Airliners are required to provide meal and accommodation to passengers when their flights are delayed for more than six hours or cancelled, according to a new regulation issued by the Ministry of Transport.

 Hanoi won the top spot at the National Best Marksman Cup, held at the National Sports Training Centre in the capital city on Wednesday.

The Government and the PM issued 11 legal documents, including nine Decrees and two Decisions. 

Vietnam has jumped five places to sixth in the 2017 Global Services Location Index (GSLI) which management consulting firm A.T. Kearney released on September 19. 

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 Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh attended the 17th Conference of the Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific held in Tokyo, Japan, from September 19-21.

Telephone hotline No. 111 has been regulated as the National Child Protection Hotline and is expected to be put into service in December.

Thai products have been flooding the market, with Thai billionaires taking over a number of Vietnamese retail chains.

The International Media Centre has been upgraded at total cost of VND178 billion in preparation for the upcoming APEC Summit 2017 set to transpire November 6-11 in the central coastal city of Danang.

 The Ministry of Transport has revised regulations on flight delays and cancellations, requesting airlines to provide better care for their passengers in these cases.

 More flyovers and tunnels will be built in HCM City to reduce traffic congestion, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

 Vietnam bagged several gold medals in swimming and athletics on September 21, the fourth official competition day at the ongoing ninth ASEAN Para Games held in Malaysia.

 Millions of Vietnamese use smartphones for tasks like listening to music, making a phone call, sending text messages, hailing a taxi or checking in for a flight, says the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnamese economy is facing a major contradiction as it is striving for economic growth but the national budget is very limited. 

  Efforts by the Vietnamese authorities to speed up resolution of legacy problem loans could help address the asset-quality issues that weigh heavily on banks’ viability ratings.

 Viet Nam spent US$24.12 billion importing machines, equipment, tools and spare parts in the first eight months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 33 per cent.

Ministers from Greater Mekong Subregion member countries sat down at a conference on Wednesday to discuss the endorsement and implementation of a five year action plan.

 Vietnam attaches importance to defence ties with Russia, affirmed Nguyen Chi Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Defence Minister, at a reception in Hanoi on September 20 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.

 The APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum will take place from September 26 to 29 in Hue City of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Dao Hong Lan, said.

 Viet Nam proposed a resolution on strengthening intra-regional cooperation to build an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) of equal development and inclusive growth.