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Government asks for tight control over corporate bond issuance

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked for tight control of corporate bond issuance so the finance and equity sectors operate properly and safely.

National High School Examination results released

Among nine subjects in the National High School Examination this year, History remained the subject with lowest average score despite all subjects seeing increased averages from last year's exam,

Potential risks for Vietnam's exports to U.S.

Vietnam’s exports to the United States have recently soared, bringing about opportunities to both gain more market shares in the states and potential risks.

 

Museum of Asian Art in Paris to display its first Vietnamese contemporary object

A handmade lacquer work from Vietnam has become the first contemporary handicraft object from Southeast Asia to be displayed at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

Puppetry theatre brings "The Tale of Kieu" to the stage

The Vietnam Puppetry Theatre will stage Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) for the first time as an experimental performance.

Upscale hotels see room rates increase

Five-star hotels in the country increased room rates by 4.1 per cent last year while four-star hotels dropped theirs by 2.3 per cent, according to the Vietnam Hotel Survey released on Thursday by Grant Thornton.

 

More than 723,000 firms in Vietnam using e-tax declaration services

As of June 20, Vietnam had 723,667 businesses using e-tax declaration services, 99.8 per cent of total operating firms, according to the General Department of Taxation.

 

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VN labour market records positive figures in six months

 

VN garment and footwear firms will have to wait for EVFTA benefits

Textile, garment and footwear products made in Vietnam will not enjoy immediate tariff cuts after the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

Map on King’s wives’ tombs discovered

Information from a map featuring Tu Duc King’s (1847-1883) tomb area, drawn during the revolutionary regime after 1975, will be used to assist efforts to rebuild the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc of the Nguyen Dynasty.

HCM City to host international track and field tourney

The 26th HCM City International Track and Field Viet Nam Open 2019 will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium from July 17-19, the organising board has announced.

HCM City residents lament lack of green space

Rapid urbanisation is eating away at HCM City's green space, with parks coming under increasing threat from shops, cafes, office blocks and parking lots.

Vietnam coffee exports plummet as robusta prices fall

Vietnam’s coffee exports dropped by around 20 per cent in the first half of the year.

 

Vietnamese cueist finishes second at Int’l 3-Cushion Billiards Tournament

Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Ngoc Tri was defeated 12-40 by his rival from the Republic of Korea Cho Myung-woo at the final match of the International three-Cushion Billiards Tournament - Becamex IJC – Number 1 Cup.

 

HCM City promotes reading culture among community

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are promoting reading culture in the community through a series of new programmes organised this year.

 

Stunning coral reefs of Hon Yen island

The landscape cluster of Hon Yen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen was recognised as a national relic site in April 2018. This is an ideal destination for seeing coral reefs.

VN government works to improve business climate

A number of business conditions have been reduced or removed thanks to the Government’s efforts in improving the business environment and increasing national competitiveness.

 

24 years of normalisation of Vietnam – US relations

Over the past 24 years, the Vietnam-US relations have been strengthened with more effective and practical cooperation.

Recruitment demand for senior positions growing in Vietnam

The human resources industry in Vietnam is developing strongly, fuelled by multinational companies’ growing demand for expanding and setting up their production chains in the country, according to Adecco Vietnam.

 

Hanoi's programme on key industrial production eyes FDI firms

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade expects foreign direct investment (FDI) firms will team up to develop key industrial products to benefit socio-economic development.