VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope to receive more macro-economy policy consultations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the time ahead.

Hanoi is developing rapidly. In these photos, we can see an interesting blend of the old and the new, of the traditional and the modern of Asian and European architecture.

The Vietnamese government has many times vowed to boost the equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), but the process has remained sluggish.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday received Saysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member and Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction Central Committee in Ha Noi.

Thirteen car brands on show at VMS; VN urged to up competitiveness; Government-backed loans to be temporarily halted

The Defence Ministers of China and Vietnam have agreed to deepen defence ties between the two countries, thus bringing pragmatic interests to their people and contributing to peace and stability in the region and the world at large.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Phan Thi Thanh Binh and Ly Hoang Nam of Becamex Binh Duong took women’s and men’s titles at the National Tennis Championships yesterday (Aug 30) in Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pianist Pho An My will perform the Gio show at Cong Nhan Theatre on October 29. The show is a combination of piano pieces and Vietnamese cheo (traditional opera).

 The European Commission on Tuesday ordered Ireland to reclaim up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes from U.S. technology giant Apple (AAPL.O).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government convened its regular monthly meeting on August 30 with an agenda focusing on institutions building and reviewing the implementation of socio-economic tasks in August and the year’s first eight months.

An international agreement on climate change struck in Paris last year is still far from being implemented, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, and he urged countries to ensure it was ratified by year-end.

VietNamNet Bridge - After a trial run, Vietnamese network operators are ready for 4G, a necessary step for Vietnam to advance toward 5G and prepare for the Internet of Things (IoT).

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Hanoi on late August 30, wrapping up his State visits to Brunei and Singapore from August 26 – 30.

The debt worth VND5 trillion with interest rate of 4 percent to Chinese Eximbank has been burdening Ninh Binh Fertilizer. Problems occur regularly at its plant, and the more products it makes, the more losses it incurs.

While the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will be ratified by the Vietnamese legislature in 2016, the agreement ratification process is not going smoothly in the US as the two US presidential candidates do not support the agreement.

After a summer of political earthquakes followed by a few weeks of holiday calm, Prime Minister Theresa May will meet members of her government on Wednesday to discuss how Britain is to leave the European Union.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc will stop clearing natural forest land for the planting of industrial trees with high economic value, the provincial authority has announced.

A scheme on Vietnam’s industrial development policy is being completed to give a fresh boost to the industry two years after the Prime Minister signed two decisions approving the nation’s industrial development strategy. 

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is set to acquire a 7.73 per cent stake on a fully enlarged basis in Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), Vietcombank announced August 29.

The number of wildlife trafficking cases has been increasing at a breakneck speed in recent years. Advertisements for the sale of precious and endangered wildlife species can be found on social networks, forums and websites.