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.

President Trần Đại Quang beat the drum to kick off the Xuân Quê Hương (Homeland Spring) 2018 festival yesterday, welcoming a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) who returned home to enjoy the Vietnamese New Year Tết.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception for a delegation of nearly 100 Overseas Vietnamese returning home for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tết) festival as part of the “Homeland Spring 2018” programme. 

The People’s Court of Diễn Châu District in the central province of Nghệ An yesterday sentenced 35-year-old Hoàng Đức Bình to seven years in prison on the charge of “resisting on-duty officials” and another seven years for “abusing the rights to democracy and freedom to infringe on the interests of the State and rights and interests of organisations and citizens.”

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to the Maldives these days as the country declared a 15-day state of emergency starting from February 5 due to a political crisis.