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Vietnamese firms invest US$183 million overseas

Vietnamese firms invested $183 million in overseas projects in the first five months of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

HCM City hosts Sustainable Finance Forum

Forum a venue for participants to examine how regulatory and market developments can help promote financial returns and sustainable finance.

Illegal business remains rampant on Hai Phong's beach despite ban

Part of Do Son Beach in the northern port city of Hai Phong has been still illegally leased to many households despite a local authority ban.

Vietnam ranks 13th in Asia-Pacific on power index: report

Vietnam’s overall power ranking in 2019 remains unchanged from 2018, according to the latest Asia Power Index released Tuesday by Australia-based think tank Lowy Institute.

Vietnamese workers killed by burglars in Angola

Two Vietnamese workers were stabbed to death in their rental apartment by robbers in Angola.

Vietnam’s joining in ILO convention, amended labour code to be deliberated

Legislators today will discuss in groups about Vietnam’s joining the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 98 on the application of principles of the right to organise and bargain collectively; and the draft revised Labour Code.

Investments from China to Vietnam on the rise

Vietnam has seen more investment from China as the trade war between China and the US continues.

Mollusc harvest season begins in central Vietnam

From the third lunar month ever year, fishing villages in Quang Ngai province enter the mollusc harvesting season. When the tide is receding, fishing villagers flock to the sea to harvest molluscs.

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Foreign investors suddenly net buy more than VND5.7 trillion

High demand for skilled workers

Truong Anh Dung, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Vocational Training, under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Economic and Urban Affairs newspaper on the high demand for skilled workers.

Vietnam keen to learn from Swedish technologies: PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised Sweden’s achievements in scientific research and modern technology and promised to create the best conditions possible for Swedish enterprises to invest and expand their operations in Vietnam.

Why Western retailers say goodbye to Vietnam?

The Vietnamese retail market would hardly attract more European retail groups in the mass segment due to the harsh competition.

Lawmakers debate funding regulations for public works

On Tuesday, the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly received split opinions on whether the NA or the Government should have the authority to set the amount of capital allocated to each State budget-invested project in the mid-term plan.

Private enterprises want to have a health business environment

Economist Dr Dinh The Hien, president of the Institute of Information and Economic Research (IIB), talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the support the private sector wants to receive from the Government.

Will Japanese technology keep To Lich River clean in the long term?

Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident living on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, is enjoying a rare reprieve from the rotten smell that has plagued the neighbourhood for decades.

Five key points from national team’s King’s Cup squad

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has revealed the squad for the men’s football team that will compete in the upcoming King’s Cup 2019 in Thailand. Here are five things to take away from the list:

 

New bus route to Noi Bai Airport opens in June

The Ha Noi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) will open a new bus route linking the suburban district of Ha Dong to Noi Bai International Airport in June.

Ha Dong – Noi Bai Airport bus route proposed

Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has proposed a plan to open a new bus route connecting Ha Dong district with Noi Bai International Airport from June.

Ministry pledges to ease revenue shortages for BOT investors

The Ministry of Transport is to take responsibility for assisting build-transfer-operate (BOT) road investors facing revenue shortages in order to help them secure investment efficiently as well as avoid non-performing loans.

 

Forest watchers makes mangrove forest their homes

More than a hundred forest watchers from Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Volunteers are spending their days and nights in the vast Can Gio Mangrove Forest.