Big cities should be financial hubs

The Government should develop Hà Nội and HCM City into financial centres as local businesses lack capital markets, National Assembly (NA) deputy Phạm Phú Quốc said on Tuesday.

FMCG fluctuated in Q2, reflecting market’s volatility

The nationwide growth of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) slowed down in the second quarter of the year, after reaching a record peak in the previous quarter.

Students with disabilities participate in sports event

More than 750 disabled students aged below 16 from 21 schools and other educational centres in HCM City took part in a charity Sports Day recently.

250kg bomb found in Quang Tri Province A 250 kilogramme bomb left behind by the United States (US) during its war in Viet Nam has been unearthed in Huong Hoa District, central Quang Tri Province.

New draft law focuses on the rights, not duties, of children The chairwoman of the Viet Nam Association for Children Rights Protection,Tran Thi Thanh Thanh, spoke with Kinh te & Do thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) about a draft law on children's rights.

Lead poisoning cases soar Health experts say lead poisoning has risen to alarming levels in Viet Nam, especially among children.

PM approves population, reproductive health plan The Prime Minister has approved the national strategic population plan and the reproductive health development plan for the 2011-20 period. Viet Nam thus hopes to lower the rising sex ratio at birth (SRB) and lower the population increase rate to around 1 percent.

PM approves new national population and reproductive health plan The Prime Minister on Monday approved the national strategic population plan and the reproductive health development plan for the 2011-20 period. Viet Nam thus hopes to lower the rising sex ratio at birth (SRB) and lower the population increase rate to around 1 percent.

HCM City's children set for 10 new amusement parks The HCM City People's Committee is giving priority to building 10 amusement parks and three cultural centres for children this year.

State Bank moves, penny stocks sustain markets Investor sentiment on the nation's stock markets improved throughout last week, helped by measures by the State Bank of Viet Nam to ease interest rate pressures, lifting the VN-Index to a close on Friday of 517.46 points, a gain of 1.36 per cent from the previous week. On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the average daily value of trades rose by 26.5 per cent from the previous week's average, to over VND2 trillion (US$105.3 million), while average daily volumes grew by 29.6 per cent to nearly 54.3 million shares.