Tran Quy Thanh, aged 70, founder and CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, and his daughter Tran Uyen Phuong have been detained on alleged misappropriation of assets.

HCMC authorities will this week appraise a plan for expanding the walking street of Nguyen Hue into a pedestrian thoroughfare encompassing the surrounding areas of Le Loi Boulevard, Ben Thanh Market and September 23 Park.

The cash-strapped HCMC Urban Railway No. 1 Co. Ltd. (HURC1), the city’s Metro Line No. 1 operator, has been on the verge of going bankrupt given prolonged financial constraints.

The Ministry of Finance proposed extending the deadline for businesses to settle all tax liabilities in 2023 to help reduce financial costs, maintain liquidity and improve cash flow.

Businesses in HCMC are expected to employ from 67,000 to 73,000 workers from April to June.

The Saigon Times Group, in collaboration with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), will hold a forum titled “Monetary policy in turbulent times”.

The Government at its recent meeting decided to keep the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at 6.5% for this year despite the steep economic slowdown in the first quarter of the year and challenges ahead.

To Anh Dung, former deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, has been charged with accepting VND21.5 billion in bribes from the businesses he handpicked to join the Covid-19 repatriation flight plan.

After seven years and 12 rounds of negotiations over a free trade agreement, Vietnam and Israel have finally reached a mutually beneficial deal.

The Government has officially written to the National Assembly proposing a new policy for changing immigration procedures and e-visa issuance, and lengthening a visa-free stay for foreign visitors.