The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) inked a cooperation agreement with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) on October 17.
Drastic efforts are crucial to ending gender inequality and violence against women and girls, said Le Khanh Luong, Vice Director of the Gender Equality Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
A favourable geographical location is one of the central Quang Tri province’s advantages in attracting investment, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chinh.
Share increased strongly on the HCM Stock Exchange on October 17 as investor confidence rose for companies that were expected to release good quarterly earnings reports.
According to a report from the BKAV Technology Group, 15 million computers in Vietnam were infected with viruses in the third quarter of 2017, with half of them infected via USB connections.
Representatives from ministries, sectors, and firms gathered at a conference in Hanoi on October 17 to seek ways to promote tourism and attract international visitors.
The Moscow-based REGNUM News Agency and the Research Support Foundation “Workshop of Eurasian Ideas” held a roundtable focusing on APEC 2017 and Vietnam in Moscow, Russia, on October 17.
Hanoi will roll out action programmes and plans to improve air quality in the city based on the outcomes of a French-funded air quality assessment project, said a municipal leader.
Telecommunications, IT and retail firms took the lead in terms of profitability last year on the list of Profit500 – the top 500 firms with the highest profits in Vietnam.
Vietnamese rice producers and exporters should focus on quality and supplying products that are in demand to sustain the production and export of the grain and add value to the grain.
A quarter of a century of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the RoK has yielded substantial progress, especially in investment and trade, said Bui Huy Son, head of Vietrade.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has directed departments and investors to open air routes for Van Don international airport, which is expected to be put into operation in April 2018.
The 2017 HCM City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2017), the city’s biggest startup event of the year, will take place from October 23-28.
Spanish films are being screened at the National Cinema Centre from October 17-22 to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam – Spain diplomatic relations.
An exhibition of documents and items to introduce Vietnam’s culture, people and landscapes, was launched on October 17, the third day of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Russia.
The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health warned yesterday that flooding and rains in central and northern provinces could trigger disease outbreaks.
Four first universities of Vietnam have been recognised by France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting international standards.
HCM City vows to help foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to make long-term investments in the city.
