The authorities in HCM City have requested local departments and agencies to implement cashless transactions for all household bill payments including school tuition.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported to the prime minister on the spread of the exotic fall armyworm in many localities of the country.

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam will come into force on June 1, 2019.

A workshop on the role of intellectual property (IP) in promoting socio-economic development was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Hanoi on May 9.

Telecommunications companies are improving their services to meet the demand for livestreaming, watching online television shows and playing online games.

The rising demand for healthcare has made Vietnam a promising destination for domestic and foreign investors.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has complained about Vietnam’s overdue payments for multiple projects, especially the metro line No. 1 project in HCMC.

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After a tough 12 months, with Vietnamese pharmaceutical giants continuing to report poor business performance in the first quarter of 2019, new solutions are being sought to hold firm amid increasingly mounting competition from international rivals.

Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Swedish Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree wished to deepen bilateral relations between the two nations, especially in environmental issues.

Twelve people involved in a counterfeit cancer drug scandal at VN Pharma Company are facing new charges of selling fake medicine, instead of smuggling, according to investigators at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

Police are carrying out further investigations into what is considered the largest kidney trafficking ring in the country, masterminded by a woman from HCMC.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien has proposed that drivers with higher-than-permitted alcohol concentration be forced to perform community service, Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper reported.

The HCMC People’s Procuracy recommended on May 9 that defendant Van Kinh Duong be sentenced to death, after he was accused of leading the largest drug trafficking and production ring in 2017.

The Lao Ministry of National Defence and the Vietnamese Defence Attache Office in Laos on May 9 held a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7) which ended the French rule in Vietnam.

The initiative to narrow the distance between startups and the government have seen positive results thanks to the government’s efforts to issue suitable policies as well as the huge support from Vietnam Silicon Valley.

It is essential that technology be regarded as the crucial factor that could take Vietnam out of the middle-income trap and turn it into a developed country, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a technology forum in Hanoi today, May 9.

In the first four months of this year, the merger and acquisition scene has been active with the participation of both ­domestic and international ­investors.

Many residents near Cau Giay Park have opposed a decision to allow construction of a large car park.

With a series of billion-dollar foreign-invested projects in the pipeline, Vietnam is expected to attain a new record in foreign direct investment attraction this year.