Việt Nam condemns China's acts in East Sea

Việt Nam has repeatedly affirmed its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes as well as the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea.

Local stocks gain slower, as banks and petrochemical firms keep increasing The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.46 per cent to close at 861.39 points, slowing its pace from as much as 1.01 per cent during the day.

EU must play global role in virus crisis, says Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as ties with the United States were currently "difficult".

Tougher sentences for child abusers: NA deputies Chemical castration was being used on sex offenders in some countries

Tax and customs officials suspended for alleged bribery at Tenma Vietnam Eleven Vietnamese officials involved in tax and post-customs clearance inspections at Tenma Vietnam have been suspended from work for being implicated in alleged bribery.

PV Power to pay cash dividend, develop solar energy PetroVietnam Power Corporation plans to pay a 2019 cash dividend of 3 per cent instead of paying in shares at a rate of 6 per cent as planned previously.

Mekong Delta expressway construction to start in 2024 Construction of the Hà Tiên - Rạch Giá - Bạc Liêu Expressway in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta will begin construction in 2024.

TPBank sees small profit gain, capital hike in 2020 Tiên Phong Joint Stock Commercial Bank is targeting pre-tax profit growth of 5 per cent on-year to VNĐ4.07 trillion (US$174.2 million) in 2020, lower than previously forecast, on worries that the economy is suffering from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, oil prices take down local stocks

The VN-Index had advanced a total of 1.92 per cent in the first two trading days of the week.

Progress made in protecting nation's forests Hà Công Tuấn, Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the forestry sector’s achievements