The Ministry of Health and the People’s Committee in Hanoi jointly organized a meeting to launch the National Action Month on Population on December 9.

Shooters Hoang Xuan Vinh, Tran Quoc Cuong and Nguyen Dinh Thanh brought home a bronze medal for Vietnam at the 10th Asian Airgun Championships in Wako, Japan.

 Vietnam have taken one silver and one bronze medal in the technique category on the first day of the 2017 Asian Petanque Championships which is taking place in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok on December 10-11.

The Government tasks ministries, agencies, and localities to spare no effort to fulfil the set targets; accelerate the administrative reform; boost production and business activities; and strive for socio-economic development norms.

 Infrastructure plays a key role in whether foreign investors decide to make an investment in Vietnam or not, heard a conference on infrastructure development in HCMC on December 7.

 A new set of textbooks for students in HCMC will be piloted in 2019 and officially adopted from 2020, said Le Hong Son, director of the HCMC Department of Education and Training.

 The pace of Vietnam’s growth is expected to increase to 6.7 per cent this year, according to Taking Stock, the World Bank’s bi-annual economic report on Vietnam, released on December 11.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) produced 14.27 million tonnes of oil during January-November, exceeding its set plan of 2.6 percent.

Investors interested in becoming strategic investors of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) are offered to buy a maximum of 1.52 billion shares, equalling 49 per cent of the chartered capital.  

 While the Vietnamese government is making great efforts to improve the country’s business and investment climate, unclear tax- and fee-related regulations are tormenting local firms planning to expand.

Under a new decree, used auto imports will have no way to enter Vietnam because of high tariffs and strict requirements on maintenance services, creating a golden opportunity for domestic automobile manufacturers.

 Statistics provided by the General Directorate of Vocational Training indicate that 70% of vocational trainees have found jobs immediately after graduation.

 As Vietnam takes strong steps to develop its solar energy market, GE is bringing in advanced technology solutions to help the country unlock its solar potential.

 While the Vietnamese government is making great efforts to improve the country’s business and investment climate, unclear tax- and fee-related regulations are tormenting local firms planning to expand.

 The 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10 with the participation of more than 400 delegates from 164 member countries.

 Car sales during January-November of this year fell 10 percent year on year to 244,670 units, despite a pickup in November.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sung Dao Can and his wife have cut down trees in a forest and on a hill to plant cassava and build a bare shack as they struggle to eke out a living.

Eighteen million Mekong Delta residents are suffering serious consequences as the Mekong River is drying up due to over exploitation of hydropower plants in upstream countries, delegates heard at Friday’s conference in An Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the dream, an art exhibition by established artist Nguyen Van Cuong, is one of a series of cultural activities being held by the South Korean Cultural Centre.

Night after night, thousands of cubic metres of sand and gravel have been illegally mined from a portion of the Cau River, causing erosion and affecting the dyke system for 200ha of agricultural land,