Drones, ultra-light aircraft to be tightly controlled PM Phúc ordered strict management of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ultra-light aircraft as recent incidents threatened airline safety.

Measures needed to curb unhealthy airline competition

Unhealthy competition among air carriers has led to damaging practices such as forcing pilots to fly more than the permitted number of hours and paying high salaries to poach pilots from other airlines, behaviours that must be stopped to ensure the safety of passengers, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình.

Drones fly in VN without licenses

Camera-equipped drones known as flycams have become increasingly popular, especially among Vietnamese photographers and filmmakers, but few people know they need permission from the Ministry of Defence to fly the devices.

Decree to rid hospitals of bad suppliers

Health departments throughout the country have been ordered to publish the winning bids for the supply of medical equipment to public hospitals.

Tra fish exports to China grow Viet Nam's tra fish exports to China and Hong Kong (China) recorded strong growth in the first 10 months of this year, hitting US$122 million, representing a year-on-year increase of nearly 50 per cent.

Defence ministry wary of airborne cameras The Ministry of Defence has urged provincial and city authorities and other relevant agencies to scrupulously enforce regulations related to the use of flycams, or cameras attached to remote-controlled flying devices for shooting aerial pictures.

New policies come into effect this month A range of new policies for helping poor, ethnic-minority women and to deal with non-payment of forest and environment service fees and other issues will take effect this month.

An end to Sofitel Metropole construction? Not yet The Sofitel Metropole Hotel will pump US$16 million into upgrading its famed Ha Noi landmark.

SSC chairman shares stock market savvy State Securities Commission (SSC) Chairman Vu Bang yesterday shared his insights into the stock market during an online chat with the public over the Viet Nam Communist Party's website. Followings are extracts from the two and a half hour exchange.