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Minister of Construction Nguyen Hong Quan on May 22 presented a report on amendments to article 126 of the Housing Law and article 121 of the Land Law, allowing more overseas Vietnamese to buy and own houses in Vietnam.
The Government has suggested the country’s lawmakers revise down the gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for this year, citing lingering uncertainties at home and abroad.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment on May 15 officially launched its portal at http://mpi.gov.vn after spending two years upgrading the system.
The city needs appropriate policies, advanced technology and increased community awareness to develop the recycling industry in HCM City and to build a "recycling society," says Dr Le Van Khoa, director of the HCM City Recycle Fund.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is drafting the advertising bill and is scheduled to submit the bill to the National Assembly by the end of the year, wants to remove the licencing for billboards, work which has been done by local departments of culture, sports and tourism.
The French VAR naval ship, led by Vice Admiral Gerard Valin, commander of the French Joint Forces in the Indian Ocean, anchored at Da Nang Port on May 20, beginning a five-day friendly visit to the central city.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on May 21 for a three-day working visit to Japan where he is scheduled to attend the 15th international conference on “The Future of Asia” in Tokyo by Nikkei newspaper.
With the Urban Environment Company no longer collecting industrial waste due to unspecified problems, garbage, including hazardous substances, are piling up at factories.
Toxic waste inspections, launched after nearly 10 tonnes of dead fish were found along a 2-km stretch of the Nhue River, discovered that 100 per cent of surveyed businesses had discharged toxic waste into the river.
Despite having rich potential for renewable energy, Viet Nam had not made full use of its advantages, a conference in Hanoi was told last week.
The development of industrial parks and export processing zones will have an adverse impact on the environment if measures are not taken to treat waste, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
Supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City have pledged not to increase essential products’ prices although many suppliers have announced raising prices of some goods in the next two to four weeks.
