The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed developing more urban railways connecting to seaports and airports to meet the city’s development demand.

Vietnamese air carrier Bamboo Airways will increase domestic flights by 15% to meet the rising travel demand during the upcoming national holiday of Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1).

Ministry of Public Security investigators have arrested four more business executives on alleged charges of stock market manipulation.

HCMC Chairman Phan Van Mai asked Thu Duc City to propose applying 70%-80% of the jurisdiction of a province as its special policies.

Dong Nai Province and neighboring Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have committed to building a ring road simultaneously to improve connectivity, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is focusing on developing three major projects, namely an agricultural production linkage center, O Mon power generation center and the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park.

After trading sessions from April 10 to 12, the local stock market lost more than VND265 trillion, or over US$11.1 billion, following rumors about charges against leaders of some enterprises over their violations in corporate bond issuance.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on April 14 launched a project promoting the logistics industry’s tie-up with vocational education and training in Vietnam until 2025.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has arrested Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and two others on alleged charges of taking bribes.

Standard Chartered has predicted Vietnam’s inflation at 4.2% this year, exceeding the target of below 4% set by the National Assembly, and said it could be even higher in the following years.