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The Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association in Sydney (VEAS) held a seminar on start-ups, governance and business development in Sydney on October 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese government.

A ceremony to start the VPBank Hanoi Marathon was held in the heart of Hanoi on October 20, with 7,000 professional and amateur athletes taking part, over 1,500 of them foreigners.

The Vietnamese vessel Vietsun Integrity, carrying 17 crew members and 285 containers, capsized and sank on Long Tau river, outlying district of Can Gio in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19.

The eight session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) will open at the NA Hall in Hanoi on October 21.

Nearly 40 listed companies on Vietnam’s two local exchanges will be honoured at the Best Listed Companies Awards 2019 in November.

The increasing demand for food delivery applications has helped spread the trend of central kitchens from China, India, Japan and Indonesia to Vietnam.

Banks are reporting better profits for the third quarter this year, with Vietcombank leading the way despite the predicted slowdown in credit growth.

Amazon Global Selling has officially established a specialised team in Vietnam, facilitating international sales for Vietnamese vendors.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are piloting programmes to reduce smoking.

The Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) will launch a tourism promotion programme in Japan and join the Tourism Expo Japan (JATA) 2019 in Osaka later this month, aiming to further exploit the nearly 127 million-strong market.

Vietnam has been recording strong development in e-commerce, through which businesses will have more chances to promote export, an official said at a workshop in Hanoi on October 18.

German AB Syndrom band and Vietnamese artist Linh Ha will perform in Hanoi’s Tuoi Tre Theatre in Hanoi on October 20, according to the Goethe Institute.

JICA signed a grant agreement with Vietnam on October 17 to provide over 1.2 billion JPY for a project to enhance laboratory capacity of the Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy (RETAQ) Centre, helping Vietnam better ensure safety of agricultural and fishery products as food.

UNIQLO, a well-known Japanese global apparel retailer, is expected to open its first store in Vietnam by the end of the year in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam has recorded gender equality achievements in political and economic sectors since the Law on Gender Equality took effect.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on October 19 notified the prosecution of two former ministers of information and communications (MIC) – Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan, along with 12 other defendants in relation to the case of the MobiFone’s purchase of 95 percent of shares of the Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG).

Measures must be taken to improve the quality of Vietnam’s legal documents, said policy researchers and businesses at a conference on October 17 in Hanoi.

TH Milk Joint Stock Company has become the first Vietnamese firm to receive approval from the General Administration of Customs of China to export dairy products to the Chinese market.

A contest to honour the beauty and talent of female journalists and MCs has been announced in Hanoi.