US Ambassador Ted Osius told Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh that he will make every effort to promote cooperation between Vietnam and the US in addressing post-war consequences. 

The Republic of Korea remained Vietnam’s No.1 investor during the January 1-September 20 period, with total investment of $6.31 billion, accounting for 24.7 percent of total foreign direct investment Vietnam has attracted in the time.

Vietnam attracted $25.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2017, up 34.3 percent year on year, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

 Vietnam’s economy continues to perform well despite several setbacks, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Asian Development Outlook Update (ADOU) 2017 report launched in Hanoi on September 26.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions on September 26 for the Ambassadors of Israel, Bangladesh, Finland, Austria and Cuba, after the ambassadors presented their credentials before taking office in Vietnam.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the German Government and GIZ to continue helping Vietnam with the planning work and building policies and institutions for regional connectivity and response to climate change in the Mekong Delta.

 The High Command of Nam Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam has safely detonated a 300-kg bomb.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong and delegates from 157 foreign countries and territories are attending the 86th Interpol General Assembly which opened in Beijing, China, on September 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc took a helicopter tour of areas hit by climate change in the Mekong Delta on September 26.  

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong noted the importance of the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity to the two countries’ stability and development while receiving the head of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed wish that the Netherlands would share its experience in building a development strategy and rallying financial aid for Vietnam to develop its Mekong Delta sustainably.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Agency on September 26 detained and launched legal proceedings against chief accountant of PetroVietnam Le Dinh Mau for intentionally violating State regulations on economic management. 

The unemployment rate among university graduates is higher that of untrained workers or workers with lower education levels. However, for many Vietnamese students, a bachelor’s degree is the best way for them to make their way in the world.

After concluding successful transactions, large conglomerates now have trillions of dong in their coffers. And they have to think about how to use the money.

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The government’s new incentives for the renewable energy sector have triggered interest but limitations remain.

A new draft law allowing longer foreign leaseholds of property in special economic zones should give a further boost to the real estate market.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has approved a plan to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in Binh Minh Plastics (BMP) to 100 percent. 

VASEP Marine Product Committee and Vietnamese seafood processors and exporters on September 25 promised to implement the EU’s demands on fighting IUU fishing and the national action plan to combat IUU fishing.