The state audit office has ordered the country's largest brewer, Sabeco, to pay VND408 billion (US$18.68 million) in luxury tax it allegedly owes from 2013, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on July 6.

The family of 14-year-old swimmer Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram has insisted on moving to the United States for her continuous studying despite local authorities’ demand for compensation to her training costs.

Vietnam looks to raise its minimum monthly salary by just above 10% next year, the lowest level since 2013, a move that apparently bows to the growing pressure of the corporate sector.

More than five years after the legalization of sports betting was officially discussed for the first time, Vietnam's government is still struggling to finalize a draft decree aiming to regulate the business.

The fate of a multi-billion dollar steel mill project is now uncertain after its Taiwanese investors struggled to raise money for it, following several adjustments to the construction plan the past decade.

Vietnam's health authorities will not lower their guard against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-Cov), even though an outbreak in the Republic of Korea has appeared to slow down recently, an official said on July 3.

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Authorities in the ancient town of Hoi An have yet to find a solution for the preservation of an iconic 400-year-old bridge though its state of repair has been worsening for at least 16 years.

The Ministry of Finance has ordered the tax department and tax offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to publish the names of 600 businesses with the most unpaid taxes and debts this month, according to media reports.

Vietnam's textile industry has been seeing a strong flow of foreign investment over the first half of the year, a trend that many say is spurred by a trade treaty expected to be completed by this year-end.