Business
Import quotas for ozone-depleting substances to be reduced
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons volume to be imported in 2025 will be reduced to 1,300 tons, equivalent to half of the 2024 quota.
Investment
Bac Ninh launches five major projects to mark 50th national reunification anniversary
The construction of the Hong Hac - Xuan Lam Urban Area in Thuan Thanh town has begun.
Society
HCMC targets District 8 for massive canal-side relocation project
Under the plan, 14,950 households in District 8 are slated for relocation.
Central bank proposes preferential rates for social housing buyers
The State Bank of Vietnam suggesting preferential rates at from 3 to 5 percentage points lower than average lending interest rate.
Former FLC Group chairman sentenced to 21 years in prison
He was sentenced for charge of "fraudulent appropriation of property" and "stock market manipulation".
Foreign ownership limits set for Vietnamese property
Foreign entities and individuals can now own up to 30% of the residential apartments in a building, including mixed-use developments, under a new decree effective on August 1.
PM requests proactive response to natural disasters
Natural disasters causing property loss of $50.7 million so far this year.
2024 Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, East & Southeast Asia, held in HCM City
The first event of the Econometric Society in Vietnam attracting 250 experts and scientists from 40 countries.
Japanese, US universities to help train semiconductor engineers
Vietnam targets to train 50,000 semiconductor engineers.