Binh Duong makes economic breakthroughs in 2019

The southern province of Binh Duong has emerged as a spotlight nationwide in economic and industrial development in 2019.

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'KBS Drama Awards 2019': Bình chọn cho nam và nữ diễn viên được yêu thích nhất năm 2019

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Phim của ông hoàng - bà hoàng cảnh nóng Kim Kang Woo và Jo Yeo Jeon đạt rating 'khủng' ngay khi lên sóng

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Thailand to build high-speed rail linking three airports

Thailand will build a high-speed rail linking the country's three airports, the spine of an infrastructure scheme set to transform the southern coast into a tech hub.

Vinh Phuc implements policies to develop industry in rural areas

The northern mountainous province of Vinh Phuc is implementing several policies to support industrial and handicraft establishments in rural areas, with the goal of shifting the economic structural in rural areas.

Cambodia: Investments poured into construction sector increase

Cambodia's construction attracted a total investment of 6.49 billion USD in the first nine months of 2019, up 34.7 percent from 4.82 billion USD over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC).

Malaysian minister: Former government lacks transparency in property dealings

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has affirmed that former Prime Minister Najib Razak's government led by the National Front showed the lack of transparency in property transactions worth over 4 billion USD during the 2010 – 2017 period.

Hai Duong's industrial production value rises 12.3 percent

Industrial production value of the northern province of Hai Duong hit 174.6 trillion VND (over 7.5 billion USD) in the first nine months of 2019, equivalent to 84.1 percent of the plan set for the year, and up 12.3 percent against that of the same period last year.

Jan-Sept period sees record number of new firms

Nearly 102,300 new enterprises were established in nine months of this year, a new record so far, with a total registered capital of over 1.29 trillion VND (56.08 million USD), reported the General Statistics Office.

New friendship bridge to foster Thailand-Myanmar trade

Myanmar and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost the transfer of goods across the second Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge.

NA leader attends ceremony to kick off work on Can Tho historical site

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 4 to a project to upgrade the Lo Vong Cung historical relic site in My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district.

Banks boost sales of mortgaged assets to resolve bad debts

Many banks are auctioning mortgaged assets, mainly real estate, worth trillions of VND to speed up the resolution of non-performing loans.

Thailand to enhance water management through 600-mln-USD projects

The National Water Resource Committee (NWRC) of Thailand on September 12 approved three new major water management projects with a combined value of more than 18 billion THB (600 million USD) and is now seeking cabinet approval on them.

Vietnam encourages RoK businesses to invest in specialised industrial parks

Vietnam encourages businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to make investment in specialized industrial parks targeting Korean firms and Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises.

FDI disbursement up despite decline in capital inflow

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a positive yearly increase of 7 percent to nearly 12 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, despite a fall in new FDI registered in Vietnam.

HCM City attracts 4.19 billion USD in FDI in eight months

Ho Chi Minh City has attracted 4.19 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, up 21.7 percent year-on-year.

Vietnam vibrant with merger and acquisition activities

The merger and acquisition (M&A) scene in Vietnam has become increasingly active with more domestic firms setting up ties with global partners so their brands can reach global customers and develop domestically.

PM urges Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan to strive for greater development achievements

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked authorities of the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen to make more efforts for greater socio-economic achievements in the coming time.

Vietnam, Australia target 10 billion USD in trade in 2020

Vietnam and Australia on August 23 agreed to raise bilateral trade from nearly 7.8 billion USD in 2018 to 10 billion USD next year.

Localities suffer great losses from natural disasters

The Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control's Office on August 6 reported that so far, Storm Wipha has claimed 10 lives and left 11 people missing, destroyed 91 houses and caused great property losses.

Vietnamese billionaire among world's 200 richest people

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has for the first time moved up to the top 200 of the Forbes' rich list as of July 31.

China leads foreign investors in Vietnam in seven months

China was the biggest among the 65 countries and territories investing in new projects in Vietnam during the first seven months of 2019, data of the General Statistics Office show.

Work starts on Bamboo Airways aviation training centre

Bamboo Airways, a subsidiary of real estate developer FLC Group, began construction of an aviation training centre in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 28.

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PetroVietnam seeks resumption of suspended thermal power project

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is seeking permission to restart work on the Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant which was suspended following the arrest of related officials for wrongdoings.

Vietnam - a magnet for M&A deals

Vietnam has become a favoured destination for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals for foreign investors, particularly those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), China's Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan as the Asian multinationals see the benefits of having presence in one of the region's fastest-growing economies.

Building new style rural areas creates new look to Thanh Hoa's coastal district

The national target programme on new-style rural area building has given a facelift to coastal Nga Son district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, helping stabilise local livelihoods and alleviate poverty.

Southern provinces ready for billion-dollar FDI projects

Foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in southern provinces, is expected to increase sharply with a number of billion-dollar projects in the pipeline, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Sumitomo plans to invest in Vietnam's port

Japanese-based Sumitomo Corporation has teamed up with logistics company Suzuyo and a Japanese public-private fund to take a 10 percent stake in Vietnam's Gemadept JSC. This activity aimed in the port operation and logistics business.

Vietnam's economic growth likely to reach set target in 2019: VEPR

The Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) has predicted Vietnam's economic growth would accelerate in the third quarter and then reach 7.17 percent the last quarter to hit the Government's target of 6.6 to 6.8 percent for the full year.

HCM City draws over 3 billion USD in foreign investment in H1

The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City attracted 3.21 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent, according to the municipal People's Committee.

Hundreds of electricity networks built in southern region in six months

The Electricity of Vietnam Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC) began construction of and put into operation hundreds of grid projects in the first six months of 2019.

Water plant built in Ben Tre to serve over 100,000 people

Work started on July 6 on a factory that is set to supply clean water to more than 100,000 residents in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

Hanoi seeks to fund urban railway project with ODA, preferential loans

The People's Committee of Hanoi has proposed the municipal People's Council add the urban railway project No 3 to the list of projects funded by official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans from foreign donors.

Thai Nguyen's export revenues reach 13.9 billion USD in H1

Export revenues of the northern province of Thai Nguyen hit 13.9 billion USD in the first six months of the 2019, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent and equivalent to 50.4 percent of the yearly plan, reported the provincial People's Committee.

Industrial, economic zones attract 8.7 billion USD in FDI in H1

Vietnam's industrial and economic zones attracted 340 foreign-invested projects with a total newly-registered capital of 8.7 billion USD in the first six months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Economic Zone Management Department.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung to visit UAE, Tanzania

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung will pay working visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Republic of Tanzania from July 6 to 13.

Government needs to boost macro-economic stability

The Government should enhance macro-economy stability to strengthen the national economy when risks are yet to appear, said members of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council at a meeting on July 2.

Tien Giang's exports grow over 11.3 percent in H1

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang shipped overseas 1.5 billion USD worth of products in the first half of 2019, up over 11.3 percent against the same period last year.

Japanese firms plan to pour 4 billion USD in Hanoi's projects

Leading Japanese corporations on July 1 signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Hanoi to invest a total of close to 4 billion USD in projects in the capital city.

Wood exports bring home nearly 5 billion USD in H1

The export value of wood and wood products reached nearly 5 billion USD in the first half of 2019, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hong Kong remains biggest foreign investor in Vietnam in first half

Hong Kong (China) topped the list of 95 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the January-June period, with a total investment of 5.3 billion USD, making up 28.7 percent of the new foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into the country.

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Vietnam attracts less FDI in first half of the year

Foreign investors registered to pour 1.73 billion USD into Vietnam in June, bringing the total amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) committed to the country in the first six months of the year to 18.47 billion USD, down 9.2 percent year on year.

Solar power plant inaugurated in Long An province

The BCG - CME Long An 1 solar power plant in Long An province has been inaugurated by the joint venture between the Bamboo Capital Group and the Vietnam-Oman Investment Fund.

Belgium funds upgrade of Cau Ngoi canal in Ninh Thuan

The authorities in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has completed a project on expanding and reinforcing the local Cau Ngoi canal with funding from the Belgian government.

Hanoi aims to draw 5.3 billion USD in FDI in six months

Hanoi is striving to attract over 500 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in June 2019, raising the total FDI capital to nearly 5.3 billion USD in the first half of the year, according to insiders.

Japanese firm to build coffee processing plant in Vietnam

Marubeni Corporation of Japan said it plans to invest 12.7 billion JPY (117.7 million USD) for building an instant coffee processing plant in an industrial park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Vietnam facilitates Korean investments: Deputy PM

The Vietnamese Government will work to remove bottlenecks and create the best conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea to operate in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue stressed on June 19.

Over 220 trillion VND invested in Mekong Delta's infrastructure

Over 890 projects in infrastructure with total investment of 221 trillion VND (9.43 billion USD) are being carried out by in the Mekong Delta by 898 businesses from Ho Chi Minh City, according to statistics of the municipal People's Committee.