The ministry said consumers will benefit from tax reductions due to decreasing product prices.

The slow issuance of home ownership certificates, commonly known as pink books, to residents living in apartment buildings is largely due to investors’ violations of regulations on mortgages and construction.

The number of automatic environmental monitoring stations will be raised as a way to ensure environmental pollution control in the city, HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment's director said at the HCMC People's Council meeting.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has commended 63 military personnel of the Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 1 for accomplishing their mission during the UN's international peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.

New daily regular air routes connecting Da Nang City with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore start from December 12, offering more options for local and foreign tourists as well as businessmen travelling in the New Year.

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) held the Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020 in Langkawi, Malaysia on December 9.

Over 20,000 cattle in Lao Cai Province may die this year if there are strong cold spells as only three quarters of the farmers have animal sheds.

Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on December 9 to discuss a project to reduce domestic waste in Can Tho in the coming time.

The Vietnamese sports delegation won a total of 14 gold medals on December 9, the ninth competition day of the ongoing 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, bringing the total to 80 so far, surpassing the target of 65.

Continuing her official visit to Russia, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 9 met with President of the Republic of Tartastan, Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov.

The business results of listed companies in the first nine months of the year were fairly positive. But the unpredictability of the negotiations related to the US-China trade still exists.

Vietnamese football lovers do not miss the chance to support the team’s bid by booking tours to the Philippines to attend the match.

An exhibition titled ‘Tradition meets modern’ is underway at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi, featuring remakes of folk paintings by young artist Xuan Lam.

The Military Band Service of the National Guard of Russia has left deep impression on Vietnamese audience when performing on the stage of the National Academy of Music in Hanoi recently.

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in HCMC held a jazz concert at Sax n Art Jazz Club in HCMC on December 8 as part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Russia Cross Year 2019-2020.

Opinions are unsurprisingly mixed about proposed amendments to the Labor Law that would see the average working week cut by a few hours.

Only 28 per cent of industrial zone workers are provided with stable accommodation, while the rest have to rent houses with poor sanitation and infrastructure.

Motorcycle taxi driver Tran Van Qui called "a crazy man" by some people because he he attached a small board with the words "Free Charge for Students and People with Disadvantages" on his motorbike.

Tran Manh Khang, Vietnam’s representative in Mister Supranational 2019, finished the male pageant among the Top 20 during its grand final which was recently held in Poland.

Tam’s role as a nurse at the Eastern People Military Hospital in HCM City is crucial to the health and well being of patients.