The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption has urged the relevant agencies to step up investigations into and hold first-instance hearings for eight serious corruption cases, VNA reported.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has announced that a nine-year-old Australian boy is not eligible for a VAT refund for his VND6-billion watch.

The State Bank of Vietnam is ready to sell foreign currency to stabilize the forex market in the wake of the sharp strengthening of the greenback against the Vietnamese dong recently.

A wide range of environmental protection activities are to be held during Vietnam Seas and Island Week 2019, scheduled for early next month, announced the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on May 20.

The Japanese Government will present Japan’s Orders to two Vietnamese citizens.

According to the Government's report presented by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at the 7th session of the 14th National Assembly, the country’s GDP in the first three months of 2019 expanded by 6.79%.

Matchday 10 of the 2019 V.League saw keeper Bui Tien Dung make a poor debut for Hanoi FC and forward Nguyen Van Toan rescue Hoang Anh Gia Lai from a home defeat against Becamex Binh Duong.

The Vietnam and Myanmar national U23 teams will play a friendly match at the Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho Province on June 7.

The Gia Lai Forest Protection sub-department has asked the police to investigate the recent destruction of a pine forest, Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper reported.

Bui Sy Loi, vice chairman of National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about a proposal to increase retirement age in the draft amended Labour Law.

Van Long Lagoon in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been officially recognised as the world’s latest Ramsar site and becomes Vietnam’s ninth in total.

Vietnam encourages private participation in key projects

The public-private partnership (PPP) investment model is seen as an opportunity for hospitals to improve the quality of their service, thus attracting more patients, experts said on May 21.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have entered the peak fruit harvesting season, with bumper harvests and high selling prices.

Irrecoverable debts kept increasing in 2019’s first three months and currently account for more than 50 per cent of the 22 banks’ bad debts.

Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That came out victorious following the first stage of the Tour of Zhoushan Island I in China on May 21.

Despite some improvements in To Lich River water quality, many experts are still expressing doubts.

The Government has instructed ministries and local governments not to ease up on the fight against African swine fever which has now spread to 34 provinces and cities.

Hai Duong police said on May 21 that they have arrested a woman for trafficking 30 bricks of heroin, the largest amount ever seized in the northern province.

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 47 countries and territories will take part in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon 2019 on May 25 in Thanh Hoa’s Pu Luong Nature Reserve.