Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control 2013 (Amended and supplemented by Law on Natural Disaster Preve…
Formosa Red Streak
HÀ TĨNH — Authorities in central Hà Tĩnh Province denied the connection between Formosa’s waste water discharg…
Labour rights violations inspected in apparel industry
A pilot labour inspection campaign in the apparel industry uncovered 1,786 violations at 152 businesses in 12 …
EPC contract signed on Vinh Tan 4 thermal plant expansion
Hanoi (VNA) – An Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract on the expansion of Vinh Tan 4 therm…
Taxi company Uber Vietnam cuts fares
HCM City (VNA) – Taxi company Uber Vietnam has recently announced that it has cut the fare of its UberX servic…
Northwestern mountainous region records highest household poverty rate
Hanoi (VNA) – The Northwestern mountainous region has the highest number of poor and near-poor households, whi…
Vietnam Airlines sets up new VASCO airline
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines Corp officially set up a new airline based on the restructuring of its subsidia…
Ho Chi Minh City sees youth potential for business growth
Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Dynamic youth are likely to help Ho Chi Minh City realise its goal of doubling the nu…
Tourism hopeful about TPP benefits
Hanoi (VNA) – Many new opportunities will be opened up for the tourism sector by Vietnam’s participation in th…
Automobile sales plummet in February
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s automobile sales reached 11,718 units in February, down 49 percent against the previou…
Finland helps develop smart power grid in Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Power Corporation and Finland’s ABB Oy Company launched mini Supervisory Control and…
Viettel becomes first 4G service provider in Burundi
Hanoi (VNA) – Lumitel – a brand of the military-run telecommunication group Viettel in Burundi – has become th…
Exchange rate to be stable in 2016
Hanoi (VNA) – The exchange rate in 2016 will not have big changes in order to ensure macro-economic stability …
Ministry refines apartment regulations
HA NOI (VNS)— The construction ministry recently issued a circular on the management and use of apartment buil…
Japanese company hopes to build gas storage in Ha Nam province
Ha Nam (VNA) – Japan’s Tokyo Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd is considering the building of an industrial gas storage f…
Foreign visitors to Viet Nam increase by 3.5% in February
HA NOI (VNS) — More than 833,000 foreign visitors entered Viet Nam in February, a 3.5 per cent increase from t…
Restaurant chains: Burger King encounters problems, others leaving market
VietNamNet Bridge – A series of restaurant chains, including Burger King, Golden Gate, Red Sun-ITI and M…
NA aims to pass four draft laws in final session
HA NOI (VNS) — The last session of the National Assembly’s (NA) 13th tenure will officially open on Marc…
Value of goods and services rises
HA NOI (VNS) — The national retail value of goods and services in the first two months of this year experience…
Treatment of rare diseases in VN is expensive
The conference was held on Sunday to mark International Rare Disease Day. A rare disease is defined as one tha…
Exchange rate to be stable in 2016
Hanoi (VNA) – The exchange rate in 2016 will not have big changes in order to ensure macro-economic stability …
Vietnam supports ASEAN’s cooperation priorities
Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnam fully backs ASEAN’s cooperation priorities in 2016 initiated by Laos as this year’s …
Emirates Airlines to operate non-stop flight to Hanoi
Hanoi (VNA) – Emirates Airlines, a leading carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch daily flights…
VN satellite to enter space by 2018
HA NOI (VNS) — A 50kg satellite, measuring 50x50x50cm, will be launched into space by Viet Nam in 2018. The Mi…
Viet Nam, Japan parliamentary groups boost links
HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam has continued to facilitate the development of ties with Japan for the benefit of the …
Central rate decreases slightly
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on February 22 announced the central rate for the Vietnam …
ODA attraction, use directions issued for 2016–202
Hanoi (VNA) – Directions for the attraction, management and use of foreign sponsors’ official development assi…
Vice chairwoman meets with Japanese official
HA NOI (VNS) — National Assembly vice chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday received Japan’s Gunma Go…
More than 23,000 cars sold in Jan 2016
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s automobile sales in the first month of 2016 rose 16 percent from the same period last …
New decision to boost automobile sector
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has issued a decision on mechanisms and measures to implement the strategy fo…