Climate change will cause some 250,000 additional deaths from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat exposure per year between 2030 and 2050, warned Director of the Department of International Cooperation Tran Thi Giang Huong on October 19.
Finance officials from 21 APEC member economies gathered in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An ancient city on October 19 to draft the Joint Ministerial Statement.
Vietnam is seen as an active and responsible member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) with substantive contributions to the IPU Assembly, said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi in the evening of October 18, concluding her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.
Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on October 18 as investors looked for short-term profits when the VN Index reached the intraday high of 831 points.
The central city of Da Nang is redoubling efforts to complete preparations for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, slated for early November.
The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) organised a roadshow in Ho Chi Minh City on October 18 to introduce opportunities from the offloading of its 3.33-percent stake at the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk).
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will provide 24/7 online payment service at the Customs e-Payment Portal from the end of October.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty on October 18 inspected the settlement of flood and landslide consequences and visited flood victims in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 17 announced that the government’s armed forces have liberated southern Marawi city after the 148-day clashes against Islamic militants.
More than 24,000 train tickets out of 72,000 bookings made online for the Tet period (Lunar New Year holiday) were sold on the first day of sales on October 15 in HCM City.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive month in September, as exports of the country’s main commodities increased, said the Indonesian statistics agency.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan shortly after arriving in the capital Astana on October 16 for an official visit to the country.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Astana on October 16 afternoon, beginning her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.
Total damage caused by prolong downpours and floods in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has exceeded 800 billion VND (35.2 million USD), according to the province’s steering board for disaster prevention, search and rescue.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with a delegation of US parliamentarians led by Ted Yoho, Chairman of the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee at the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in Hanoi on October 16.
Chau Thi Thu Nga, former Chairwoman and General Director of the Land and Housing Construction and Investment JSC (Housing Group), was sentenced to life imprisonment for swindling to appropriate assets at a two-week trial that concluded on October 16.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has mobilised over 4,000 people, including army soldiers, police, militias and local residents, in search for missing people after a severe flash flood swept through the province on October 11.
