Zero COVID-19 patients in community with recoveries of 96.4%
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:01:00
Vietnam has been through 56 days without recording any single coronavirus case in the community, keeping the national infection tally at 332 while the total number of recoveries amounted to 320, the Ministry of Health said on June 11.
Bottlenecks make Vietnam industrial parks less competitive
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:58:00
Infrastructure constraints and low environmental standards could diminish the competitiveness of Vietnam’s industrial parks in attracting foreign investors exiting China, industry insiders say.
Major export industries at a disadvantage amid global economic landscape
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:56:00
Several of Vietnam's major export sectors such as garments and textiles, footwear, seafood, and fruit and vegetables have been significantly affected by the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with each of these industries recording a double-digit decline over the opening five months of the year.
Vietnam loses billions to FDI transfer pricing
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:53:00
Many foreign-invested firms have been reporting losses for years even as they expand, but authorities are still struggling to prevent transfer pricing.
Vietnam wins bid to supply rice to the Philippines
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:43:00
Vietnam has won a tender offered by the Philippines to export 60,000 tonnes of rice to the partner country at a higher price than that of countries which won the bid.
Tra fish industry strives to win over domestic consumers
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:25:00
An event took place in Hanoi on June 9 to help promote the domestic consumption of tra fish products, a major foreign currency earner that has been hit hard by impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Vietnam expects to welcome high-quality capital flows from Japan
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:21:00
Vietnam desires to draw high-quality capital flows from Japan to give a boost to its economy especially following the recent approval of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) by the Vietnamese National Assembly.
FLC denies selling Bamboo Airways stake
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:19:00
Parent company FLC has asserted that it has had no plans to sell its Bamboo Airways stake to another Vietnamese conglomerate as rumored.
Effect of COVID-19 drives up punctuality among domestic airlines
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:18:00
The on-time performance (OTP) of Vietnamese carriers remained at a high level from March 19 to May 18, after the number of flights was cut significantly due to COVID-19.
NA to discuss candidates for chairmanship of National Election Council
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:16:00
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is set to submit candidates for the chairmanship of the National Election Council to the NA on June 10, part of the legislature’s ongoing ninth session in Hanoi.
Chinese loan sharks infest Vietnam credit waters
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:14:00
Vietnamese police are investigating a rising number of foreign loan sharks, mostly Chinese, targeting low-income workers in urgent need of money.
Vietnam and Germany launch technical co-operation project on bioenergy
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:12:00
The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH jointly hosted the inaugural workshop of the Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam (BEM) project.
Law makers adopt one resolution, discuss two bills on June 9
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:09:00
The 14th National Assembly passed a resolution on its supervision programme in 2021 and discussed two draft laws at the plenary sitting in the NA Hall in Hanoi on June 9, the second working day of the second phase of the NA’s 9th session.
Two Vietnamese accomplices of Taiwanese drug traffickers jailed
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:08:00
A Nghe An court jailed two men on Tuesday after they dumped nearly 500 kg of heroin by a highway for a Taiwanese gang last year.
Localities promote summer agricultural products
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:05:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and local officials are helping northern farmers and businesses find outlets for their agricultural products in domestic and foreign markets.
Vietnamese, Russian military medicine forces share COVID-19 experience
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:04:00
The military medicine forces of Vietnam and Russia joined a video conference on June 9 to share experience in COVID-19 prevention and control.
France returnee recovers from Covid-19
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:02:00
A female student returning from France last month was confirmed Covid-19 free Tuesday, bringing the nation’s active cases down to 15.
Vietnam develops Map4D to rival Google Maps
Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:00:00
The app’s interface looks quite similar to Google Maps so users would get used to it quickly.