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A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 12 to launch the Vietnam trade information portal at http://www.vietnamtradeportal.gov.vn

The National Assembly heard reports on State budget balance and audit in 2015 by government members during a working session in Hanoi on May 22, under the chair of NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien.

The National Assembly’s Financial and Budgetary Committee commended the Government for drastic leadership in promoting thrift and fighting wastefulness in 2016.

Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith applauded the effective and close cooperation between his country’s finance ministry and its Vietnamese counterpart while receiving Vietnam’s financial officials in Vientiane on March 30.

Vietnam shared its experience in managing taxation, customs and treasury sectors with Laos at a high-level seminar in Vientiane on March 30.

The Finance Ministry’s State Securities Commission (SSC) was awarded with Independence Order, second class, during a ceremony in Hanoi on November 28.

Some members of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee has suggested the government increase monthly basic salary by 7 percent to 1.3 million VND (59 USD) in 2017.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung promised to push forward with substantive reforms at a session on August 26 with a working group assigned by the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc heads the National Steering Committee on Terrorism Prevention and Control, according to a recent decision.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Laos Somdy Douangdy in Hanoi on August 4.

Legislators heard a report on the audit of the 2014 State budget during the seventh working day of their first National Assembly session in Hanoi on July 28.

Lawmakers voted to approve the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers and other Cabinet members in their plenary session on July 28 during the 14th National Assembly’s first session.

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao has vowed that his bank will continue to give strong support to Vietnam through loans of about 1 billion USD each year.

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakeo has stated that the bank will continue providing preferential loans and technical support for Vietnam’s projects in the coming time.

Public investments that exceed the State budget’s payment capacity should not be implemented, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said, referring to it as one of a string of measures to ensure public debt

The State will protect legitimate rights and business right of enterprises, and the Government will create the most favourable condition for business development and start-up initiatives.

The ASEAN Finance Ministers have committed to adopting cautious monetary and fiscal policies to sustain economic growth and stabilise the macro-economy.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung has spoken highly of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s support for Vietnam in assessing the country’s macro-economy.

The 46 th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on March 7, expecting to complete preparations for the 11th meeting of the 13th NA scheduled for this month.

The gong rang out on February 15 to open the first trading session of the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) after the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).