The changes in tax policy and investment incentives are the issues of greatest concern for foreign investors in Vietnam, said Bui Ngoc Tuan, deputy general director of the Audit and Advisory firm Deloitte Vietnam at a workshop on Tuesday in Hanoi.nbsp;

Measures to handle the assets of potentially corrupt officials remained the focus of debate in yesterday’s meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to discuss the draft revised anti-corruption law.

Việt Nam hopes to strengthen its cooperation with Algeria across many key sectors, particularly economy and trade, to match the success of their bilateral political ties, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting and ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus took place in Singapore this week to enhance defence co-operation in ASEAN as well as between the bloc and partner countries.   

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee postponed a vote on a proposal made by the Finance Ministry to hike the environmental protection tax yesterday, urging serious consideration of its economic impacts.

Việt Nam continues the call for more incentives for experts, scientists, as well as domestic and international enterprises to accompany Việt Nam in its adoption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), stated Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on July 12.

This year marks PeaceTrees Vietnam’s 25 years of tireless endeavours in its humanitarian mission to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Quảng Trị Province, said Nguyễn Phương Nga, President of the Việt Nam Union of Friendship Organisations.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and its Lao counterpart yesterday agreed to step up exchanges in matters relating to the youth, women, and trade unions in the near future.

Over the past 30 years of reform and integration, the industry and trade sector had become an economic spearhead, providing important momentum for national recovery and development, and helping Việt Nam turn from a poor country into a middle-income nation, said Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Trần Thanh Mẫn sent his sympathies yesterday to the Khmer-Việt Nam Association in Cambodia and Vietnamese people living in the country over losses caused by a fire in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) supported and highly valued the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, which was developing strongly, comprehensively and practically, NA Permanent Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng said.

The National Steering Committee for the Construction of Special Administrative-Economic Units convened a meeting in Hà Nội yesterday under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, head of the committee.

President Trần Đại Quang asked the Việt Nam Bar Federation (VBF) to forge ahead with judicial reforms and international integration while working with professional organisations of lawyers in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee has decided to issue a warning as a disciplinary measure against the Party Delegation to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of the 2011-16 tenure for its violations in the case regarding MobiFone’s purchase of 95 per cent of the shares of AVG Audiovisual JSC.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on July 9 asked the northern port city of Hải Phòng to build on past achievements by upgrading transport infrastructure and stepping up new rural development and restructure aspects of agriculture.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc affirmed that Việt Nam attaches importance to its relations with the US at a reception for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hà Nội on July 9.  

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh held talks with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, who said the US hoped a strong, independent and prosperous Việt Nam would play an increasingly important role in the region.

The Directorate of Fisheries has proposed the government use the medium-term public investment budget for the 2016-20 period to upgrade fisheries ports to meet European Commission (EC) requirements for the supervision of fishing vessels, traceability and management of fisheries products.

A repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Việt Nam was held at Đà Nẵng International Airport on Sunday. 

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday during his first visit to the country since taking office.