ASEAN, Mekong River Commission discuss water security

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Mekong River Commission (MRC) kicked off the second round of talks on water security in Vientiane, Laos, on September 18. A Vietnamese delegation led by Chief of the Standing Office of the Vietnam Mekong River Commission Nguyen Thi Thu Linh attended the event. Source: Vietnam News … Read more

HCM City hosts int’l printing & packaging industry exhibition

The 22nd Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition ( VietnamPrintPack 2024) kicked off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18. The exhibition is organised by the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising JSC (VINEXAD) and Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Co., Ltd of Taiwan (China), … Read more

Automobile sales in Vietnam down 13% in August

Car sales in August by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) fell by 13% from the previous month to 25,196 units, VAMA reports. In terms of vehicle origins, 12,064 locally-assembled cars were sold in the month, down 13%. Deliveries of completely-built units (CBUs) also dropped by 13% to 13,132 over a month earlier. … Read more

Vietnam climbs one place in UN e-government index

Vietnam moved up one place to rank 71st among 193 countries in the 2024 edition of the United Nations (UN) E-Government Survey – Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development, which was launched by the UN on September 17. According to the report, Vietnam, scoring 0.7709 in the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), was in the very … Read more

Hanoi fair spotlights supporting industries

The Hanoi Supporting Industry Fair opened at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre (ICE) in the capital city on September 18 with 250 booths by domestic and foreign enterprises from the supporting industry sector. Currently, the city has nearly 1,000 businesses operating in the support industries, more than 35% of which have production and products that … Read more

Urban area worth nearly 3 billion USD to be built in Dong Nai

Five investors will jointly carry out an urban area project worth over 72.2 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD) in Hiep Hoa Island of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai. The Dong Nai People’s Committee on September 17 issued a decision approving the Lan Anh-Phu Quoc Co. Ltd, the Sun Group Corporation, the … Read more