VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries, agencies and localities to promptly prevent practices of smuggling and trade in contraband and counterfeit goods that have grabbed domestic headlines in recent times.

Bold steps were made to handle serious corruption cases during the first half of the year, including many related to ministries, sectors and localities, in line with the motto of “no off-limits zones and no exceptions”, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Nguyen Huu Dong said on August 14.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac has written an article on intensifying the prevention, control of corruption, other negative phenomena, contributing to building an increasingly transparent and strong Party and State following late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s thought and viewpoint.

VOV.VN - Exports are one of the three important pillars of economic growth alongside investment and consumption, with these recording double-digit negative growth since the first quarter of the year, with a fall of up to 11.9% compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Mong Cai city have recommended that Vietnamese people traveling to Dongxing city of China via the Mong Cai International Border Gate go in groups of three and above.

VOV.VN - The Chinese Government has decided to add Vietnam to its list of countries which will play host to a pilot programme for reopening to group tours as part of the northern neighbours second phase of emerging from the pandemic.

A book by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong regarding the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena will be released at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2, according to the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs.

Some experts have warned that taxation, if applied, would have a negative impact on the real estate market.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airports and airlines to announce the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s latest waiver of a requirement to present a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test result for entry into the East Asian nation.

UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on August 2 announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls.