Foreign individuals and organisations may be allowed to buy villas and detached houses in Vietnam, not only apartments as at present.

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Low awareness about high voltage power lines causes power outage

Police have confiscated the crane and reported on the driver that caused a huge blackout that affected the southern region on May 22.

NA deputies propose removal of spending cap on advertising

Many NA deputies proposed removing the cap on corporate advertising funding instead of increasing it to 15% of corporate expenses.

Authorities tighten control over state-owned enterprises

The newly issued decree concerning EVN stated that the group's CEO will be dismissed if he lets the company suffer losses for two consecutive years.

Thousands of children in HCM City need more care

Over 70,000 children in HCM City are living in underprivileged conditions, according to a new report.

Taxi operations run riot in Hanoi

Hanoi’s authorities are struggling to deal with the city’s anarchic taxi companies, as complaints of theft and rip-offs of foreign tourists and other users spiral.