HCM City People’s Council gets new Chairwoman
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:26:00
Nguyen Thi Le, deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission, was voted on April 8 as the new head of the municipal 9th People’s Council for the remaining period of the 2016 – 2021 tenure.
Vietnamese fishermen face jail time for trawling in Indonesia
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:22:00
11 Vietnamese fishermen who have been arrested for fishing in Indonesian waters could be jailed for up to six years.
Dutch ambassador: PM’s Vietnam visit highlights strategic partnership
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:21:00
Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman has stated that the upcoming Vietnam visit by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will affirm the importance of bilateral partnership between the two countries in a modern context.
Ethics teacher gets life in jail for raping minor girls
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:18:00
A former primary school teacher in Da Nang will spend the rest of his life in jail for raping third-grade girls.
Party delegation attends international workshop in Mexico
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:17:00
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam attended an annual international workshop entitled “Political parties and a new society” held by the Labour Party of Mexico (PT) in Mexico City from April 4-6.
West Lake fish go belly up in Hanoi again
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:14:00
Sudden weather change has been blamed as fish died again in Hanoi’s biggest lake and the stench spread.
Statistics office partners with IMF to re-evaluate Vietnam’s economic scale
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:10:00
The General Statistics Office (GSO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are working together toreview the methods to evaluate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) scale of Vietnam.
Vietnam state steel company faces bankruptcy
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:07:00
Saddled with debts it cannot repay, state-owned Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Jsc is on the verge of bankruptcy.
VN attaches great importance to strategic partnership with Germany
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:05:00
VGP – Both Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed Viet Nam attaches great importance to the strategic partnership with Germany during separate receptions for Minister President of Thuringia state Bodo Ramelow on Monday.
NA Standing Committee’s 33th meeting to start on April 10
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:04:00
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its 33rd meeting from April 10-18, according to a NA statement.
Stiff competition continues in Hanoi’s retail property market
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:02:00
VOV.VN - Hanoi continued to see fierce competition among retail properties during the first quarter of 2019, partially due to an additional 16,000 square meters from an inner-city project, reported Savills Vietnam.
VinFast, South Korean firm to make electric vehicle batteries
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:00:00
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has set up a joint venture with South Korea’s LG Chem to produce batteries for electric vehicles.
Hanoi Stock Exchange eyes profit of 13.2 million USD in 2019
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:05:00
The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) eyes 308 billion VND (13.2 million USD) in pre-tax profit in 2019, up 0.3 percent year on year, and 594.3 billion VND in total revenue, up 5.66 percent year on year.
HCM City looks for cooperation opportunities in Cuba
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:56:00
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vo Thi Dung paid an official visit to Cuba from April 4 to 7 to explore potential for cooperation with localities of the Caribbean country.
Thai tycoon gets billion-dollar fillip after announcing Vietnam investment
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:55:00
The fortune of Thai energy tycoon Sarath Ratnavadi jumped by a billion dollars after announcing his Vietnam investment plan.
Japanese-made amphibious vehicles to enter Vietnam
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:51:00
Car dealers say they are preparing to distribute amphibious vehicles made in Japan, though they are unsure about domestic demand.
Vietnam wants to send more Vietnamese workers to Qatar: NA leader
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:49:00
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said she had asked leaders of Qatar to receive more Vietnamese workers as the Western Asian country is preparing for the 2022 World Cup finals.
NA Chairwoman addresses IPU-140 plenary session
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:47:00
VGP - The National Assembly of Viet Nam is always a responsible member of the IPU and ready to work with IPU and other member parliaments to implement the IPU resolutions and initiatives, contributing to building peace and sustainable development for the sake of people around the globe, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.
