China is now Vietnam’s largest rice importer and the local rice export sector will continue depending on the neighboring market in the coming years.

As the amount of ash and slag left untreated at coal-fired thermopower plants is increasing, some ministries have proposed lowering the required environmental standards to help the plants deal with the problem.

Public infirmaries in HCM City will recruit medical workers from every corners of the country, event those who are not city residents ( or without household registration) from November 1, 2017.

FTAs present a host of opportunities for Vietnamese shoemakers to up their game and compete with their foreign counterparts.

The total amount of capital used by loss-making and ineffective projects of ministries and State-owned enterprises in recent years has outstripped the losses incurred by the debt-laden Vinashin.

If sea level rises 100 centimeters by 2100, 17.8 percent area of HCMC will be flooded, says the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment quoting climate change and sea level rise scenario issued last year.

 Late matches under the 19th round of the V-League 2017 on September 24 saw FLC Thanh Hoa beat hosts XSKT Can Tho 4-1 after two consecutive defeats in the previous rounds.

 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his spouse have arrived in Hanoi, beginning their official three-day visit to Vietnam, made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Value in fifth week of trade up nearly four-fold compared to first week.

The Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) plan to raise taxes has been facing fierce criticism from economists who believe that the real reason behind the plan is not tax reform, but just money to cover expenditures.

 The Municipal Party Standing Committee and several top officials from the central city of Danang will soon face disciplinary measures as results from investigations by the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.

 Vietnamese dance artists won four gold, and ten silver medals at the 2017 International Dance Festival, which wrapped up in Ninh Binh province on September 22 after seven days of competition.

 A massive pump system has been installed on HCM City’s Nguyen Huu Canh Street, one of the most flood-prone streets in the city.

 Even though the Ministry of Transport allowed to implement Uber and Grab pilot projects, the authorities of Khanh Hoa Province are determined to ban Grab due to alleged fears of congestion.

 The Hanoi Taxi Association have continued their vendetta against app-based taxis with a proposal to the municipal Department of Transport to ban their rivals from using roads traditional taxis can’t use.

 Many northern localities, including Quang Ninh, Haiphong and Hanoi are forecast to see heavy rains due to the impact of a tropical low pressure.

The national and provincial solar power plans will be released next year, cutting some red tape for the wave of investors registering solar power projects in Vietnam following the introduction of a new feed-in-tariff.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has promulgated decision to conduct inspections at three loss-making projects under their management.

 Investors are shifting off blue chips and flirting with speculative stocks, making it more difficult to predict market trends.

Vietnam lost 1-3 to Australia in the final Group I match of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship Malaysia 2018 qualifier held in Ulaanbaatar on September 24.