The Government has officially issued a decree stipulating in details and guiding the enforcement of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Vietnam.

 Vietnam will need to import more than 300,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts in the remaining months of the year for processing to meet the demand of importers, according to processing companies.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on October 21, wrapping up his working trip to attend the ASEM 12 and the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, and visit Austria, Belgium and Denmark from October 14-21. 

 The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hanoi on October 20.

 The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly will open in Hanoi on October 22.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich attended the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the fifth ADMM Plus in Singapore from October 18-20. 

 Vietnam recorded strong growth in imports of materials for the textile and garment industry in the first nine months of 2018, according to statistics by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Four wind power projects are scheduled to be completed in the south central province of Ninh Thuan by the end of 2018, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

 More than 2,600 runners, including foreigners from 50 countries and territories, took part in the Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018 in the capital city on October 21.

 On the occasion of the official visit to Denmark by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from October 19-20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the two sides issued a joint statement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When doctors in Can Tho City diagnosed Pham Thanh Nhut with a heart defect shortly after his birth, his parents had no idea where to seek help.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage on October 20 left Copenhagen for home, successfully concluding the participation in the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit and the official visit to Denmark.

The state-owned Vietcombank has received approval from the State Bank of Vietnam’s  to raise capital, while BIDV is stepping up implementation of a plan to issue shares to specific shareholders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Take a helping of technology, sprinkle with science, and add a heavy dose of dedicated work. These are the ingredients applied by farmer Thieu Van Hai to ensure a recipe for success.

A little girl wearing a school uniform parked her electric bicycle on the street beside the royal wall in the city of Hue and shouted, her eyes cast upward. Seconds later, a man came down from the top of the wall to grab the bicycle. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A phone call to Tran Phuong Lan from the National Children’s Hospital four years ago would change her life forever.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the development of friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Denmark, its important partner in Northern Europe and the European Union. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Having expanded by 13 times in the last 20 years, the domestic motorbike market remains hot with new models equipped with the most advanced technologies launched every year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luu Binh Nhuong, deputy head of the National Assembly Committee for People’s Aspiration, speaks to the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about efforts to encourage voluntary resignations by officials

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc witnessed the signing of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Vietnam and the European Union.