The Japanese government has provided about US$1.38 million to nine healthcare, education, transportation and environmental development projects in Vietnam.

Associations have proposed the central Government halve the registration fee for locally assembled or manufactured cars during the first half of the year to boost market demand.

HCMC called on Singaporean investors to invest in the city’s priority projects such as HCMC – Moc Bai Expressway, Beltway No. 4, and Metro line 3A-3B-4.

HCMC has cut short the procedures for issuing work permits for foreigners and digitalized the application process to make it easy for enterprises to get work permits for their foreign staff.

HCMC is calling on enterprises in Western Australia to invest in major sectors in the city, such as food, agro-biotechnology, education and training, said Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, on March 7.

Vietnam and Japan will deepen their multifaceted cooperation, with a focus on jointly organizing a series of key events to mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

The Politburo has chosen Truong Thi Mai as permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, replacing Vo Van Thuong who is now State President of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the nation’s central bank, to slash interest rates, make loans more accessible and focus on lending to key economic sectors.

The HCMC People’s Committee has written to the Government proposing using coefficient K to determine land prices for many property projects in the city.

The Ministry of Construction has backed off from the 110-trillion VND credit package for banks to lend on to developers and buyers of social housing, according to a statement released on March 2.