Hanoi’s Department of Transport has proposed to make it compulsory for all taxi transport businesses to use a common taxi operating software from July 1, 2018.

 Doctors from Paediatric Hospital No 2 and Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City have collaborated and successfully separated 13-month-old conjoined twins who were joined below the torso.

 The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security will prosecute Dao Tan Cuong, a resident of Da Nang City’s Hai Chau District, for threatening to murder an official.

 Hundred couples who work at the city’s numerous factories will hold a group wedding on September 2,  organised by the Young Employee Assistance Centre (YEAC).

 National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty paid an official visit to Iran from August 28-30.

Athletics athletes’ achievements at the SEA Games 29 have lived up to expectations and made up for other sports participated in by Vietnam, said Tran Duc Phan, who headed the Vietnamese team at the event.

The 5th Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue took place in Nha Trang city on August 30 under the co-chair of Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Japanese counterpart Manabe Ro.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged ministries, departments and localities to concentrate on addressing administrative procedure problems, especially removing tax and fee burdens imposed on businesses.

 Singapore is always an important partner of Vietnam during its development process, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Nguyen Tien Minh at a meeting on August 29 to mark Vietnam’s 72nd National Day.

 SEA Games 29: Final medal tally

 Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have approved a proposal from the city’s Department of Transport to pilot a technology app for car parking in District 1 over a three-month period.

 E-commerce revenue in Vietnam is forecast to reach $2.1 billion this year and with annual growth of 6.5 per cent is expected to hit $4 billion in 2021, according to Statistic Portal.

 Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex’s preparations for its debut in the fourth quarter of 2017 have been completed, so the complex is in a rush to finish all minor remaining tasks for a perfect launch on time.

Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG)’s shareholders agreed with an 85.93 per cent approval rate to spend VND2.5 trillion ($110 million) on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming period.

The failing state-funded Dinh Vu polyester plant will be pushed to the brink of bankruptcy if foreign investors refuse to co-operate with PVTEX to revise the plant’s operations.

The $348-million pulp mill invested by Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group has been warned to have its investment certificate withdrawn due to violations of the Law on Land and the Law on Investment.

While the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is seeking approval for tax hikes to increase the state budget revenue, economists point out that only reasonable government spending will help ease the budget deficit.

 The Ministry of Transport will increase service charges at airports to compensate for investment costs of the airport system and raise service quality.

 In the context of more and more fashion brands entering the Vietnamese market and gaining significant market share, domestic firms in the fashion industry have to draw up solutions to regain market share and seize back their position.

 After being put on sale, if investors ignore Dung Quat Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., it will go bankrupt.