An exhibition was held on October 15 in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan to promote its relationship withVietnam and introduce products of the Southeast Asian country to local people.
The Lao Ministry of Health on October 15 said that in the past 24 hours, the country has recorded 573 new cases of COVID-19, including 571 found in the community.
A batch of more than 2.02 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Italian Government to Vietnam via the COVAX Facility arrived in Hanoi on October 15.
A seminar on promoting the involvement of pioneering enterprises in natural disaster prevention and control, and response to climate change and epidemics was held in Hanoi on October 15.
Thailand's e-commerce value is expected to grow 6.1 percent to 4 trillion THB (120 billion USD) this year, crucially driven by businesses that are sharpening their focus on the business-to-customer (B2C) model in the wake of the pandemic, according to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA).
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on October 15 attended the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs’ Forum themed “Digital Transformation: From perception to actions” on the occasion of Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13), Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20) and the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs’ Council.
The Ministry of Health on October 15 received nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine presented by Poland and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam battle against the pandemic.
The US Consulate General in HCM City on October 15 awarded a 2.96 million USD grant to AMI AC Renewables to construct a battery energy storage system pilot project in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai complex impressed international visitors with 800 non la (conical hats) hanging at the front of their display and miniatures of 18 pieces created by renowned Vietnamese contemporary artists.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh was elected as President of the Vietnam-Denmark Friendship Association (VDFA) for the 2021-26 tenure during its third Congress held on October 15.
Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 6.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in the July-September period, much lower than the growth rate of 15.2 percent in the previous quarter, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on October 14.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has expressed his wish that NG Biotech would continue working with Vietnamese partners to establish a research and development centre for prevention and control of communicable diseases, not only for COVID-19.
Vietnam and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Joint Credit Mechanism - JCM at a ceremony held in both virtual and in-person forms on October 14.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 15 chaired a working session with agencies to discuss the management and coordination of fiscal and monetary policies amid COVID-19.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15 held talks and witnessed the signing if a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two authorities for 2021 – 2025.
Several Vietnamese universities have been named in Times Higher Education (THE)’s two new subject rankings – Business and Economics, and Social Sciences – for 2022.
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