Viet Nam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) has submited a request to Binh Dinh Province People’s Commitee for a licence to dump 439,000cu.m of waste mud into Quy Nhon City’s sea.

 Nearly 16ha of natural forests in Canh Thuan Commune, Van Canh District, Binh Dinh Province, were recently chopped down, according to a report of the provincial forest protection branch.

 Saigon Heat came back from their defeat last week to beat Danang Dragons 79-64 in Game 41 of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) league on Tuesday.

 Following double-digit growth in the past five years the in-home fast-moving consumer goods nutrition market in Viet Nam reached $4.1 billion last year and is forecast to reach US$6 billion in 2020.

 The water level of rivers in Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces and in provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Ninh Thuan, as well as the northern area of the Central Highlands, has been rising.

 One month after the devastating flood in October, the damaged section of National Road 217 that passes through the central province of Thanh Hoa has not been completely repaired.

 Mong Cai City police in the northern province of Quang Ninh, in co-operation with the border guard force of the Mong Cai International Border Gate, received a child who was sold to China.

 The Vietnam Dong (VND) is among the most stable currencies in Asia this year, said the US-based Bloomberg News.

 Vietnam: IIP rises 8.7 percent in 10 months

The National Assembly of Vietnam will closely coordinate with the Vietnamese Government and the Lao counterparts to successfully carry out the Lao NA House project whose construction began in Vientiane on November 1, said a top legislator.

VietNamNet Bridge - Kien Giang provincial authorities’ proposal to allow the dollar to be used in Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has stirred controversy.

 The race to become strategic partner to Binh Son Refinery and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR), the operator of Vietnam’s first oil refinery Dung Quat, has become hotter as heavyweights are gradually expressing interest.

 The HCMC Government has proposed the Ministry of Construction increase the property tax on owners of the second home and land lot that change hands within a year, an apparent move which is aimed at warding off real estate speculation.

 The HCMC government has decided to halt all build-transfer (BT) projects that are still under negotiation pending new policies aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of such projects by maximizing the value of State land.

The Hanoi-based Vinmec healthcare system has become the first medical facility in the world to successfully carry out bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation to treat established bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP).

 Vietnam’s fencing team finished in third place overall at the sixth AFC U23 Championships 2017, which concluded in Hanoi on October 31, winning three silver and two bronze medals.

 The General Department of Customs (GDC) has approved a project on 24/7 e-tax payments through authorised banks and 24/7 customs clearance which will take effect from November this year.

This year, Vietnam may see the lowest state budget deficit in the past decade, reflecting the government’s sturdy solutions for managing the nation’s coffers.

 The National Assembly will likely adopt the long-awaited Law on Planning next month, making it more convenient for the government to control the planning of many sectors and products, which are overlapping now.

 The chains of restaurants and real estate projects under the Khaisilk brand in Ho Chi Minh City are facing a boycott as a result of the company’s “Made in China” silk scarves scandal, according to newswire Dantri.