Nearly 90% of city sewage ends up in rivers

Nearly 90 per cent of the country’s urban sewage is discharged untreated directly into waterways, according to a report by the Ministry of Construction.

NA Vice Chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển visits Hungary Việt Nam always remembers the support from the Hungarian state and people during Việt Nam’s past struggle for national liberation and reunification.

Private investment expansion is good, but not enough to sustain economic growth

Expansion of private sector investment should go hand in hand with public investment spending to sustain high economic growth in the next decade.

Cancellation of international bidding for expressway facilitates local investors

Nguyễn Minh Cường, Principal Country Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), talks to bizline.vn on the effect of halting international bidding for eight projects on the North-South expressway.

Public spending lags behind plan

Total public investment spending reached VNĐ192 trillion (US$8.25 billion) from January-September, the Ministry of Finance reported at an online meeting yesterday.

Việt Nam expects stronger parliamentary ties with Italy: official

The Vietnamese National Assembly was delighted at the growth of the country's relations with Italy and hoped for stronger ties with the Italian parliament, NA Vice Chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển said during his talks with Vice President of the Italian Senate Ignazio La Russa in Rome on Wednesday.

Measures sought to increase social organisations’ role in public health There are still many problems in the sector, including inadequate attention to the mobilisation of social resources and the promotion of social organisations and the private sector in the field.

ODA disbursement needs urgent acceleration Việt Nam disbursed only 10 per cent of the annual ODA disbursement target in the first eight months of the year, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance.

NA Vice Chairman appreciates Japan’s ODA capital

Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) capital co-ordinated by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has contributed to Việt Nam’s socioeconomic development in the past, especially in infrastructure development, said a high-ranking lawmaker.

HCM City seeks public-private partnership in infrastructure development HCM City authorities are seeking more public-private partnerships (PPP) to ensure socio-economic development for which they otherwise lack funds.