount produced.

The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade this morning October 26 announced a project to manage and track pork origin in the city.

 According to the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report released yesterday in Washington D.C., economies in the East Asia and Pacific region are steadily making progress to ease the process of doing business.

 Agreement removes tariffs on certain goods in bid to enhance trade between two neighbors.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) decided to divest a 9 per cent stake in Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) in December.

 Although Halloween is a Western tradition, it has gained in popularity in Vietnam because it is a fun holiday.

 On the evening of October 25 at the Miss Grand International 2016 grand finale in Las Vegas, host Brian White surprised everyone with the announcement that Vietnam has been selected as the venue to host next year’s competition.

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 A series of strong earthquakes rocked a wide area of central Italy on Wednesday, striking fear among residents rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties and few serious injuries.

 The Embassy of Indonesia in VN will think of efficient solutions to promote tourism development cooperation between Indonesia and VN, said Indonesia’s Ambassador Ibnu Hadi  at a recent seminar to promote Bali’s tourism in Hanoi.

 Several dozen local and expatriate musicians and artists will perform at the Saigon Reggae Festival:Garden Reunion at Indika Saigon on October 30.

 Artist Bridget March of the UK will showcase a collection of her new watercolour paintings featuring windows of urban Vietnam at VinGallery next week.