HCM City Mayor shows concerns as doctors turn from ‘heroes’ to ‘violators’

With great efforts in the fight against Covid-19, medical workers have been honored as heroes.

Stopping the licensing of new airlines, restricting the expansion of fleets

Controlling the number of new airlines until the market recovers and restricting licensing to expand fleets in the immediate time are solutions proposed by the State Capital Management Commission (SCMC).

Luxury-tax hike should be postponed until after 2024

Discussing the luxury tax law, experts said it is necessary to design a reasonable taxation roadmap and begin raising the tax only after 2024.

Huge haul in new markets for Vietnam’s tra fish exports

Demand for Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) is up in major markets, driving the export of the catfish overseas, reports the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Facebook collects money from partners to pay tax in Vietnam

The amount of money Facebook is planning to collect from Vietnamese partners accounts for 5 percent of invoice value. The money will be used to fulfill tax obligations.

Vinh Phuc: Wall collapse kills three people

Three people were killed and another seriously injured in the northern province of Vinh Phuc after a wall of a house collapsed and buried them.

JPMorgan Chase announces fresh capital injection into VN

JP Morgan Chase on Thursday announced a capital injection of US$123 million into its branch entity in HCM City, bringing the firm’s total capital investment into Viet Nam from $77 million to $200 million, or VND4.6 trillion.

Vietnam ready to facilitate long-term business and production of foreign firms

The nation continues to pay close attention to and attaches great importance to improving the investment environment and creating favourable conditions in which foreign enterprises can conduct long-term production business in the country.

Family of four found dead in Hanoi in apparent murder-suicide

Four members of the same family were found dead in an apartment complex in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District.

HCM City presents first floating fruit festival with trimmings

The first floating fruit festival organised by HCM City next week will present specialty fruits from the southern region in a cultural milieu including folk music and dance.

Incumbent, former officials of Da Nang, Quang Binh disciplined

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 26 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to consider disciplinary measures on an official of Da Nang city and a former official of Quang Binh province.

Vietnam facilitates lychee purchase by Chinese traders in Bac Giang: Spokeswoman

Competent agencies and localities of Vietnam always create favourable conditions for Chinese businesses and traders to buy the fruit in Bac Giang, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Hanoi to build ten more bridges over Red River

Hanoi will build ten more bridges across the Red River by 2030 and a vision until 2050.

Over VND109 trillion for post-pandemic economic recovery

Following several proposals over financial and monetary policies for the post-Covid socio-economic recovery and development, the Government plans to spend some VND109.2 trillion on this purpose.

In difficulty, transport firms sell vehicles, go bankrupt

Many transportation firms have decided to sell vehicles and shift to other businesses as they are incurring big losses because of petroleum price increases.

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Two die in elevator accident at Hanoi building

Will Vietnamese "unicorn" Coin98 be listed on Coinbase?

If this turns out to be true, US investors will have easier access to Coin98. This would open a new development period for Vietnamese Blockchain startups.

VN jumps eight notches in WEF’s Travel & Tourism Development Index

Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has jumped eight steps despite two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest study.

VN real estate bonds shackled by rules

Although experts believe that rating agencies are an indispensable element of a healthy and transparent market, and a significant fundraising channel, real estate developers may suffer hurdles due to stringent bond issuance rules.

Vietnam Int’l Fashion Tour helps promote national culture, tourism

The debut version of the Vietnam International Fashion Tour (VIFT) will get underway in 2022 and 2023 across five cities and provinces, with the aim of popularizing the country’s culture and tourism to the world, said organisers.

Foreigners’ joint ownership of seaports, airports in Khanh Hoa mustn’t be allowed

When discussing the draft resolution on special policies on a trial basis in Khanh Hoa province on May 24, many National Assembly deputies showed concern about the foreign ownership of seaports and airports.

Vietnam-Asia DX Summit 2022 opens in Hanoi

The Viet Nam-Asia Digital Transformation (DX) Summit 2022 opened in Ha Noi yesterday, where experts are examining ways to further utilise the...

Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday day expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach.

Hai Phong tops Public Administration Reform Index for first time

Hai Phong and the Ministry of Justice topped the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) of 2021, based on feedback collected from more than 79,000 people about administration reforms in 63 localities and 17 ministries in Vietnam.