National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked for thorough preparations for the three remaining regular sessions of the 15th legislature while chairing a meeting with representatives of NA committees for legal, judicial and external affairs, the NA Office, and the Institute for Legislative Studies on August 1.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has expressed his hope that parliamentary cooperation would become a key pillar in the partnership between Vietnam and Timor-Leste, via sharing experiences in law-building, supreme supervision, and decision-making on key national issues.

Foreign investors injected more than US$2.87 billion into the Vietnamese realty market during January-July, a year-on-year surge of 78%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Foreign Investment Agency.

The Hanoi-based Hoang Lam Cosmetic Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. to introduce stem cell technology in Vietnam.

Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that was wrapped up on July 31.

Leading investment fund VinaCapital remains confident in the Vietnamese stock market in the last months of this year despite foreign investors’ heavy net selling.

Many bright spots were seen in the economic panorama in the first seven months of this year thanks to the Government’s continuous efforts to perfect the institution, remove difficulties for businesses, and promote economic growth.

A national anti-scam mobile application has been launched by the National Cybersecurity Association under the Ministry of Public Security.

Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital has announced the successful completion of a heart transplant for a seven-year-old girl diagnosed with end-stage heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.

The People's Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held a dialogue with Japanese enterprises on July 31 to help remove difficulties and address problems facing them while operating in the southern province.