EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' budget summit EU leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich nations, poorer ones wanting to preserve spending and others wanting to fund grand global ambitions.

Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change His company is often criticised for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, said Monday that he was committing US$10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change.

Vĩnh Phúc puts great efforts to cope with Covid-19

Vĩnh Phúc northern province now led the list of people affected with the acute respiratory illness Covid-19 (nCoV) thus local authorities have conducted different preventive measures to cope with the situation.

Property market expected to be safer thanks to central bank’s tight credit policy

Property industry insiders said the State Bank of Việt Nam’s decision to tighten credit would mean pain in the short term for developers but help the sector develop sustainably over the long term.

Improving access to resources critical for SME development

Access to resources was vital for the development of of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

MoT asks for solutions to repay Cát Linh-Hà Đông Railway debt The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Government for advice over a loan owed to China for the long-delayed and still not yet operational Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway project.

HCM City expects stock market to become ‘barometer’ of economy

HCM City will speed up equitisation of State-owned enterprises to bring good ones and their brands into the stock market, its chairman has said.

HCM City steps up measures against coronavirus outbreak HCM City authorities have stepped up efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Migrant workers welcome Tết far from home

According to the Labour Federation of the southern province of Bình Dương, which hosts the largest number of enterprises and industrial parks nationwide, about 100,000 internal migrant workers will not return to their hometowns for the upcoming holiday for various reasons.

Ministry proposes getting funding for runway and taxiway repair The Ministry of Transport has proposed the Government allocate the State budget or allow airport operators to use its revenue to repair runways and taxiways in Hà Nội and HCM City.