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.

Tin được không máy lọc nước 'độc nhất vô nhị' từ…con hàu

Theo các nhà khoa học, mỗi con hàu trưởng thành có thể làm sạch hơn 227 lít nước mỗi ngày. Không chỉ vậy, những con hàu được xếp cạnh nhau sẽ tạo thành các 'rặng hàu', cung cấp môi trường sống cho các sinh vật biển khác.

Máy lọc nước 'độc nhất vô nhị' từ…con hàu

Nhiều năm qua, cảng New York rơi vào tình trạng bị ô nhiễm và cạn kiệt sinh vật biển. Người dân New York đã phải bắt tay vào việc lọc nước, làm sạch và phục hồi hệ sinh thái biển ở đây. Và 'công nghệ' lọc của họ chính là… những con hàu.

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.

Những dự án điện ảnh có thể bị hủy bỏ vì nguy cơ thua lỗ

'Men in Black: International 2', 'McClane', 'Deeper' hay 'Happy Death Day 3' là những bộ phim nhiều khả năng không thể tìm thấy đường ra rạp.

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.

State budget collection up 14 percent in five months

Total State budget collection in the first five months of this year was estimated at 508.6 trillion VND (21.86 billion VND), fulfilling 43.5 percent of the estimate and up 14.1 percent year-on-year, the General Department of Taxation (GDT) reported.

Solutions sought to accelerate disbursement of ODA

The ODA National Steering Committee held a meeting with donors in Hanoi on June 17 to seek solutions to speed up the disbursement of ODA capital and preferential loans, which has showed signs of slowing down in recent years.

Japanese retail giant AEON to double goods from Vietnam

Japanese retail giant AEAON Co. will double the value of products it procures from Vietnam from the current level to 500 million USD in 2020.

Tra Vinh to invest 1.5 million USD in resettlement project

The southern province of Tra Vinh People's Committee has decided to invest 35 billion VND (1.5 million USD) in implementing a resettlement project for people affected by landslides in Cau Ngang town and Thuan Hoa commune, Cau Ngang district.

Vietnam, China step up cooperation in trade, agriculture, logistics

Cooperation in economy, trade, agriculture and logistics between Vietnam and China was highlighted at a seminar in Chengdu, the capital city of China's Sichuan province, on June 13.

HCM City lures 2.77 billion USD in FDI in five months

Ho Chi Minh City attracted 2.77 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2019, up 49 percent year-on-year, reported the municipal People's Committee.

SK Group announces 30 mln USD investment for Vietnam's innovation centre

SK Group, the third largest conglomerate in the Republic of Korea, on June 9 announced its plan to fund 30 million USD for Vietnam's National Innovation Centre (NIC).