Ho Chi Minh City has been assigned to collect VND226 trillion (US$10.7 billion) for the State budget in 2014, or 29 percent of the total revenues of the state coffer.

The Vietnamese Government will not be responsible for foreign loans that it has not guaranteed, according to a new prime ministerial decree.

The Dao-heuang Group led by overseas Vietnamese Le Thi Luong has inaugurated a department of obstetrics in Champassak provincial hospital, Laos.

Party committees at all levels are required to implement the Party and State’s policy on thrift practice and anti-wastefulness under a recently approved official document as the 2014 Lunar New Year is drawing near.

Most travellers to Vietnam are attracted wonderful natural beauty, from the green rice fields in the north to the fascinating bustle of the Mekong Delta in the south.

Ethnic minorities are increasingly choosing not to wear their traditional costumes, especially for their daily activities.

Hundreds of Vietnamese students will be sent abroad for nuclear power training courses in preparation for the operation of Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plants 1 & 2, set to be operational by 2020, according to the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested relevant ministries and localities to intensify food safety inspections, especially when the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is approaching.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for stronger administrative reform efforts in investment, construction and land, creating favourable conditions for both locals and enterprises. 

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will spend VND38.1 billion (US$1.8 million) preserving, restoring and promoting the values of Cat Tien relic site in the remote district of the same name.