housing investors must get banks guarantee circular

Housing investors must get banks' guarantee: Circular

Housing investors must obtain a financial guarantee from commercial banks before they will be permitted to transfer property to home buyers or renters, from August 9 onwards.
foreign firms must comply with investment conditions

Foreign firms must comply with investment conditions

Only when foreign enterprises sufficiently fulfill the conditions prescribed by Vietnamese investment legislation in compliance with the provisions of international treaties to which Viet Nam is a signatory shall they be permitted to conduct commercial assessment services.
pm approves incentives for new microchip plant

PM approves incentives for new microchip plant

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to permit Saigon Industry Corporation to build a chip making factory worth VND6.6 trillion (US$309 million).
vn opposes chinas illegal activities on east sea

VN opposes China’s illegal activities on East Sea

Each construction and expansion project by foreigners on reef islands in Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) that is not explicitly permitted by the Vietnamese Government is illegal and invalid.
vietnam national broadcaster fined for airing unauthorized show secures vietnam idol permit

Vietnam national broadcaster fined for airing unauthorized show, secures Vietnam Idol permit

National broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has been given a fine of over US$2,000 for airing two episodes of the localized version of “Asia’s Got Talent” last month without a license while it has been granted the permit to broadcast “Vietnam Idol 2015.”
ho chi minh city committed to cutting red tape to aid foreign investors

Ho Chi Minh City committed to cutting red tape to aid foreign investors

The Ho Chi Minh City administration has promised to employ a series of measures to help foreign investors with more streamlined formalities, such as reducing the amount of time they have to wait to get an investment permit.
national money printing house to produce gold bars

National Money Printing House to produce gold bars

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has permitted the National Money Printing House (NMPH) to produce gold bars and gold souvenirs, according to the instructions of the bank's governor.
prime minister approves scrap imports

Prime Minister approves scrap imports

The prime minister has permitted the import of 36 different kinds of scrap as production materials, newly launched site Vietnamplus reported on December 26.
pm allows changes to industrial parks

PM allows changes to industrial parks

Primer Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has permitted amendments to the development master plan for industrial parks in 31 provinces and cities.
vietcombank to provide financial services to power project

Vietcombank to provide financial services to power project

The State Bank of Viet Nam's governor has permitted Vietcombank (VCB) to provide financial services to a World Bank-sponsored power project.
card alliances receive pms permission to merge

Card alliances receive PM's permission to merge

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued a decision on December 22, which permits the merger of Viet Nam National Financial Switching JSC (Banknetvn) and Smartlink Card Services JSC (Smartlink).
vietnamese workers stuck in saudi arabia

Vietnamese workers stuck in Saudi Arabia

Twenty-five Vietnamese workers are currently stuck in Saudi Arabia because they lack work permits or the financial means to leave the country, according to Ly Thai Hai, chairman of the Bac Kan People's Committee.
greece protests elgin marbles sculpture loan to russia

Greece protests Elgin Marbles sculpture loan to Russia

The London museum said it had loaned one of the statues - taken from the Parthenon temple in Athens by British diplomat Lord Elgin in 1803 - to Russia's State Hermitage Museum.
future of agriculture lies in high technology

Future of agriculture lies in high technology

The future of Vietnam agriculture lies in an alliance with Japan, Israel and New Zealand in support of a modernized sector with improved product quality in conformity with the highest of international standards, says Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, Director of Vietnam Institute of Economics. 
real madrid train underprivileged children in vietnam

Real Madrid train underprivileged children in Vietnam

About 250 disadvantaged children in Vietnam will have a chance to play and learn to play football under the guide of Real Madrid coaches at HCM City-based RMIT university stadium on November 8 and 9.