The Christmas market has been flourishing in every corner of Hanoi, seeing a flood of made-in-Vietnam goods hit the shelves.

Despite previous refusals, the General Department of Taxation has once again proposed that it gain the powers of investigation and prosecution, triggering business concerns over tax pressures and transparency.

 The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just held a meeting to evaluate its performance in 2017 and implementing tasks for 2018 for private educational institutions.

 The police have proposed prosecuting Dinh La Thang, former chairman of PVN, and his accomplices after concluding the investigation into the wrongdoing at the state-owned national oil and gas group.

 Experts have said that HCM City should carefully consider the proposal about introducing an e-motorbike rental scheme in the city centre.

The Vietnamese “street food” shop market with products such as steamed rice, banh mi (Vietnam sandwich), pho (noodle soup), banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe) and bun bo (beef noodle soup) is valued at VND47 trillion. 

 The United Nations (UN) should build a long-term and comprehensive strategy to prevent conflicts and maintain global peace, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

Transport regulations will be reviewed to ensure a fair business environment for firms, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said at a conference on Tuesday.

The Can Tho – Phung Hiep BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll station in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho became the latest toll station in the country to slash fees after drivers’ complaints.

 Kaspersky Lab and its distributor Nam Truong Son Group on December 20 introduced their latest products to protect customers against online threats.

 The 9th Information and Communications Technology Awards were given away on December 20 by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications.

 FPT Corporation has reduced its ownership at FPT Retail and FPT Trading to under 50 per cent, the corporation announced on Tuesday.

 Experts are sanguine about the health of the stock market in 2018 even as they acknowledge likely risks and imbalances.

 Only 51 per cent of Vietnamese adults have credit registry coverage, much lower than the approximate 100 per cent in developed countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Host U21 Vietnam and U21 Yokohama of Japan played out a 2-2 draw in yesterday’s match as part of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament.

 Do Quang Hien, chairman of Sai Gon-Ha Noi Bank (SHB)’s management board, is the only entrepreneur from the financial and banking sector to be honoured at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards – APEA 2017.

 Viet Nam’s paint and printing ink industry is expected to enjoy a growth rate of 8 per cent in volume and 10 per cent in value compared to last year, according to the Viet Nam Paint and Printing Ink Association.

17-year-old Tiffany Linh Nguyen defeated veteran Tran Thi Tam Hao in the semi-finals of the women’s singles at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament, Vietravel Cup 2017 yesterday.

President Tran Dai Quang and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith hosted a press conference in Hanoi on December 20.

 Eleven houses in Tien Thanh commune in Phan Thiet city of the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan collapsed on December 20 due to coast erosion triggered by high tide and strong wind.