Central bank to keep watch on bancassurance activities

Bancassurance activities will have to strictly comply with the provisions of the Law on Insurance Business, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

SSC cancels listing of 7 million ASA shares due to fraud The decision is based on the inspection results of SSC and the investigation and verification by the Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

HCM City gets serious about improving road safety

HCM City aims to reduce the number of road accidents and deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent this year, its People’s Committee Chairman, Phan Văn Mãi, told a recent meeting.

Quarantine not required for hometown returnees during Tết Those returning to their hometowns during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday will not have to quarantine, according to the latest document sent from the health ministry to local people’s committees at a central level.

Transport ministry enhances inspections ahead of Tết The Ministry of Transport has just set up three special teams for inspection of transport activities ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Kiên Giang makes efforts to protect marine ecosystem

Environmental pollution, encroachment of coastal areas to build resorts, restaurants and other activities on the coast have degraded and destroyed marine ecosystems in many coastal and island areas in Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province.

Former director of Bạch Mai admits violations in inflating price of medical equipment

Hà Nội’s People's Court yesterday opened the first instance trial on the inflation of prices of medical equipment in Bạch Mai Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Việt Nam.

Breakthroughs needed in corrupt asset valuation and recovery: Party chief

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng chaired the 21st meeting of the Central Committee for Anti-Corruption, reviewing the efforts in 2021, and urged for breakthroughs in asset recovery in 2022

Large caps cushion the market, VN-Index still falls 1 per cent

Shares plummeted on Tuesday despite the growth of some major blue chips as negative information continued to weigh on small and medium cap stocks.

Current fines for market violations not enough

Although market regulators detect many violations on the stock market, the penalties are often not proportionate to the profit, and so are of little deterrent to would-be rule-breakers.