Many people have argued that a golf course located next to Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City should be closed for airport expansion, but this obvious decision seems to be hard to achieve.

 Pig overproduction was a hot topic that many National Assembly (NA) deputies asked Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong about on June 13 morning.

A group of shareholders holding 49% in SkyViet Airlines Joint Stock Company proposed dissolving the company a little more than a year after its establishment.

 Firms that transfer high technology and conduct technological innovations in Vietnam are expected to enjoy special financial incentives in the future.

Although progress may not be as fast as desired, transnational companies are proving, that clean tech make sense for Vietnam, says KITECH, a Republic of Korea governmental research institute.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of official statements to establish new airlines in Vietnam have been issued recently by domestic and foreign investors.

The Ministry of Finance said the names of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) which had been privatised but failed to list on exchanges as per regulations would be published on the Government’s e-portal.

 Vietnam will send their best 34 athletes to compete in the Thailand Athletics Open 2017 which is scheduled for July 12-15.

 A new rule issued by the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, allowing brokerages to become securities market members, is expected to improve the trading quality of Viet Nam’s securities market.

A number of commercial banks have been increasing promotional rates for long-term deposits by 0.1 to 0.2 per cent per annum, along with issuing additional certificates of deposit, in an attempt to safely restructure their reserves.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment not to set up more large garment-textile industrial parks in the city.

 The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has opened an anti-dumping investigation on wire rod in coil imports from Indonesia, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Viet Nam.

 Businesses making coconut-based products in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are facing a raw material shortage due to last year’s drought and saltwater intrusion from the sea into rivers.

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped 42 spots to reach world No 559 in the latest men’s singles rankings, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on June 12.

 Hanoi administration will revoke the State-owned houses from civil servants who are found to be misusing the facilities.

 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, which offers up to 92 percent reduction in the risk of contracting HIV if taken consistently, will  be offered on a trial basis to people at high risk in HCM City from March 2017 to September 2018.

 Vietnam pocketed five gold, one silver and five bronze medals at the first day of the Thailand Open Track and Field Championship in Bangkok on June 12.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cabinet have decided to hire a foreign consultant to study opening another runway to raise the capacity of Tan Son Nhat international airport based in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a list of online public services at level 3 and 4, which will be implemented at ministries, departments and localities in 2017.

 The steel industry is predicted to grow by 12-15 percent in the next five years, heard a workshop titled “Steel sector dialogue: Prospects 2017-2020” in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.