SSI Securities honoured with Labour Hero title SSI Securities Corporation was conferred the title of ‘Labour Hero in the Đổi Mới (Renewal) period’ at a ceremony in HCM City on December 27, making it the first stock brokerage to be so honoured.

PM urges HCM City to aim high, become smart city, int’l financial hub in SE Asia

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged HCM City to devise a long-term plan to turn the city into a smart city over the next five years and an international financial hub in Southeast Asia in the future.

17th Party Congress of Hà Nội kicks off

The Hà Nội Party Committee needs to take steps suitable for each stage of the city’s growth and the overall development strategy of the country, Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has said.

Masan MEATLife opens $77.6m meat processing complex in Long An, acquires 51% of poultry company Masan MEATLife, a subsidiary of Masan Group, on October 3 commissioned the VNĐ1.8 trillion (US$77.6 million) MEATDeli Saigon Meat Processing Complex in Long An Province.

Respect-paying ceremony for former Party leader Lê Khả Phiêu held in Hà Nội The respect-paying ceremony for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Lê Khả Phiêu, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 89, started on Friday morning at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Trần Thánh Tông Street, Hà Nội. 

Kazakhstan Ambassador calls for deeper cooperation with Việt Nam Although bilateral trade between Việt Nam and Kazakhstan has increased considerably over the past three years, it hasn’t met the two countries’ potential, said Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Việt Nam, Yerlan Baizhanov.

Preservation of President Hồ’s embalmed body been mastered

Colonel Đinh Quốc Hùng, Political Commissar of the President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum Protection High Command, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the preservation of the late President’s embalmed body.

PM to attend Japanese Emperor’s coronation ceremony

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese Government.

Musician wants to take Vietnamese jazz global

Jazz musician Nguyễn Tiến Mạnh had the chance to perform at the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival from July 31 to August 4. The event gathered more than 300 jazz artists and groups from all over the world. After the festival, Mạnh was invited to perform for the Danish royal family.

Hà Giang launches fund to build houses for poor people A donation ceremony to build houses for poor war veterans and families who devoted to the resistance wars was launched on Saturday in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang.