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Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung was grilled about finance and budget-related issues within his remit during the 14th National Assembly’s 10th sitting on November 9.

Thirty biggest tax payers over the past three decades were honoured with certificates of merit during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 5.

The sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) was held online in Hanoi on October 2.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung presented a report on the State budget performance in 2019, estimates for 2020 and the five-year financial plan (2016-2020) to the National Assembly on October 31.

Vietnam’s outstanding tax payments had reached 88.25 trillion VND (3.8 billion USD) as of September, up 8.2 percent from the end of 2018, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said.

The United Kingdom is willing to provide technical assistance to help increase the efficiency of the Vietnamese economy, and intensify cooperation with the country in preventing money laundry, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said on July 3.

Disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) hit over 1.6 trillion VND in the first five months of this year, equivalent to only 2.7 percent and 5.6 percent of targets assigned by the National Assembly and Government for the whole year, respectively, which were alarming figures, said Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung on June 26.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung presented a report proposing the National Assembly’s approval of the 2017 State budget balance during the seventh session of the 14th NA in Hanoi on May 20.

The 23rd ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) and the fifth ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) took place in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on April 5 under the chair of Thai Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong and Governor of Thai Central Bank Veerathai Santiprabhob.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised the restructuring of state budget and public debt as a key and long-term task of the financial sector.

The financial sector collected over 1,400 trillion VND (60.2 billion USD) towards the State budget in 2018, or 7.8 percent higher than projected, heard a conference to review financial and budget works in 2018 and put forward tasks for 2019.

The first trading session of Vietnam’s stock market in 2019 began with a gong-beating ceremony held at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on January 2.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung made clear on some issues concerning land management, evaluation of the rights to land use of equitised State-owned enterprises (SOEs), and invoice management to prevent State budget loss, during a question-and-answer session at the ongoing sixth meeting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on October 31.

The Finance Ministry held a teleconference in Hanoi on July 24 to discuss developing national and ASEAN one-stop shop mechanisms and trade facilitation.

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan suggested the Prime Minister assign administrative units to reduce personnel by 2 percent per year during a teleconference between the Government and localities on July 2.

The 12th-tenure of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) discussed salary reform for officials, public servants, the armed forces and workers in the afternoon of May 9, the third day of its seventh plenary meeting.

As investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have financial strength, management experience and high technology, Vietnam wants them to actively take part in and become strategic partners in the equitisation and divestment of State capital from State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung will chair an investment promotion conference slated for April 16-19 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The National Assembly Standing Committee on December 12 passed a resolution approving the addition of 553 billion VND (24.2 million USD) to the budget estimates to buy rice for the national reserve.

The 14th National Assembly continued its 17th working day in Hanoi on November 14 as part of the ongoing fourth session.