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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting of permanent Government members in Hanoi on May 26 to discuss the development of key economic zones.

The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang signed a strategic cooperation framework for the 2020 – 2025 period with the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam on May 25.

Singapore's economy, a bellwether for global trade, could shrink by as much as 7.0 percent this year, as the coronavirus pandemic throttles demand, the government said Tuesday.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has received the request for air transport business licence from Vietravel Airlines to launch the first flight in 2021.

The World Bank (WB) has predicted that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement could help Vietnam’s GDP and exports grow 2.4 percent and 12 percent, respectively, by 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.

HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture is planning to build a new hi-tech industrial park that covers 380ha in Binh Chanh District.

HCM City is asking approval to grant new work permits to foreign experts or highly skilled workers arriving from COVID-19-affected countries and territories, especially those in charge of the two metro lines in the city.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation is facing losses of over VND600bn (USD26m) in 2020 because of Covid-19.

Two bridges are being completed over Linh Dam Lake in order to ease congestion at Nguyen Huu Tho-Giai Phong intersection and the Linh Dam area.

Apple is planning to partially manufacture its rumoured over-ear headphones in Vietnam, as the tech giant looks to diversify its manufacturing base amid rising tensions between the United States and China during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report

The Government Inspectorate has pointed out various violations at constructions built on agricultural lands on Phu Quoc Island, including large hotels.

A number of five-star tourist ships in Ha Long Bay have attracted a lot of local customers with deep discount programmes.

Vietnam is aiming to raise the output of its spiny lobster farming industry to 3,000 tonnes by 2025, bringing in an export revenues of US$200 million, under a draft plan by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to a 50% reduction in auto registration fees until the end of this year.

The Government Inspectorate has discovered various violations of environmental protection regulations in Kien Giang Province.

Vietnam is aiming to have 55 percent of its population shopping online by 2025, with average consumer spending rising to 600 USD per year, according to a master plan on e-commerce development for 2021-25 recently approved by Deputy Prime

Pork prices in Vietnam have reached the record high due to local supply shortages.

Quang Ninh province has announced the foundation of the management board of Van Don Economic Zone (EZ) which will be piloted in three years.

The Government Inspectorate has found a range of construction violations at the popular tourism hub of the southern province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc Island.