Category: Vietnam
Japan grants six Vietnamese provinces nonrefundable aid
Japan has agreed to back six Vietnamese provinces to improve their education, healthcare and rural infrastructure systems, with total funding of more than $483,000. Japanese [...]
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Interest rates see opposite directions
According to the capital market newsletter for the week of March 11th 15th, one of the highlights of the past week was the Treasury bill issuance of the State Bank of Vietnam [...]
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Meeting finds ways to remove difficulties for Japanese food firms
The import-export procedures and specialised inspections have been reformed in a positive way, making it easier for foreign businesses, including those from Japan, to invest [...]
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Construction contractor for Landmark 81 changes name
Construction contractor for Hoiana Casino and Landmark 81 projects renamed Newtecons. Construction contractor the FDC Construction Investment JSC, a subsidiary of the [...]
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Hanoi moves to streamline administrative procedures
The trimming off of 34 administrative procedures in Hanoi`s industry and trade has translated into the reduction of 116 working days, saving about VND2.4 billion [...]
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RoK asks Indonesia, Vietnam to boost financial cooperation
The Republic of Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said on March 21 that it has asked Indonesia and Vietnam to step up cooperation in the financial sector, in [...]
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‘Cities for People’: Valuable Danish model for Vietnam in rapid urbanisation
The book inspires those responsible for urban and transport planning policies in Vietnam. Given rapid urbanisation, Vietnam is facing a series of problems that require large [...]
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Hundreds of million of dollars poured into horse racing courses
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has submitted a project on a horse racing course to the PM for approval. This is a complex consisting of a horse racing course, [...]
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HCM City a bridge to Europe
Experts talked about the role of HCM City as a bridge connecting to European markets during a ceremony to launch the Whitebook Briefing 2019 on March 20. Co-Chair of the [...]
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Reference exchange rate adjusted up by 4 VND
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,957 VND/USD on the morning of March 22, up by 4 VND from the day earlier. With the current trading band [...]
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Vietnam 94th happiest country globally
Among Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam stood behind Singapore at 34th, Thailand 52nd, the Philippines 69th, Malaysia 80th and Indonesia 92nd, while China’s ranking [...]
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Vietnamese start-up builds multi-connection blockchain system
A Vietnamese start-up has built a multi-connection blockchain system which allows information sharing and exchange between ministries and businesses worldwide. The system [...]
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Trade remedies can help to protect domestic firms
Trade remedies, or policy tools to protect domestic industry from imports, are a hot button issue amid the global integration. Vietnam News’ Thu Ngan speaks to Le Trieu [...]
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More Vietnamese consumers opt for digital payments
Vietnamese consumers are embracing digital payments as a faster and more convenient way to make payments, using their credit and debit cards more often for in-store and [...]
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VN retail market needs a development strategy
Vietnam’s retail market needs a comprehensive development strategy to boost domestic trade, experts said at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday. The retail market has [...]
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