Economic News

Vietnam, Tanzania aim to forge cooperation across spheres

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:31:00

Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, has suggested orientations and measures to promote traditional solidarity between the CPV and the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (CCM) as well as between the two countries.

One Vietnamese, four Lao men caught trafficking heroin

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:29:00

Hai Phong City police have busted what they say is a transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting one Vietnamese and four Lao men.

US enhances defense ties with Viet

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:24:00

The United States is bolstering its alliances and partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region amid what it describes as growing "military, economic and political high-end threats emanating from China".

Pollution-choked Saigon should monitor air quality daily: environment department

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:20:00

Saigon should check its air quality every day instead of every third day, the municipal environment department says.

Vietnam fine-tunes maritime laws

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:19:00

Since Vietnam joined the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), it has developed and fine-tuned laws on maritime issues creating a legal framework for fishery exploitation, management and protection to boost local socio-economic development and strengthen Vietnam’s relations with other countries.

Vietnam, US sign customs mutual assistance agreement

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:17:00

The Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement between the Governments of Vietnam and the US was signed in Hanoi on December 6 in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Mekong Delta speedboat service to Con Dao extended to Can Tho

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:15:00

The regular ferry service by speedboat between Soc Trang and Con Dao Island has now been extended to Can Tho City.

Vietnam launches 49th UPU letter-writing contest

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:14:00

The 49th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched at a ceremony held at Thanh Cong secondary school in Hanoi on December 6.

Russian search and rescue support vessel visits Vietnam

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:12:00

Maritime search and rescue support vessel of the Russian Navy Igor Belousov is docking at the Cam Ranh international port in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa until December 9.

Police recommend charges in Hanoi schoolboy death, school not culpable

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:10:00

Cau Giay police in Hanoi left the school management untouched as they recommended charges against individuals for death of a six-year-old boy abandoned in a school bus last August.

Conference adopts Hanoi Call for Action on early childhood development

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:06:00

The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD) adopted a Hanoi Call for Action on the implementation of ECD during its closing session in Hanoi on December 6.

Getting to the root of ginseng at Saigon museum

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:01:00

Saigon’s newly opened Ngoc Linh Ginseng Museum boasts over 400 varieties of the healing plant dubbed a national treasure.

Schools of southern students in the north celebrate 65th anniversary

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:59:00

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 8 to mark the 65th founding anniversary of the schools for southern students in the north, which were described by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as one of the most successful educational models in Vietnam.

Experts call for risk management to boost Vietnam-Africa trade

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:53:00

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and African economies has made significant growth in the past decade, however, there is still room for improvement.

Vietnam second among ASEAN members in attracting fintech funding

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:49:00

Vietnam’s fintech firms secured $410 million, or 36 percent of the global capital pouring into Southeast Asia between January and September, behind Singapore.

Quang Ninh speeds up MICE tourism development

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:32:00

MICE is a tourism model that combines meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This model has developed strongly in recent years in Vietnam’s major cities and the northern province of Quang Ninh, which has seen a growing number of foreign visitors for MICE tourism.