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Vietnam government has eased some regulations on hospitals’ equipment purchase to help resolve the shortage of supplies which is plaguing the health industry. A resolution issued Saturday allows hospitals to use the price quote from one seller of exclusive equipment to set up a bidding price for such equipment. Previously …

The Ministry of Finance in a draft bill wants the special consumption tax on cigarette be increased to reduce consumption. The tax, currently accounts for 75% of factory price, only accounts for 38.85% of retail price, it said. This is far below the 70% of retail price tax that the …

The government has eased some regulations on hospitals’ equipment purchase to help resolve the shortage of supplies which is plaguing the health industry. A resolution issued Saturday allows hospitals to use the price quote from one seller of exclusive equipment to set up a bidding price for such equipment. Previously …

Two men have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City two days after they made a failed attempt to rob a Sacombank branch in the city with a rubber bullet gun. Truong Minh Thien and Truong Vinh Xuong, both 34, were arrested by officers from HCMC Police and the Ministry …

China will deepen financial reform and improve its regulatory regime to guard against risks to the economy, and further open up to foreign investment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. The government will fend off risks for high-quality property firms and reduce the burden of interest payments for local governments, …

Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development. The legally binding pact to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity, under discussion …

China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked-off the annual session of its National People’s Congress (NPC), which is poised to implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 3% last year, …

U.S. veteran Peter Mathews returned the diary of a fallen Vietnamese soldier to his family on Sunday in a north-central region that experienced years of bombing. Matthews and his wife Christina spent over 24 hours traveling from the U.S. to Vietnam. They arrived in Ky Anh, Ha Tinh Province, to …

Three members of a family were found dead in an old village well in Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam a few hours after they went fishing. Tran Quoc Toan, 24, his sister Tran Thi Ngoc Bich, 20, and his nephew Nguyen Quang Huy, 11, went to a large well …

U.S. veteran Peter Mathews on Sunday morning returned the lost notebook of Vietnamese solider Cao Van Tuat to his family in Ky Anh District, Ha Tinh Province. Matthews, who left the U.S. with his wife Christina, spent over 24 hours on a flight to Vietnam where he fought during the …