The National Assembly has yet to look into a draft law on property tax which would force individuals to pay the tax on their personal assets, a stance opposite to an announcement by the Finance Ministry last week, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.

 Dinh Quang Linh, Nguyen Anh Tu, and Doan Ba Tuan Anh will represent Vietnam to compete in the third division of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden from April 29 to May 6, according to the Vietnam Table Tennis Federation.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has just returned the documents of the case of “abusing trust to appropriate property” and “intentionally violating regulations on economic management causing serious consequences” at Dong A Bank.

 Grab refuses to shoulder the transfer tax after its deal with Uber, despite the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation’s requests.

 A deputy secretary of Ia Rsai Commune Party Committee in Gia Lai Province has been accused of using agricultural land to build a tourism site.   

 A disabled young man from HCM City spent nearly 300 days on walking more than 2,000 kilometres to Hanoi to register for organ donation.

 Eleven people who claim they were mistreated at a gold mine in the central province of Quang Nam have escaped, meanwhile, dozens of others continue to work at the mine.

 An archaeological excavation at the Thang Long imperial city in 2017 has uncovered many traces of former buildings and other artefacts dating from the period of Chinese domination up to the Nguyen Dynasty.

 Representatives of beverage producers and traders said at a workshop in Hanoi on Wednesday the draft law to limit the harmful effects of wine and beer was not feasible.

 Viet Nam Competition Authority, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, has asked Vietnam Television Cable Corporation (VTV Cab) to provide complete and accurate information related to its products.

 The National Top Clubs Vovinam Championships began in the southern province of Dong Nai on April 18.

Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam has handed over four hybrid SUV models including the i-MIEV and Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as well as two quick chargers to the Central Power Corporation for operation in Da Nang.

 As international economic integration proceeds, Vietnamese firms will encounter many new business opportunities by gaining access to broader markets, but will also have to face many challenges.

 State-owned investment fund State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) may offload its stakes in Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex) again this year after a failure in 2017.

 After years of receiving low dividend payout rate by banks, shareholders of many banks are now happy with the high rates announced at this year’s annual general meetings (AGMs) of shareholders.

 Viet Nam’s cement industry saw strong growth in cement exports in the first quarter of this year as many Chinese cement factories shut down due to pollution and power shortages.

 The northern provinces of Bac Giang, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Son La have proposed boosting exports of litchi and longan to foreign markets, including China.

 Panic and selling pressure embraced the whole stock market on April 19, pushing the VN-Index down to 1,094.63 points, a fall of 43.9 points as compared to the previous day.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bamboo Airways, the newly established airline, faces a lack of qualified workers and weak infrastructure, according to experts. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Ngo Dong Giang from Hung Yen province and his younger brother spent last week looking for new jobs. They both were taxi drivers for Uber, which has sold its local business to Grab.