iParking service needs reviewing for expansion A service launched two years to help drivers find parking lots via an app had fallen short of expectations in Hà Nội, reported Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economy & City) newspaper.

Advertisement law must be upheld Tô Văn Động, Director of the Hà Nội Department of Culture and Sports talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the importance of upholding the law on advertising

Carp to be released in river, lake Japanese carp, often called Koi, and Vietnamese carp will be released into the Tô Lịch River and West Lake in Hà Nội next Monday.

Autonomy will improve hospitals' operations: health official Nguyễn Viết Tiến, deputy health minister, talks to Tuổi trẻ cuối tuần (Youth Weekend edition) about the concerns raised over a two-year pilot programme that would grant full autonomy to the four largest public hospitals in the country – Bạch Mai, Việt Nam-Germany, K (in Hà Nội) and Chợ Rẫy Hospital (in HCM City).

Official channel to feed real estate market with supply info An official channel that will provide Việt Nam’s real estate businesses with information such as the number of licensed projects and projects awaiting licenses in a given area is being developed by the Department of Properties and Real Estate Management under the Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam National Real Estate Association (VNREA).

More than 723,000 firms using e-tax declaration services In addition, 255 firms joined a pilot programme to use the e-invoice system.

City targets 80% resident satisfaction with admin staff, procedures

HCM City aims to have at least 80 per cent of residents satisfied with administrative procedures and staff by 2020, according to Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of the HCM City Party's Committee.

Việt Nam gathers opinions on direct power purchase agreement The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the US Embassy on Wednesday introduced a proposal for a Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA) in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam to manage coffee quality through new database A database of coffee areas would be used as a digital tool to assist partners in managing coffee plantations and quality in Việt Nam, participants heard at a workshop held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Global Coffee Platform.

Four major hospitals to run full autonomy pilot programme The Government has announced a pilot programme under which four major hospitals will have full financial and managerial autonomy.