The Vietnam Motor Show 2024 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 23-27, featuring green energy initiatives, organisers announced at a press conference on September 26.

Vietnam has been ranked 44th out of 133 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index 2024 report, up two notches compared to the 2023 ranking.

Vietnam advocates innovation that fosters peace, cooperation and development both globally and regionally, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

Vietnam’s Military Engineering Unit Rotation 2 have successfully accomplished their peacekeeping tasks at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and are now preparing to return home.

Head coach of the Vietnam national football team Kim Sang-sik has presented a sum of VND100 million to Tam Long Viet Fund in support of people in areas affected by typhoon Yagi.

The state visit of Party General Secretary and President To Lam to Cuba bears historic significance, opening up a new phase in the cooperation and special friendship between the two countries.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Cuba in Havana on September 26 (local time) on the occasion of his State visit to Cuba.

Vietnam and China will hold the 13th meeting of their Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee in Beijing from September 2 to October 2, to outline orientations for economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$2 million grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid a wreath at the monument of Jose Marti, a Cuban national hero, in Havana on September 26.

The spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, visited Vo Thi Thang Primary School in Playa district of Havana on September 26 morning (local time).

General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on September 26 (local time) visited the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), the first free trade and export processing zone of Cuba.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the SPIRIT Slovenia Business Development Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation at a bilateral trade forum organised in Hanoi on September 26.

Vietnam has taken on the role of a partner country at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2024, which opened in Greater Noida City in the Indian state on September 25.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt-Lebanon continued to recommend Vietnamese citizens living and working in Lebanon leave the country, amid tensions between the Israeli army and the Hezbollah escalate into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.

The General Department of Taxation will organise a direct dialogue with taxpayers from five provinces and cities to hear feedback on the practical implementation of current tax policies.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is currently seeking public feedback on a draft decision from the Prime Minister to establish a new national economic sectors system, which includes a National Green Economy framework.

After suffering 24.223 trillion VND ($1 billion) in damage from Typhoon Yagi, Quang Ninh province is spearheading its own rapid reconstruction, even passing on Central Government aid to other regions.

With only 682 fraud-related accounts remaining, the implementation of biometric authentication has proven effective in reducing payment fraud incidents across the country.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Vietnamese Ambassador in Pakistan was safe after an attack on a diplomatic convoy on September 22.

Vietnam and Finland are enhancing cooperation in digital infrastructure, 5G, and the ICT industry, following a successful working visit by Minister Nguyen Manh Hung.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, Lao Cai continues to suffer severe damages, including a landslide that has blocked traffic between Bao Thang and Van Ban districts.

Green Economy Forum & Exhibition 2024 to take place in HCM City

On the evening of September 25 (local time), General Secretary and President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-level delegation, arrived at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana to begin a State visit to Cuba.

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