Trà Vinh's top officials arrested in tax evasion probe Two top officials of the Trà Vinh City were arrested on Wednesday as probe into a land tax evasion ring that caused an estimated loss of nearly VNĐ120 billion (US$5,200) to the Government expanded.

Japanese expat falls for Vietnamese literature At first, he never imagined he would study in Việt Nam, but it was the locals’ hospitality and generosity enticed him to come back.

Việt Nam is Asia’s bright spot amid trade tensions: UOB report

Việt Nam is Asia’s bright spot amid trade tensions, said the latest report on Việt Nam’s economy by the United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), which forecast the country’s economy will expand 6.7 per cent in 2019.

Programme built to better use of trade remedies A report on the building of a general programme for the use of trade remedies in several production industries is being compiled by the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam (TRAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese Party official visits Qatar to boost bilateral ties

Politburo member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Trương Thị Mai has been visiting the Middle East, meeting Qataris officials to discuss measures to boost bilateral relations.

Peso stability a priority says new Argentine finance minister Argentina's new finance minister made stabilising the country's battered currency his top priority on Tuesday, while still pledging to meet commitments made to the International Monetary Fund, which is sending a team to Buenos Aires.

Insurance industry targets 20 per cent growth this year The country’s insurance sector has targeted a growth rate of 20 per cent this year, according to the Việt Nam Insurance Association.

Fintech firms need clear policy to develop Việt Nam needs a proper legal framework for financial technology (fintech) services, a State Bank of Vietnam official said on August 20.

When a good policy turns into bad debts Five years after the Government issued Decree 67, which aimed at supporting fishermen to build bigger and more modern steel-hulled boats able to resist bad weather and venture further into the sea, the decree has hardly been a panacea for the country’s fishermen.

Chinese firm to invest in $2b factory in Thanh Hóa Chinese steel firm Mintal Group Co. Ltd has expressed a desire to build a Ferocrom, stainless steel and non-ferrous metal factory in central Thanh Hóa Province’s Nghi Sơn economic zone.