Vietnam Morning News For June 14

Vietnam spends 3.6 million USD on petrol imports Vietnam imported more than 5.56 million tonnes of oil and petroleum products worth nearly 3.6 billion USD in the first five months of the year. — VietnamPlus […]

Vietnam spends 3.6 million USD on petrol imports Vietnam imported more than 5.56 million tonnes of oil and petroleum products worth nearly 3.6 billion USD in the first five months of the year. — VietnamPlus […]

Vietnam legislators back cyber law clamping down on tech firms, dissent Vietnamese legislators approved a cybersecurity law yesterday that tightens control of the internet and global tech companies operating in the Communist-led country, raising fears […]

Vietnam’s top legislature agrees to delay approval of special economic zone law Vietnam’s National Assembly, the country’s top legislature, agreed on Monday not to adopt the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of […]

Vietnam protesters clash with police over new economic zones Demonstrators clashed with police in Vietnam amid protests against plans for new economic zones that some fear will be dominated by Chinese investors. — BBC (video) […]

Investors in solar energy projects race to enjoy high feed-in tariff After rushing to the solar energy industry, investors are also racing against time to have their projects reaching commercial operation dates (COD) before June […]

Vietnam launches design for clean energy future A design for a clean energy future in Vietnam was announced at a conference held in Hanoi on June 5. — NNT Vietnam’s Finance Ministry Proposes Temporary Ban […]

Vietnam court rejects appeal by airport bomb plotters – media A court in Vietnam has upheld prison sentences against 15 people it said are guilty of plotting to bomb the country’s largest airport in Ho […]

Vietnam upholds sentence for prominent human rights activists A Vietnamese court on Monday upheld prison sentences against four human rights campaigners convicted of attempting to overthrow the state, a lawyer said. — Channel NewsAsia PetroVietnam […]

Vietnam’s party accuses senior officials of violations at Mobifone, BIDV Vietnam’s current and former information ministers and several other senior officials have been accused of “very serious” violations linked to state telecoms firm Mobifone and […]

FDI disbursements up 10% in five months Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursements rose 10 per cent year-on-year to US$6.75 billion in the first five months of 2018, Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) statistics reveal. — Bizhub […]

VIMO targets illegal mobile wallet payments in Vietnam The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism noted that from January to April 2018, 1.8 million Chinese tourists visited the country, 32% of total international arrivals. — Telecomasia […]

Thailand’s SCG buys rest of Vietnam’s Long Son Petrochemicals for $90.2m Thai industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) has signed an agreement to acquire the 29 per cent stake it does not currently own in […]