NA Standing Committee discusses financial and budget policies for Hà Nội

Minister of Finance Đinh Tiến Dũng presented a report on piloting some financial and budget mechanisms and policies, affirming the need to develop a resolution suitable to the city.

Mineral resources are public property: experts

Lại Hồng Thanh, deputy head of General Department of Geology and Minerals and Nguyễn Thế Chinh, head of Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, talk to the Vietnamese Government website about mineral resource management

Bến Tre proposes ferry service to ease bridge congestion Bến Tre Province has called for operating the Rạch Miễu ferry since a bridge over the Tiền River to Tiền Giang Province is overloaded and a second bridge will take another three years to build.

ADB helps Thừa Thiên-Huế mitigate risks of natural disasters The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday launched a project to help mitigate risks of natural disasters in Huế Imperial City, central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.

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.

Việt Nam's insurance industry keeps thriving in H1 2019 Việt Nam’s insurance industry maintained positive growth in the first half of this year, with total revenue surging by 24.35 per cent year-on-year to nearly VNĐ71.15 trillion (US$3 billion), the Ministry of Finance’s Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA) reported on Thursday.

Two former public security officers have jail sentences reduced Two former officers of the public security sector involved in the case of acquiring public properties and land in central Đà Nẵng City and HCM City had their jail sentences reduced at an appeal trial in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Rioters given 28 years in jail Đặng Ngọc Tấn was sentenced to 17 years in jail, while Phạm Thanh will serve 11 years behind bars for destroying public property

NA deputies look to build consensus in seventh session The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened at the NA Hall in Hà Nội yesterday in a ceremony broadcast live on national television and radio.

Transparency in land management must be upheld Professor Đặng Hùng Võ, former Deputy Minister of  Natural Resources and Environment, talks to VIETNAMNET about what the country should do to prevent land corruption.