The seventh edition of the Viet Nam ICT Summit 2017 will take place in Ha Noi on Wednesday, organised by the Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association.

 For the first time on August 25, Australia announced its agriculture strategy in Viet Nam, identifying economics, innovation and security as priorities in the agriculture co-operation between the two countries.

 The introduction of a credit package to finance high-tech agriculture has been lower than expected due to many barriers.

 The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) will help Viet Nam to establish a customs bond system – part of the country’s efforts to modernise and reform administrative procedures relating to import and export.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to develop a marine environment monitoring system in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

 Lee Min-woo won the fourth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament - Ton Hoa Sen Cup on September 5.

Ha Noi’s autumn is also the season for com or young sticky rice flakes. Com can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes,

 Defending champions Danang Dragons lost to freshmen Thanglong Warriors in the opening match of the Vietnam Basketball Association League in Hanoi yesterday.

 Dong Thap Province authorities released over a million fish into the Tien River in Sa Dec city on Monday as part of efforts to regenerate aquatic resources.

 Inspections of mooncakes, jams, candies and other foods for the Mid-Autumn Festival will be enhanced nationwide at the request of the Ministry of Health’s Food Safety and Hygiene Department. 

 Advances and discoveries in the field of oncology are being presented at the first Vietnam multidisciplinary oncology conference being held in Hanoi on September 5 and 6.

Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Vietnam, lauded the country’s contributions to UN peacekeeping operations at a meeting on September 5. 

 The Vietnam-UK Network convened its third Congress in London, the UK on September 5.

Vietnamese athletes will compete in eight of 16 sports at the 9th Southeast Asian ParaGames in Malaysia from September 17-24. 

 Nguyen Quang Hai scored his first goal for the national team in Vietnam’s 2-1 win over Cambodia in their third Group C match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup qualification in Phnom Penh on September 5.

A Vietnamese delegation is attending the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s Interregional Seminar in Beijing, China to promote the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam is considered an important milestone in Vietnam-Egypt cooperation, which is expected to boost the traditional partnership between the two countries in all fields.

 Vietnam calls for all related parties to restrain and implement denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula through peaceful measures, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on September 5.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh held working sessions with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev yesterday. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 5 met with and presented gifts to outstanding trainers and athletes who have come back from the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia.