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Sweden to collaborate with Vietnam on water preservation

When it comes to making use of resources, we are all looking for new ways to organise society. There is no model to duplicate, so we need to develop our own, stressed Swedish Ambassador for Climate Change, Lars Ronnas.

Vietnam wins int’l award on tobacco control

 The Health Ministry of Vietnam has won an award of the Bloomberg Philanthropies for its efforts in monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies.

FLC to spend $3 billion on buying 24 Airbus planes

 Property developer FLC Group, which owns Viet Bamboo Airways Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus.

US Navy 7th Fleet Band’s performances surprise Da Nang audience

 The 7th Fleet Band of the US Navy and Vietnamese artists offered people and visitors in the central city of Da Nang with singing and dancing performances at Bien Dong Park on March 7 evening.

Thanh Hoa lose to Bali United at AFC Cup

 The runners-up of V.League 1, FLC Thanh Hoa FC, lost to Bali United of Indonesia 1-3 in the third match of Group G of AFC Cup 2018 on March 7.

NA leader receives WB-IMF Parliamentary Network delegation

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 7 for a delegation from the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (the Parliamentary Network).

Prime Minister orders meticulous preparation for GMS, CLV summits

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the organising board of the 6th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS-6) Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit.

VN firms seek investments from London financial market

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An and representatives from the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange and Vietnamese businesses on March 7 attended the opening session of the London Stock Exchange, one of the largest stock markets in the world. 

Profitable partnership

Bancassurance is still in its infancy but is a promised land for insurers and banks alike.

Forging ahead

 Projects from 126 countries and territories in 19 sectors have come to the country, worth $318.72 billion in total. 

Honesty as the best marketing policy

 In the age of fake news and unverified information on social media, transparency and honesty once again become the most important factors for good property developers.

Small banks holding breath for upcoming AGMs

With the season of banks’ annual general meetings (AGMs) approaching, small-scale banks are distressed over countless issues, such as failing to reach 2017 targets, the alarmingly high rate of non-performing loans.

A positive step in food safety management?

 Nguyen Thanh Phong, director general of the Department of Food Safety under the Ministry of Health, talks about a controversial change in food safety management. 

Developers marching down to the riverside

With a crowded river and stream system and a big, largely untapped land fund along the riverside, HCM City has enormous potential for riverside property development. This year is expected to see a boom in riverside mega-property projects.

Ho Chi Minh City strives for 18 doctors per 10,000 residents

 Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of having 18 doctors and 42 hospital beds per 10,000 residents in 2018 so as to increase the quality of health check-ups and treatment.

Ministry of Finance works to handle tax arrears

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is working on a draft resolution on handling tax arrears and irrecoverable fines to submit to the National Assembly. 

Sovereignty, sovereign rights, jurisdiction of Vietnam ensured: official

Vietnam has made efforts to address unsolved problems on border, territory, sea and islands over the years, ensuring the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

HCM City court halts trial of Navibank case

The HCMC People’s Court on March 7 decided to halt the trial of the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences” at Navibank.

PV Oil begins trading shares on UPCoM

Trading of shares of the PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) officially started on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM) on the morning of March 7, more than one month after its initial public offering (IPO).

New decree amends social network-related regulations

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decree 27/2018/ND-CP, amending and supplementing some articles of Decree 72/2013/ND-CP on the management, supply and use of Internet services and online information.