Co-Investment in the High-Speed Rail Project Linking Three Airports
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:21:00
The Cabinet on 28 May 2019 approved the proposal by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee to assign the State Railway of Thailand to co-invest with the selected private company in constructing a high-speed rail project linking three airports.
Second day of Q&A session deals with construction, transport, cultural matters
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:19:00
The National Assembly continues the question-and-answer (Q&A) session on June 5 with the ministers of construction, transport, and culture, sports and tourism answering queries about issues within their remit.
Infographics: Overview of Viet Nam-Italy strategic partnership
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:11:00
Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte on June 5 begins an official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two-day visit targets to enhance the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Italy across spheres.
Trade authority to take flexible trade policy to support exports
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:08:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will take the initiative in changing trade policies and collaborate with other ministries and localities to effectively support domestic enterprises to increase exports, it said.
Q&A session begins on 12th day of NA’s seventh sitting
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:06:00
The question-and-answer session of the 14th National Assembly’s seventh sitting began on June 4 and was broadcast live on Vietnam Television, Radio the Voice of Vietnam and the NA’s television channel.
Lawmakers urge greater investment in Mekong Delta transport
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:04:00
Legislators have called for greater transport connectivity between Mekong Delta provinces and localities like HCMC.
Streamlined policies to attract more indirect foreign capital to Vietnam’s firms
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:01:00
Though the current legal regulations allow foreign investors to fully own a local firm, it still prevents the investors from pouring funds into some conditional business lines, such as banking and aviation sectors with foreign ownership cap limited at 30 percent.
HCM City absorbs 2.77 billion USD in FDI capital in five months
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:00:00
Ho Chi Minh City attracted 2.77 billion USD in foreign investment in the first five months of this year, with 46.7 percent of the capital poured into real estate.
Legislators vote against government proposal on project classification
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:58:00
Lawmakers on Tuesday voted against a government bill which they felt would undermine parliament’s oversight over major national projects.
Fine art and handicraft exports surge in five months
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:56:00
The country’s fine art and handicraft exports experienced a significant increase of 50 per cent to reach US$45 million in May, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs.
Saigon seeks green-light for new technology park in the east
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:54:00
HCMC has sought the government’s approval to build a scientific and technological park in District 9.
Hau Giang province works to attract investment from RoK
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:52:00
The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang introduced its advantages to businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 4 in an effort to attract more investment from this country.
ASEAN, Japan are close, important partners of each other: official
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:48:00
Relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan are of great significance, and they have become close and important partners of each other, according to Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.
First Vietnam military pilots graduating US training course
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:46:00
Two Vietnamese pilots are finishing the Aviation Leadership Program run by the U.S. Air Force, the first from their country to do so.
Luc Ngan “thieu” lychee to be promoted in Hanoi
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:44:00
Thieu” lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang, will be promoted in Hanoi from June 7 to 16.
EU to sign framework participation agreement with Vietnam
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:42:00
The EU will soon sign a Framework Participation Agreement (FPA) with Vietnam to establish the Southeast Asian nation’s participation framework in the bloc’s crisis management activities, said a senior official.
Vietnam opposes Lee Hsien Loong's remarks on Cambodia 'invasion'
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:39:00
A Vietnamese spokesperson said Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong's statement over Vietnam's position in the Khmer Rouge fight did not recall history right.
Da Nang airport to have new terminal
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:37:00
Da Nang will build a new terminal, T3, at its international airport with total investment of 9 trillion VND (391 million USD), increasing the airport’s capacity to 28 million passengers and 200,000 tonnes of cargo by 2030.
