Japanese-based Mitsui & Co. Ltd said on May 16 it has sealed a 155-billion-USD deal to acquire 35.1 percent of Minh Phu Seafood Corporation – a major shrimp farming business in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) plans to handle $2.14 billion worth of bad debts in 2019, and issue special bonds to purchase $856 million of non-performing loans.

Four outstanding scientific researches with high applicability were honoured with the Tran Dai Nghia Award by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 17.

A cooperation agreement on implementing the World Vision International (WVI)’s initiative of ending physical violence against children at home and school was signed between the Ministry of Education and Training and WVI today.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Brazil to facilitate the entry of Vietnamese farm produceduring a reception for Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Terresa Cristina Correa in Hanoi on May 17.

The National Assembly will convene its 7th session on May 20, and conclude the session on June 14, the legislature’s General Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc said at a press conference on May 17.

A concert featuring Vietnamese contemporary concerto and dance will be held at the HCM City Opera House on May 18 to celebrate the 129th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.

Vietnam has come a long way since the doi moi reforms. Its success in attracting foreign direct investment has been evident.

An upcoming festival is aiming to bring together people living along the border of Laos and Vietnam.

Police in Bo Trach District in central Quang Binh Province have started legal proceedings against six more people involved in a deforestation case at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Chair of Vietnam Airlines Pham Ngoc Minh says the nation’s flag air carrier is planning to raise wages for its pilots equal to 90 percent of the average level in Southeast Asia.

The Ministry of Finance plans to develop an electronic trading system for public assets, deputy minister Tran Xuan Ha announced on Thursday.

The Government has recently issued Decree 40 to guide the Law on environmental protection especially to amend and supplement regulations on scrap imports for production materials.

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued new regulations to further facilitate foreign investors in taking part in the privatization and divestment of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the country.

In its document, the Ministry of Health alerted people to measles outbreaks in Vietnam and in the world.

The pilot of 5G technology is planned to be carried out in 2019 in Vietnam so that in 2020, the country will become one of the first in the world to formally offer this service.

The Ministry of Construction cooperated with the Vietnam National University – HCMC to hold a conference discussing the utilization of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in construction.

The US Government has recently increased import tariffs on goods imported from China which in short term might create certain advantages for exported goods of Vietnam.

On May 18 the HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera presents an event in which contemporary Vietnamese music occupies the first half of the program and contemporary Vietnamese dance the second.

If a corporate income tax reduction is proposed for micro, small and medium enterprises as a whole, nearly all enterprises will be subject to the incentive, which may lead to unfair competition among them.