Since the beginning of 2017, 5000 administrative procedures and 24 conditional business lines have been trimmed, with another 3000 business conditions on the chopping block, the Vietnamese government said recently.

A delegation of the Evangelical Church of Việt Nam (North) (ECVN North) visited the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation in Hà Nội on February 8 ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on February 8 visited over 100 needy workers in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk and presented them with Tết gifts.

Official Development Assistance (ODA) should only be used for national development projects, not to cover government spending, said national leaders during a government meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday decided to to return the dossier of the case “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences” at the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB, now Construction Bank – CB), and requested further investigation.

Legislators gave their opinions on the contents of several draft laws during the 21th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee that took place in Hà Nội yesterday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said the intelligentsia play a crucial role in research, feedback and application activities, thus serving the making and implementation of the Party and State’s guidelines and policies as well as socio-economic development.

The Ministry of Public Security has filed an additional charge of “abuse of position and power while on duty” against Phan Văn Anh Vũ, also known as Vũ “Nhôm”, who already faced two charges of “deliberately disclosing state secrets” and “tax evasion”.

The investors’ failure to acquire enough capital for construction works on a critical highway connecting Hà Nội and northern localities has threatened to derail the project, once again calling into question the viability of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.