19 State-owned groups to undergo financial supervision The Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) plans to strengthen the supersivion and management of state capital and assets at 19 State-owned groups and corporations.

Disciplinary measures taken against two senior officials The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee agreed on disciplinary measures against a senior official from the northern mountainous province of Sơn La and a naval officer at a meeting in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

TTC Group, Thailand’s Gulf inaugurate 2 solar power plants in Tây Ninh

To foster the rapid growth rate of Viet Nam's economy from now through 2030 the energy sector needs to grow at 10 per cent annually to supply 500 billion kWh of commercial electricity by that year.

Construction inspectors charged over bribery allegations On June 12, Anh and Kim Anh were caught red-handed receiving bribes worth VNĐ250 million (US$10,700) by local police.

Maritime Bank approved to implement Basel II standards The State Bank of Viet Nam has approved Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) to apply the Basel II standards, which are recommendations on banking laws and regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

NA wraps up with working agenda fulfilled Laws and resolutions have been discussed carefully during the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) and passed with high rates of approval votes, said NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân at the session’s closing ceremony.

Trade agreement to boost exports of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) will help micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) further diversify exports and expand markets, as well as improve GDP growth in Việt Nam, experts said yesterday (June 13) at a seminar held in HCM City.

Central bank unveils monetary policy for H2 2019

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will continue to follow a pro-active, flexible and cautious monetary policy as well as working in close conjunction with fiscal and other policies to control inflation, sustain the macro-economy and support economic growth in the second half of this year.

Government to crack down on trade fraud The Government will adopt stricter penalties to prevent foreign goods being exported to other markets under Vietnamese labels to avoid tariffs.

Pagodas and temples illegally built in forest land The KOVA Tourism Joint Stock Company, investor of Bạc Waterfall-Sao Stream tourism area in Hà Nội, was found to have newly constructed and renovated six structures without approval from authorities.