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Gov't plan simplifies administrative procedures
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued a plan to simplify administrative procedures and cut at least 25% of related fees.
Vietnam to compete in 25 international sport events in Q1
Vietnam will send its sport teams to 25 international sport events in the first quarter of 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.
Commission dispels rumours on Nguyen Ba Thanh’s health
The Central Commission of Health Care for Senior Officials has dismissed rumours surrounding the health of Nguyen Ba Thanh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs.
Party meeting discusses draft political report
The draft political report, which will be submitted to the upcoming 12th National Party Congress, was the focus of the third working day of the 10th plenum of the Party Central Committee on January 7.
Appeal court upholds life sentence on ex-banker in fraud case
The appeal court upheld the life imprisonment sentence for Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank), on January 7.
PM meets new US ambassador
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the US to adopt a more flexible approach to the negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for the agreement’s early signing while receiving new US Ambassador Theodore Osius in Hanoi on January 7.
More foreigners come for medical tourism
The Ministry of Health said the number of foreign patients treated by medical facilities in the country surged last year, bringing foreign currency earnings of some US$1 billion.
Initiative to cut carbon emissions at Danang industrial park
A workshop was held in the central city of Danang on January 6 to develop a detailed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Danang Seafood Service Zone, and to create solutions to business development.
EU provides IT packages to gov't agencies
The European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP) on January 6 provided information and technology (IT) equipment to departments and units under three ministries and the National Office of Intellectual Property.
VND weakens, a little more to come: HSBC
(VOV)-The State Bank of Vietnam weakened the VND by 1%, raising the USD-VND daily reference rate from 21246 to 21458, according to experts of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC).