State Audit recommends speeding up handling of weak banks

The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has recommended the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) coordinate with agencies to urgently speed up the compulsory transfer of poor-performing banks OceanBank, GPBank, CBBank and DongA Bank.

Infrastructure construction enterprises face cash shortage

Numerous enterprises engaged in capital-intensive sectors like infrastructure construction are facing challenging situations with limited cash resources.

Gold hits one of the highest marks in recent memory

A surge in global prices has driven gold to historic heights in the domestic market, with SJC gold bars and 9999 gold rings reaching the highest price since the beginning of the year.

National Assembly adopts Housing Law, Law on ID Card

With 433 out of the 472 participating deputies saying “yes”, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Housing Law (amended) at its sixth session on November 27 morning.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS NOVEMBER 27/2023

Ministry of Finance issues Circular 69 for reorganisation of securities market

National Assembly to pass five laws this week

The National Assembly is scheduled to vote to approve a number of laws and resolutions during the last days of its sixth session from November 27-29.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 27/2023

PM asks for more favourable policies to push up HCM City’s development

Worst is over for garment, footwear exports, growth next year

Statistics of the General Department of Customs showed that the export of garments fell by 12.9% to US$27.7 billion in the first ten months of this year, and that of footwear by 18.3% to US$16.4 billion.

Thanh Hoa calls for airlines to increase local flight frequencies

Authorities in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have proposed that airlines resume and increase flights from the Tho Xuan Airport to other domestic airports to meet rising local demand.

Entertainment and cultural events of the week (November 27-December 2/2023)

Entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities from November 27-December 2.

Dong Son bronze drum shows strong vitality of Vietnamese culture

Visitors will be able to admire the newly discovered collection of unique artifacts from the ancient culture of Dong Son.

HCM City vows to attract talent with groundbreaking wage policy

Inadequacies in financial remuneration is believed to be a major barrier hindering public units to attract and retain talented staff.

Vegetable salad: A central highlands delicacy

When venturing through the enchanting landscapes of the Central Highlands, one culinary delight that should not escape your taste buds is the unique vegetable salad, a cherished specialty deeply intertwined with the region’s heritage.

Vietnam's year-end auto market still sluggish

The automobile market at the end of this year is not looking very bright as people’s purchasing power has shrunk.

New media art pioneers aim to create digital archive

With a desire to experiment with technology and explore the capability of the human voice, two artists have developed a surreal art-technology project Voice Gems – a generative system and voice archive that transforms human voices into digital gems.

Semiconductor industry: VN pins hope on second attempt

Vietnam failed to develop the semiconductor industry in 1970s but it has reactivated the semiconductor development strategy with a contingent of young engineers meeting international standards.

The magic of ethnic Tay stick puppetry

Stick puppetry is often performed by the Tày people on traditional holidays, the Lunar New Year, as well as on the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month.

Fine-art photography may disappear if problems can’t be solved: artists

“I can see a common phenomenon recently that photographers tend to imitate each other, while this is a taboo in the literary and artistic life,” said Nguyen Duc Toan, a respected photographer.

Lai Ly Huynh defends rapid chess gold at 18th World Xiangqi Championship

Vietnam has achieved additional gold medal success with player Lai Ly Huynh at the 18th World Xiangqi Championship, including a triumph in the men's rapid Chinese chess event.

’Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ’ wins various awards at national film festival

The film was honoured at the closing ceremony held on Saturday night in Đà Lạt for winning this year’s Golden Lotus Awards in the categories of Feature Film, Music, Cinematography and Director.

NA Vice Chairman meets with foreign leaders, lawmakers on sidelines of APPF-31

Vice NA Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai paid courtesy calls to, met with and held working sessions with leaders of the Philippine Congress and Department of Finance, as well as heads of delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Japan and Canada.

Da Nang city hosts APOT Forum 2023

The Asia Pacific Onboard Travel (APOT) Forum 2023 is taking place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 25-28.

Vietnamese artists win Francophone Economic Forum awards

Vietnamese artists have received the Francophone Economic Forum (FFA) awards for their works at the exhibition of arts and handicrafts of the Francophone community held in Paris from November 24-26.

Vietnamese President arrives in Tokyo, starting official visit to Japan

President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 26 evening (local time), starting their official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese State.