beijing trip to maintain high level exchanges

Beijing trip to maintain high-level exchanges

President Truong Tan Sang will travel to China to attend the 70th anniversary of the victory in the world anti-fascist war on September 3.
pms visits to strengthen asean ties

PM’s visits to strengthen ASEAN ties

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is scheduled to meet with several major economic groups in Malaysia and Singapore during his visit to these nations this week.
development costs soar

Development costs soar

The State Audit of Vietnam’s report released last week on the state budget balance sheet for 2013 showed that investors of many state-funded projects committed violations in relation to investment procedures and implementation.
local courts rejected some international arbitration rulings

Local courts rejected some international arbitration rulings

Despite Vietnam’s increased economic integration and international legal commitments, Vietnam’s courts have rejected some international arbitration rulings which the courts claim are contrary to Vietnam’s legal regulations.
domestic firms target agribusiness

Domestic firms target agribusiness

Vietnam’s massive agricultural potential has encouraged local private investors to make huge investments into the sector. Thanh Dat reports.
mining rights to go up for auction

Mining rights to go up for auction

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved a plan to auction mineral mining rights in 2015.
vietnam expects big remittances in 2015

Vietnam expects big remittances in 2015

Remittance inflows into Vietnam are expected to continue increasing this year, as overseas Vietnamese look to put their savings to work.
huawei eyes vietnam

Huawei eyes Vietnam

Information, communication and technology giant Huawei is hoping to strengthen its smartphone market share in Vietnam.
turning dreams into a reality

Turning dreams into a reality

As a leading Japanese heavy industries pioneer with deep global experience, IHI Corporation has underlined its strong commitment to supporting Vietnam in realising its industrialisation dream. Thanh Dat reports.
na query soe sector involvement

NA query SOE sector involvement

A regulation on the state investment scope in enterprises in the draft Law on Management and Use of State Capital Invested in Production and Business has come under fire from many National Assembly members.
bac ninh welcomes smartphone plant

Bac Ninh welcomes smartphone plant

Microsoft will build its second largest smartphone manufacturing plant in the world in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
south korea visit concludes with wide ranging agreements

South Korea visit concludes with wide-ranging agreements

Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s October 1-4 state visit to South Korea witnessed the signing of several deals.
vice tax gets nod from na standing committee

Vice tax gets nod from NA Standing Committee

The National Assembly Standing Committee has given the thumbs-up to the government’s proposal to raise the special consumption tax on cigarettes, beer and spirits.
bac a bank raises glass to 20 years

BAC A BANK raises glass to 20 years

BAC A BANK has experienced 20 years of sustainable operations with a particular stress on providing loans for hi-tech agricultural projects.
th group backs the government student oriented fresh milk programme

TH Group backs the government’ student-oriented fresh milk programme

Locally-owned fresh milk maker TH Group is fueling the government’s efforts to build a student-oriented fresh milk programme.