Delegates the National Assembly Standing Committee's ongoing session have voiced concern over skyrocketing gold prices, asking the government to narrow the gap between domestic and global prices.
The Government has requested an immediate inspection over gold bullion trading in an attempt to stabilize the domestic gold market that has witnessed a sudden price rise in recent days.
Former chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has been arrested over violations regarding an ecotourism project in the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province.
The Government has proposed extending the cut in value-added tax (VAT) from 10% to 8% on specific groups of goods and services from July 1 until the end of the year to support business and production activities.
Many jewelry stores in Ho Chi Minh City have shuttered temporarily in the last two weeks as authorities began an inspection of the market to weed out fake and smuggled gold.
The government has decided to prioritize the construction of two high-speed railroad lines in the north before 2030, including one connecting with China.
Outnumbered by older voters, under-represented in parliament, ignored on the campaign trail: South Korea's young say the political system is failing them, and some are fighting back before Wednesday's election.
The Ministry of Transport wants the proposed 350 kph high-speed rail to be used for passenger transport, leaving the existing line to exclusively carry freight.
China has introduced guidelines to phase out U.S. microprocessors from Intel and AMD from government personal computers and servers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalized the drug in 2022.
Some fuel retailers fudged their sales figures for years to avoid paying environmental tax while others owe large amounts in back taxes, according to the Government Inspectorate.
The cut in value-added tax from 10% to 8% will remain in force through the first half of next year for most industries, according to a new government decree.
