The Ministry of Finance’s Inspectorate has just proposed the handling of numerous violations of Hanoitourist regarding the management and usage of capital and property, business results and their implementation of duties to the state budget.

Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department recently admited its struggle in collecting VND53.3-billion ($2.36 million) in taxes from the ride hailing firm Uber due to the firms withdrawal from the domestic market.

 The joint venture of Long Van Infrastructure Investment and Development Co., Ltd, Van Don Sun JSC and Cong Thanh Transportation Investment & Construction Corporation has been announced as the investor of Van Don – Mong Cai Expressway. 

 Tourism in Vietnam is no longer a private playground of major  firms in the travel business as local people have become more directly involved in the sector through a special product called “community-based ecotourism”.

 For the first time, foreign invested enterprises’ revenue and specific contributions to Vietnam’s state budget have been revealed, with the electronics and garment-textile industries being their biggest earners.

 Professional curator Zhuang Wubin from Singapore will hold a talk on curating photography at DocLab in Tay Ho District, Hanoi on July 29, staring at 3 p.m.

 Heritage Space in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District will hold the FILM storyteller 24 program with a screening of Japanese New Wave movie “Woman in the Dunes” on July 28, starting at 7 p.m.

 Twelve photographers will jointly hold an exhibition in Hanoi from August 3 to 7 to express their love for Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, according to news website Vietnamplus.

 Soul Bar Hanoi in Tay Ho District, Hanoi will treat its guests to exotic performances by international singers this weekend.

 The region-based minimum wage hike proposed for next year is still a hot button topic for debate as employers and employees have yet to come to an agreement, according to Tong Thi Minh, a member of the National Wage Council.

Incense offering and candle lighting have been held across Vietnam to commemorate fallen soldiers on the occasion of the 71st Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947).

Vietnamese artist brothers Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep have revealed an impressive photo collection featuring their performance of death-defying head balancing act on many streets in London.

 After strengthening the US dollar against the dong over the past few days, commercial banks on Thursday weakened the value of the greenback.

Hanoi has planned to build a sports complex for the SEA Games 31 which will be held in the city in 2021.

 Many of the Miss Vietnam 2018 contestants have been expelled from the competition after being found to have undergone cosmetic surgery.

 According to the approved plan by the Government, Vietnam must complete the equitisation of 85 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in 2018, but the country has so far privatised only 19 SOEs.

 The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue has urged the authorities in Vietnam to inspect 285 hydropower plants to ensure that Vietnam avoids disasters such as the recent dam breach in Laos.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and General Department of Taxation (GDT) to study media reports on transfer pricing of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises and tax policy.

 The Government will prioritise licencing broadband networks to develop 4G services in Viet Nam.

 The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has proposed the Ministry of Transport build a civilian and military airport in Sapa.

 Quang Nam’s authorities have decided to provide an additional VND55bn (USD2.20m) to save the Cua Dai Beach from further serious erosion.

 Vietnam has received 80 billion USD in official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans since 1993, becoming one of the largest ODA recipients in the world, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

 Storm Son Tinh, the third occurring in the East Sea so far this year, had caused losses worth nearly 270 billion VND (11.65 million USD) to national and provincial roads as of July 25.

 The 23rd Vietnam ICT Outlook (VIO 2018) workshop themed “Innovation in the Digital Era” kicked off in HCMC on July 26, attracting 1,500 delegates from ministries, departments, sectors, and local authorities nationwide. 

 No Vietnamese has been reported missing as of July 26, while 15 Vietnamese families living in the areas affected by floods triggered by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos have been evacuated to safe places.