Deputy General Director of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) Ninh Văn Quỳnh on Thursday admitted at court to receiving about VNĐ 20 billion from former Ocean Bank General Director Nguyễn Xuân Sơn during 2009-13 when Quỳnh was PVN’s chief accountant.

The online tax refund pilot project launched by the Department of Taxation early this year has gained positive support from many taxpayers.

Tourism ministers of the five countries under the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS), including Việt Nam, have agreed to cooperate more fully on responsible tourism, tourism marketing activities, and creation of more diverse tourism products. 

The Đồng Văn Karst Plateau in the northernmost province of Hà Giang, with its mountainous terrain, rocky soil and virtually non-existent supply of underground water, suffers from severe water shortages, especially during the dry season.

A new elephant protection area was launched by the US and the central province of Quảng Nam in mountainous Nông Sơn District on Thursday.

Construction of a bridge between Mai Chí Thọ Street and Diamond Island in District 2 began in HCM City yesterday (September 7).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested the Government take another look at VN Pharma’s license to import seven drugs manufactured by Helix Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Canada and the company’s registration papers for drug circulation.

The Prime Minister has approved a proposal to integrate lessons on human rights into the public school curricula.

A network on building sustainable neighbourhoods was established between Việt Nam and Belgium yesterday in the capital city.