Former official sentenced to eight years in prison Former vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Tài was sentenced to eight years in prison on Sunday for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, which resulted in a loss of VNĐ1.927 trillion (US$83 million) to the treasury.

City to revoke long-delayed projects

HCM City authorities are planning to revoke “long-delayed or projects that are no longer feasible” that have affected thousands of home owners who have been asked to move to make way for these projects.    

Vehicle licence plate auction possibly to be included in law Number plates that contain “88888” or those that end either “86” or “68” are considered lucky and popular with drivers. Plates that end with “9” are also considered to bring good fortune.

US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday.

US infections top three million as Trump pushes schools reopening The United States topped three million confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed for schools to re-open amid a COVID-19 resurgence in many southern hotspots.

China signs UN arms trade treaty China signed a global pact on Monday to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, the Asian power's UN ambassador said.

MoIT proposes to resume rice exports The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has asked the Government to resume rice exports. However, the export volume would be limited at 800,000 tonnes for April and May.

Police urged to ensure national security, social order during COVID-19 pandemic

General Tô Lâm, Minister of Public Security, has urged police forces to ensure national security and social order while focusing on the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Legal quarries threaten national landscape site

Kim Sơn National Landscape Site in the central province of Thanh Hóa has been seriously impacted by legal quarrying activities, reported online Vietnam Business Forum magazine.

VN to maintain dialogue with US to promote bilateral trade: vice spokesperson Việt Nam will continue to monitor and assess the impact of the US’ removal of Việt Nam from the list of developing countries under US countervailing duty laws, Vice Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Đoàn Khắc Việt said on Thursday.