Measures needed to ensure on-schedule public investment disbursement: NA deputies Vietnam News Agency speaks to National Assembly deputies on the sidelines of the plenary session on the Government’s target of disbursing 100 per cent of allocated public investment budget this year to boost the economy's post-COVID-19 recovery, which ended last week.

Deputy PM: Utilise COVID-19 success to raise VN's global profile “The return to normal life of Vietnamese people is the dream of many countries in the world,” Deputy PM Đam said,

Important issues to be decided during final week of NA’s ninth session The 14th National Assembly will discuss and decide on a number of important issues during the final working week of the ongoing ninth session from June 15-19.

Environmental pollution and urban traffic under discussion The 15th Hà Nội’s People’s Council kicked off its 11th session yesterday, during which the impacts of environmental pollution and urban traffic on local people and measures needed to solve the issues were top of the agenda.

VN’s economy maintains growth amid global economic challenges Việt Nam’s economy maintained growth across all sectors, especially tourism, in the first eight months of 2019 despite global economic challenges and escalating trade tensions, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a cabinet meeting in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

HCM City sets scorching economic pace in first half

HCM City’s economy grew by 7.86 per cent year-on-year in the first half of the year to VNĐ611.5  trillion (US$26.3 billion).

Gov’t urged to stay alert in management  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc also bemoaned the slow introduction of some legal documents.

HCM City seeks investment in Sài Gòn Safari Park

The Sài Gòn Safari Park has been added to the list of projects in which HCM City is soliciting investment, the director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Lê Thị Huỳnh Mai, said.

Power hike dominates NA’s Standing Committee discussions

The recent hike in power prices and public concern over climbing electricity bills dominated discussions of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday.

NA Chairwoman meets voters in Cần Thơ City

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said the production and sale of fake medicines are banned and will be severely punished during her meeting with voters in An Cư Ward, Ninh Kiều District, the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on Thursday.