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The National Assembly’s Standing Committee has issued a resolution on the development strategy for the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) in the period from 2021 to 2030.

The sustainable development of the marine economy in association with the consolidation of defence and security is among the important sections of a resolution from the Communist Party of Vietnam on the “Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Marine Economy by 2030 with a Vision to 2045” aimed at making Vietnam a strong and prosperous country in terms of marine affairs.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's mission to the UN, represented Vietnam to attend the virtual Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held on October 9 under the chair of Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov.

Vietnam, in coordination with Germany, Belgium and Switzerland, held on October 9 an UN Security Council (UNSC) Arria-formula meeting on the enhancement of mediation sensitivity and effectiveness in preventing and resolving conflicts to help maintain international peace and security.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive requiring acceleration of the application of automated non-stop toll collection services nationwide.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to hold its 49th session in Hanoi from October 12 afternoon to October 15 morning, according to the NA Office.

The Indonesian government is preparing 75 trillion Rp (5.1 billion USD) for the nation’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to attract investment and support the economy as global heavyweights from the United States to the United Arab Emirates have expressed interest to join.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid on October 9 to discuss bilateral ties and regional and global issues of shared concern, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City police detained Pham Thi Doan Trang in HCM City’s District 3 for “spreading propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of Vietnam’s ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired an online ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on October 7.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on Legal Affairs convened its 30th plenary session in Hanoi on October 6.

The Government has issued Decision 143/NQ-CP approving the tasks of making the national master planning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.

University admission scores this year increased compared to 2019, with information technology, computer science, international economics and marketing attracting a large number of candidates.

Vietnamese and Argentine parliamentarians on October 5 held a virtual discussion on women’s rights and challenges to the protection of women’s rights during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The National Assembly of Cambodia on October 5 adopted a draft law on commercial gaming management, which aims to put casinos and other gaming facilities in the country under control.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in its capacity as Chair of the ASEAN Social Work Consortium, held a national consultation on October 5 in HCM City on promoting social work in the bloc.

The 13th forum on cooperation – connectivity for the development of enterprises in the northern region took place in Hoa Binh on October 4.

The Government and House of Representatives of Indonesia passed the 2021 state budget bill into law on October 1, aiming at accelerating economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing for structural reforms to boost competitiveness.

Big data is a vital issue for banks in the digital transformation process, with data sharing and security top concerns, experts have said.

The growth of solar power generation in Vietnam has come alongside increasing concern over the disposal of end-of-life solar panels in the coming decades.