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Disbursement backlogs must be fixed soon as public investment identified key solution to economic recovery

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed ministries, agencies and localities to fix three backlogs that have led to low disbursement rate of public investment capital for years.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:30:00

ASEAN vows to build regional community despite COVID-19

ASEAN senior officials vowed on July 16 to foster greater intra-regional co-operation to weather the COVID-19 crisis and realise the goal of building a stronger, united, and self-resilient community as agreed upon by their leaders.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:27:00

Vietnam dismisses China claims of East Sea activity over 2,000 years ago

Vietnam Thursday dismissed Chinese claims of East Sea activities dating back 2,000 years plus and called for all countries to respect international law.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:24:00

280 Vietnamese citizens safely repatriated from Russia, Belarus

Vietnam Airlines, working with relevant Vietnamese agencies and the Vietnamese Embassies in Russia and Belarus, brought back 280 Vietnamese citizens on July 16 and 17 who had been left stranded in the two countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:22:00

Blue chips drive market gains, most small caps fall

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index added 0.8 percent to 876.83 points Thursday, with over half HoSE stocks finishing in the red.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:19:00

Japanese governor honoured with Vietnam’s Friendship Medal

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam, empowered by the State President, presented the Friendship Medal to Seiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city in Japan’s Okayama prefecture, in recognition of his contributions to the growth of the Vietnam-Japan friendship.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:18:00

Vietnamese firm asked to bring sailors stranded in Malaysia home

Vietnam's Foreign Ministry has requested shipping firm Thuan Thien Ltd. to pay the salaries of and repatriate 12 Vietnamese sailors stranded in Malaysia due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 09:16:00