Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Infonet.vn on the role of local authorities in projects licensed by the central Government.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade removed 471 hydropower plant projects from its power development plan after reviewing the plan in accordance with a National Assembly resolution passed in 2013.

 The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced a blacklist of 49 stocks on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to alert and protect investors and traders.

 The southern region must speed up delayed power projects to ensure sufficient energy supply and use cutting-edge technologies to reduce energy waste, experts have said.

 The US’s foreign policy under the Donald Trump administration and its corollary was the main topic of a seminar co-organised in Hanoi on November 21 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Vietnam Initiative group. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a Politburo resolution on policies and measures to restructure the State budget and manage public debts to ensure the safety and stability of the national finance.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung expressed his wish that Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture will transfer technologies in environmental pollution treatment, tree planting, agricultural production and aquaculture to the capital city.

 The fourth deputy ministerial-level foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on November 21 with a view to seeking measures to enhance their comprehensive partnership.

 A group of young National Assembly deputies, aged below 45, made its debut during a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 21. 

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) fulfilled 352 out of 503 tasks assigned by the government as of November 10, it reported during a working session in Hanoi on November 21 with the Prime Minister’s working group. 

 Around 200 entertainment websites in Vietnam are infringing copyrights, with 40 of them identified as harmful to users, said an alliance of copyright owners including major domestic and foreign television stations and channels.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has requested the USD1.2-billion Lee & Man Paper Plant in Hau Giang Province to halt operations due to public concerns over its environmental impact.

 Vietnam’s swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two bronze medals in the women’s 200m individual medley and the women’s 800m freestyle event on the last day of competition at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships in Japan on November 20.

 Japan’s 7-Eleven convenience store chain is quietly recruiting three positions on Jobstreet.com, an online recruitment website in Vietnam, though it is still to announce the opening of its first store in the country.

 Vietnam Airlines will trade on the Unlisted Public Company (UPCoM) market from December under the code HVN, with over 1.22 billion shares and a registered stock value of more than VND12.2 trillion ($549 million).

 Environmental experts have proposed the Tien Giang People’s Committee to revoke Taiwanese-invested Dai Duong paper project located in Long Giang Industrial Park due to risks of environmental pollution, according to newswire Tuoitre.

 The chairman of a company whose annual exports are worth nearly US$100 million, half of it to the US, said many Vietnamese exporters are deeply worried about the likely policies of US President-elect Donald Trump.

 Following the lead of many corporations, financial investors from Thailand are flocking to Vietnam in quest of affordable stocks with strong growth potential.

 Outstanding inventions in IT, health, sciences, technologies and environment have been honoured at the Vietnamese Talents Awards 2016 on Saturday evening in the capital city.

 Viet Nam has not revealed details of network attacks or how it plans to prevent what is becoming an increasingly serious problem, experts told a conference on online security.