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The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on September 16 to update the press on Vietnam's global integration achievements in 2022.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the South African Embassy in Vietnam held a seminar in Hanoi on August 30 discussing the Vietnamese and South African women in leadership and global integration.

Experts believed if Vietnam’s cultural industries are fully understood in the context of global integration, competent authorities should be able to outline suitable development measures to enhance the nation’s economy.

Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in digital transformation, but its small, medium and micro enterprises, which account for a majority of businesses, face challenges in achieving it.

The Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products, and the Vietnamese High Quality Products – Global Integration Standards project have launched https://vnprogis.com/ to connect producers of Vietnamese high-quality goods with the international market.

The 2020 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair (AgroViet 2020) opened in Hanoi on December 3, featuring 220 booths exhibiting agricultural products, handicrafts, and farming machinery from more than 30 cities and provinces around the country.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a workshop on November 24 to review the five-year implementation of a global integration strategy on labour and social affairs to 2020 with a vision until 2030.

A weekend market featuring organic products and Vietnamese High-Quality Products-Global Integration Standard (GIS) certified products opened in HCM City on November 21, with the participation of many businesses and producers from different parts in the country.

In recent years, Vietnam has signed several important trade agreements with major economic partners, notably the CPTPP and the EVFTA.

Education and training are vital to the socio-economic development of countries, including Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Quang Thuan told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

Escalating trade tensions and rising protectionism have caused a formidable pressure on Vietnamese steel sector, according to insiders.

Ho Chi Minh City wants 50 percent of high school graduates attaining certifiable international standard proficiency in foreign languages by 2020, according to the city Department of Education.

A kaleidoscope of Vietnamese cultures, traditional practices and breathtaking world heritage sites are featured at the “Vietnam-Cultural Colours” exhibition, which is scheduled for August 18-21 in the south central province of Phu Yen.

Domestic businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need further support from state management agencies to better compete in the context of deep global integration, said Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc.

That Vietnam is the only candidate of Asian-Pacific nations for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 term offers a great opportunity for the country to make active contributions to the world’s peace and security, including the UN’s work, a former high-ranking diplomat has said

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance in the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) from April 25-27 in Beijing has affirmed Vietnam’s goodwill and role in international economic integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Vietnamese rice has been exported to 150 countries and territories.

The property sector will continue to be a fertile ground for foreign investors, largely due to the country’s rising demands for housing as well as deeper global integration with a line-up of bilateral and multi-lateral new-generation trade pacts.

The Okayama Institute of Languages wants to join hands with Can Tho city’s education sector to carry out the specialised Japanese language training programme at local colleges and universities.

Vietnamese businesses need to urgently adapt their management methods and bravely step out into the world in order to survive and develop in the context of global integration, said experts at a workshop held Ho Chi Minh City on December 13.