Potential wrongdoings involving VNĐ15 trillion (US$658.5 million) and 6.7 million sq.m of real estate were found with the State-owned coal and mining giant, Vinacomin.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has applauded the close cooperation between the court systems of Việt Nam and Laos, at both supreme and provincial levels, while receiving Chief Judge of the Lao Supreme People’s Court Khamphanh Sit Thi Dampha in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh yesterday called on the British Government to encourage the country’s enterprises to intensify investment and business activities in Việt Nam.

Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court of Việt Nam, Nguyễn Hòa Bình, held talks with his Lao counterpart, Khamphanxit Thidampha, in Hà Nội yesterday, during which he said the two nations’ courts, especially provincial courts, should continue exchanging delegations and organising seminars to share trial experiences.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc wants strict punishment for organisations and individuals who commit violations in land-use and management.

The agriculture sector managed to top the annual growth target despite 2017 being a year of successive extreme weather events, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyễn Xuân Cường said at a review conference yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Security on Thursday announced the arrest of a businessman from the central city of Đà Nẵng for "deliberately revealing State secrets".

People employing under-16-year-old workers can receive an administrative fine or up to 12 years' imprisonment depending on the level of violations.

Following impressive GDP growth of 6.81 per cent in 2017, the government has released a set of measures and priorities to achieve socio-economic development targets in 2018.