Category: Economy
Pangasius fish prices plummet, farmers suffer huge losses
In 2018, the prices of pangasius fish fluctuated at VND29,000 per kilogram and sometime in September and October jumped to VND34,000-VND36,000 per kilogram, helping export [...]
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Towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient transport sector
Transport Ministry, WB, and GIZ release two-volume study laying out a pathway to a low-carbon and climate-resilient transport sector. A two-volume study laying out a pathway [...]
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What are Vietnam’s moves to minimise plastic waste?
The government has issued a series of policies aiming to eliminate single-use plastic bags nationwide by 2025. The government of Vietnam has been aware of negative [...]
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VN is urged to tighten origin rules to avoid investigations
Some Vietnamese exports have been investigated for origin fraud and tax evasion, which requires tougher action from the Vietnamese government to settle the problem and keep [...]
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Workshop reviews Vietnam’s growth model reform
Vietnam’s economic restructuring and growth model reform in 2016-2020 have been benefiting from positive changes in policies and achievements in the 2011-2015 period, [...]
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Business associations disagree with working-time reduction
Most enterprise associations disagree with the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours to 44 hours per week under the draft revised Labour Code. The opinions were revealed [...]
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Vietnam’s solar programme beats expectations: IEEFA
An expert from IEEFA said the vision for solar power in Vietnam remains positive when attracting a number of foreign investors. Vietnam has installed roughly 4,460MW of solar [...]
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Vinh Phuc: 8-month industrial production index up 11.8pct
The industrial production index of the northern province of Vinh Phuc in August increased by 1.6 percent from the previous month and 12 percent from the same period last [...]
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Lang Son aims to attract $3.43b in investment
The northern border province of Lang Son plans to sign memorandums of understanding on more than 100 projects worth nearly VND80 trillion (US$3.43 billion) at the upcoming [...]
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Meeting seeks countermeasures to India’s incense import restriction
Businesses and State agencies met in Hanoi on September 16 to discuss measures in response to India’s recent restriction of incense stick imports, which is considered a [...]
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Vietnam urged to take advantage of global economic slowdown for stronger reform
The global economy has transitioned to a knowledge economy, so the issue would be whether Vietnam is prepared to take risks for developing and applying new technologies, [...]
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New housing policy for low-, mid-income households needed in HCM City
Housing development is of paramount importance to HCM City as the city is expected to see an increase of one million people every five years in the 2021-35 period, according [...]
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Power consumption demand estimated to rise nearly 10pct in 2019
The EVN reported that the total production and purchase power output climbed 10.6 percent to 117.38 billion kWh in the first half of 2019, of which coal-fired thermal power [...]
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Vietnam mobilises nearly $70 billion for PPP projects over last 22 years
A specialised law on public private partnership (PPP) is necessary to avoid overlapping regulations stipulating PPP investment activities, said minister of Planning and [...]
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Vietnam accelerates establishment of e-government
One of the priorities in establishing the e-government is to ensure smooth connection of the information system at district, commune and provincial levels to that of the [...]
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