Le Quang Liem wrote on Facebook that in the future, no matter where he lives and works, he will always be a Vietnamese and will contribute to the country’s development.

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 Sai Gon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) has appointed Nguyen Duc Thach Diem as the new general director of the bank, starting July 3.

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council opened the fifth session in the ninth tenure on July 4 with the quality of local economic growth among issues high on the agenda.

Nam Cuong Corporation, in cooperation with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and EGO International, will build an astronomy park in Hanoi.

 Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a new record, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) told the regular government meeting on July 3.

 “The next generation Bphone will be introduced at the beginning of August in Hanoi,” Ms. Do Thu Hang, Director of Public Relations at Bkav, said.

Taxation agencies are sending invitations and messages, making calls to online sellers and threatening to block Facebook accounts if online sellers continue to evade tax.

A Taiwanese man and his six Vietnamese accomplices at a Hanoi-based company were prosecuted on Monday for swindling hundreds of local people through an illegal gold trading floor.

Traffic jams caused average annual loss of $600 million for Hanoi, according to Nguyen Phi Thuong, Chairman of Transport Corporation Hanoi at a meeting of the municipal people’s council on July 3.

ZARUBEZHNEFT and PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 30.

 The Vietnam International Bank (VIB) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced on Monday that CBA’s HCM City branch would be sold to VIB.

 The influx of foreign fast fashion brands into Vietnam is threatening local retailers’ market share, forcing the firms to move to keep their foothold in the market, Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper reported.

The Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) move to reject LG Display’s plan to increase investment capital by $90 million to $1.59 billion shows state agencies’ concern about possible financial imbalance if foreign-invested enterprises rely heavily on loans.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Germany and his attendance at the G20 Summit from July 5-8 is expected to showcase Vietnam as a dynamic country, and a trusted and responsible member of the international community.

 Both foreign and domestic banks are racing to develop retail sale strategies in Vietnam, the 93-million-people country-a fertile land for banking retail business.

 Vietnam’s immigration agency on July 2 launched a website where domestic organizations and businesses can apply for visas for their foreign guests to visit the country.

 The South Korean Government’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) will provide a loan $100 million for Vietnam to build or renovate 22 bridges around the country.

 Hoteliers are attracted by Vietnamese rapidly growing tourism sector, robust economic development and infrastructure investments, real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle has said in a recent report.