DNVN - Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the Politburo and the Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee, hosted a reception on September 4 for John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, who emphasized the need for the US and Vietnam to strengthen cooperation to implement policies in response to climate change.
DNVN - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for Oh Se-Hoon, the mayor of Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on August 4, during which the two parties discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two cities.
DNVN - According to the General Department of Taxation, the tax sector collected 911.02 trillion VND (38.9 billion USD) of the State budget in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 17.2 percent year over year and 77.5 percent of its yearly estimate.