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A forum on social work to support victims of gender-based violence took place in HCM City on October 8.

The Vietbuild Hanoi International Exhibition 2020 opened on October 6 at the National Palace for Architecture, Construction, and Planning Exhibition, showcasing a series of products, technologies and services.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has carried out a project aiming to bolster international cooperation for socio-economic development of ethnic groups in tandem with a decision of the Prime Minister.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang will plant 250ha of new protection forests in coastal areas from 2021 to 2025, twice the amount of the 2015-20 period, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) late last week transferred the State ownership in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco) to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a get-together in HCM City on July 13 to celebrate France’s Bastille Day on July 14.

Vietnam and the US have been working together for a number of decades already to clear away unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, which has proven to be fruitful, especially in central Quang Tri province - the area in Vietnam most contaminated by UXO.

The Vietnam International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition (VIETAD 2020) is underway at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center, introducing latest technologies of the industry.

Vietnamese enterprises looking for new technologies or to promote their products internationally markets are encouraged to participate in the VCIC CONNECT Programme.

Foreigners’ acquisition of land use rights in the names of Vietnamese nationals is a legal violation and is not protected by law, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s (MoNRE) General Department of Land Administration.

The light reflects on the water mingling with the sunlight, and the green of the young seedlings creates a mesmerising picture on the terraced fields in KhauPha valley, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province.

Vietnam’s immigration laws will undergo a radical shake-up this summer in an effort to widen the doors for tourists while protecting the country from foreign criminals and illegal workers.

The feasibility study report for the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport was deliberated on November 12 morning as part of the eighth sitting of the 14th National Assembly.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s non-governmental organisation Medipeace held a forum on November 11 to seek ways to enhance the Vietnam-RoK cooperation in supporting the disabled in the central province of Quang Tri.

Over 1,500 baby sea turtles have been released into the sea at Nui Chua National Park in the central province of Ninh Thuan in the first 10 months of this year, rising 36 percent year on year.

The Mekong Connect 2019, themed “Linking the value chain of the delta, enhancing market integration,” will be held in Can Tho city on November 7.

A “backbone” system in air quality monitoring will be designed in a bid to set up constant air quality monitoring stations in Vietnam’s major cities for prompt warning, according to the MoNRE.

The central city of Da Nang has applied various measures to encourage individuals and organisations to join startup ecosystem towards the goal of becoming an innovative startup centre of the region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision to set up the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has become the most profitable corporation in the country, with 50.6 trillion VND in pre-tax profit in 2018, up 7.5 percent year-on-year.