Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is still in thirst for investment
In the current Vietnamese socio-economic context, pharmaceuticals play a crucial part, especially in prevention and treatment of diseases. However, with…
Techcombank to sell 500 million shares
Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will put 500 million shares on sale in two phases to raise…
Cutting regular spending, not raising taxes, will reduce public debt
MOF plans to raise the VAT (valued added tax) rate from 10 percent to 12 percent, impose luxury tax on…
Dinh Vu polyester plant teetering on brink of bankruptcy
The failing state-funded Dinh Vu polyester plant invested by PetroVietnam Petrochemical and Textile Fiber JSC (PVTex), a joint venture of…
Finance ministry opposes high incentives for special economic zones
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has expressed its disagreement with certain incentive mechanisms for businesses and individuals working in special…
US$871 million for development of grassroots healthcare
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just approved the budget for grassroots healthcare from 2016-20, a programme that includes funding…
Pilot program brings 600 young cadres to countryside
For the last five years, 600 young cadres have been appointed vice chairmen of communal People’s Committees at 64 poor…
HCM City to pilot car iParking shortly
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have approved a proposal from the city’s Department of Transport to pilot a technology…
Hanoi taxis to use common operating software
Hanoi’s Department of Transport has proposed to make it compulsory for all taxi transport businesses to use a common taxi…
200 factory workers to hold group wedding in HCM City
Hundred couples who work at the city’s numerous factories will hold a group wedding on September 2, organised by the…