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.

 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.

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 Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City’s District 3 have successfully performed an endovascular intervention on a 57-year-old man with a hepatic artery aneurysm, a rare condition.

 Vietnam's 10 major export products in 9 months

 The Vietnam Textile Association (Vitas) will host a number of important events of regional textile industry from October 31 to November 2, said Vitas President Vu Duc Giang. 

 The freshly-concluded 7th ACMECS Summit, the 8th CLMV Summit and the World Economic Forum on Mekong Region (WEF Mekong) in Hanoi have underlined the need to promote intra-bloc relations while developing ties with developed countries and partners. 

 The King of Norway Harald V has appreciated Vietnam’s dynamic development and the country’s efforts in strengthening the relationship and cooperation between the two countries.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged all possible support for Singaporean investors to do long-term business in Vietnam during a meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hanoi on October 26. 

 Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to further enhance political and diplomatic ties via increasing all-level visits and contacts through Party, government, State, National Assembly channels and people-to-people exchange. 

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to work together to seek new directions for cooperation in order to optimize opportunities and benefits brought about by free trade agreements and the ASEAN Economic Community.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed ways to promote cooperative ties between Vietnam and Cambodia in both regional and bilateral frameworks during a working breakfast with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in Hanoi on October 26. 

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and Japan's ANA Holdings Inc has announced their codeshare partnership and frequent flyer programmes, which start on October 30.