International and Vietnamese artists are performing in “A Night of Beethoven” concert at the HCM City Opera House on August 3 to mark the 58th anniversary of the Day for AO/dioxin Victims on August 10.

With the number of cars and bikes on the rise, Hanoi should accelerate planning for underground parking, experts have said.

Bond issuance is becoming an ideal channel for real estate firms to raise capital as credit policies for property development are gradually being tightened, experts said.

In spite of being implemented in 2011, the Government-supported agriculture insurance programme which aims to protect farmers against losses of crops and livestock has so far failed to attract farmers due to high premium and complicated procedures.

ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi has expressed his optimism over the likelihood that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between 10 ASEAN member countries and six partners will be finalised by the end of the year.

More than 80 percent of strikes in the first half of the year occurred at foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.

Some banks have unexpectedly announced they would cut interest rates on VND loans in the Government’s priority sectors to support firms in 2019, starting from August 1.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 1 asked ministries to speed up the connection of administrative procedures under their management to the national single window (NSW) as the work remains slow.

Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups are to be empowered to develop policies involving their communities. 

Experts discussed plans for Vietnam’s integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) by 2020 during a conference in Hanoi on July 31.