Overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs have proved effective and contributed to the country’s socio-economic development.

Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Saturday weighed in on the draft architecture law for the first time, demanding the law incorporate a combination of technical and artistic perspectives.

Dr Đỗ Đức Định, from the Hà Nội Institute for Socio Economic Studies, speaks to Khoa học & Đời sống (Science & Life) newspaper on performance-based pay.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and heads of Vietnamese representative missions abroad are ready to work alongside domestic cities and provinces in comprehensively fostering external relations with other countries, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has co-ordinated with various other ministries and agencies to create a programme to connect the country’s innovation networks.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed that future Official Development Assistance loans are necessary for Việt Nam to meet its development potential, but they emphasised the need to spend these loans more effectively.

Việt Nam will likely face a power shortage in the period 2020-30 if electricity generation is not increased and there is not enough fuel (coal and gas) for generation, warned an energy forum held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Fifty-three Vietnamese and foreign students took part in a 10-day Social Entrepreneurship for Economic Development (SEED) programme that ended yesterday (August 10) at the Banking University of HCM City.

Vietnam News Agency talks with Associate Professor., Doctor Lê Xuân Trường, Head of In-service Faculty of the Academy of Finance, to explore the impact of reducing corporate income tax on the business investment environment and economic growth. 

President Trần Đại Quang has asked the Việt Nam Veterans’ Business Association (VVBA) to help its members develop commercial production, intensify scientific-technological applications in production and promote high value added services, thus helping with poverty reduction.