Head of the Party Central Committee’s Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to the northern province of Bac Ninh on August 23 to inspect anti-corruption work. 

 Leaders of many countries worldwide have confirmed their attendance at the 28 th and 29 th ASEAN Summits and related summits slated for September in Laos.

Vietnam and India should do more in trade and investment to realise their trade target of 15 billion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while hosting new Indian Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni in Hanoi on August 23.  

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted separate receptions for New Zealand Ambassador Haike Manning and Philippine Ambassador Noel Servigon in Hanoi on August 23. 

 The People’s Court of the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 23 handed down jail sentences of two and three years to two men on charge of propagandising against the State of Vietnam.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to Brunei from August 26-28 and to Singapore from August 28-30.

International economic integration promotion is a focal task of the diplomatic sector, and external activities in other spheres must facilitate economic diplomacy, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the ongoing 29th Diplomatic Conference on August 23. 

 The country will have 1,300 supermarkets and more than 300 commercial centres in the next 10 years, making an important channel for people to access to safe food sources, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have hailed contributions made by the Japan Business Federation to improving the investment climate in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the government decree on casinos has not yet been promulgated, the race for operation licenses has heated up in the billion-dollar market.

Con Dao National Park forest managers in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on June 17 caught Pham Van Tan, 28, illegally transporting 116 sea turtle eggs.

Dennis Hussey, the Greater Mekong Region head and CEO of ANZ Vietnam, shares his impressions on how the banking sector has evolved from a state of turmoil to its present relative stability.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hydropower plants along the Kon River have not helped to improve the area's economy as expected but instead have caused environmental damage.

 The world’s second largest population of the critically endangered Delacour’s langur was recently discovered by Fauna & Flora International (FFI), giving fresh hope for one of the planet’s rarest species.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said economic development, better living conditions and poverty reduction will be key to improve the effectiveness of religious and ethnic work. 

There’s plenty of room for cooperation between Vietnam and the US despite slow enforcement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said in an interview granted to Lao dong (Labour) Newspaper.

 The decision by Chairman of Ha Tinh Province People's Committee Vo Kim Cu to use VND1 billion (USD47,610) from the local budget to subsidise a local private nursery school has stirred public ire.

 Vietnam has topped a performance index for greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) for the second year in a row, leading all other emerging economies by a wide margin.

 India became Vietnam's largest exporter of low-priced completely built-up (CBU) small cars during the first seven months of this year, according to the Vietnam General Department of Customs.

 IFB Holdings Limited on August 22 denied reports that the company is entering into a partnership with Japan’s 7-Eleven to launch a convenient store chain in Vietnam in 2018.