Some 300 construction officials and inspectors in HCMC have been officially warned, demoted or fired for their violations in recent years, according to an announcement by the internal affairs unit of the HCMC Party Committee.

The HCM City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.

Foreign investment flows into Vietnam’s property sector through merger and acquisition transactions have been reported to be on a strong momentum, with outstanding deals made in 2018 and the first half of 2019.

Of the 1,200 Vietnamese people who had committed crimes -many of them serious - and fled the country as of May, Interpol has issued a red notice for 235.

Employers are complaining about the lack of skills of Vietnamese students and university graduates. Many of them don’t even know how to write an application for a job.

Viet Nam wants to have at least five billion-dollar tech firms (unicorns) by 2025 and 10 by 2030 as planned in its draft on national strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Vietnam has been creating enormous opportunities for investors in M&A in sectors like retail, consumer goods, services, and manufacturing.

A representative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 7 made contact with China and handed a diplomatic note opposing its military drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago area.

GDP growth based on high productivity is the way forward for Vietnam to maintain rapid and sustainable economic growth, said head of Vietnam’s General Statistics Office.

A tropical depression has formed in the East Sea with strongest winds near its centre reaching up to 40 to 50km per hour, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

As new policies and trade deals change the focus of M&A inflows to Vietnam, the government needs to remove legal barriers and push SOE divestment.

Binh Dinh Province will build a giant sculptural relief about the mythical history of the Vietnamese people on a local mountain in Quy Nhon City.

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, whose construction is more than half completed, is still waiting for its upward investment cost revision to be approved, leading to hiccups in funding.

The Japanese Embassy has announced a list of 37 overseas education consulting firms in Vietnam that have been stripped of their role as a representative that can apply for Japanese visas on behalf of their student customers.

Three State officials in Hanoi have been arrested in connection with violations committed by Le Thanh Than, chairman of Muong Thanh Group, who is being investigated for defrauding buyers of his housing projects.

The Big C supermarket chain, owned by Central Group, has resumed placing orders for soft-line products at 169 out of 200 local apparel firms, after its abrupt suspension of purchases last month.

The new policies include regulations on penalties for administrative violations, conditions for special amnesty, legal assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises among others.

At the third session of Vietnam M&A Forum 2019 experts explored how to find suitable strategies to build, protect, and develop brands.

OCD An Thuan Phat Auctioning has announced the auction of Vinalines’ ships on August 9 as authorized by the national shipping line firm.

 Talented Vietnamese chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son finished in 10th position at the Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019, which concluded in China on August 6.