Mountainous areas and islands need investment

PhD Doctor Lê Quốc Phương, former deputy director for the Information Centre for Industry and Trade, under the Ministry of Trade, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on key requirements in trade development in mountainous areas and islands

Việt Nam prioritises defence-security co-operation in ASEAN The dialogue aimed to promote defence co-operation within ARF in response to COVID-19 and make preparations for the 17th ARF Security Policy Conference (ASPC) to take place on July 8.

Special mechanism needed for Hải Phòng to further its development Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday agreed there should be a special mechanism for the northern port city of Hải Phòng to further its development.

HCM City eyes revival of many stalled urban area projects HCM City authorities have ratified several big projects on housing and urban areas covering hundreds of hectares and located in the city’s inner and suburban districts.

Tourism sector needs to train skilled workers Nguyễn Trùng Khánh, chairman of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, talks to Nhân dân (People) Newspaper on training a quality workforce for the tourism industry – one of Việt Nam's most important economic sectors

Government Inspectorate urged to settle public complaints Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has urged the Government Inspectorate to continue to settle public complaints and denunciations, especially complicated prolonged cases in order to ensure social order and security.

Hà Nội Stock Exchange sets sights eyes modest profit of$13.2m in 2019 The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) eyes VNĐ308 billion (US$13.2 million) in pre-tax profit in 2019, up 0.3 per cent year on year, and VNĐ594.3 billion in total revenue, up 5.66 per cent year on year.

People without ID cards struggle to live their lives

Hundreds of ethnic minority households have been living without ID cards in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông for the last 20 years, missing out on countless basic legal, social and economic rights and opportunities.

Teacher shortage affects pre-schools in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province

Public pre-schools in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are in need hundreds of teachers due to recruitment difficulties that have affected the quality of teaching and care.

HCM City decentralises power to make Decision Number 54 a ‘reality’

The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to devolve decision making authority to departments and local authorities in certain areas.