Hi-tech agriculture helps cope with land degradation
HCMC – The application of science and technology in agriculture is the key to handling land degradation and non-expandable farmland amid the increasing food demand, heard an international conference on sustainable development in the Mekong Delta – SDMD 2022. This conference, entitled “Science and
Vietnam’s Party leader arrives in Beijing for four-day China visit
HCMC – Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Beijing today afternoon (October 30), starting his official visit to China at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, reported the Vietnam news agency. He was greeted at the Beijing
Can Tho University puts two ODA-funded buildings into service
CAN THO – Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held an inauguration ceremony this morning, October 30, for two buildings using official development assistance (ODA) loans from the Japanese government. The Hi-tech Building and Integrated Research Laboratory Building are part of
Hard choice for logistics hub dream
Both the North Van Phong area in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa and the Chu Lai Airport in the central province of Quang Nam have ample opportunities to build world-class logistics hubs. However, questions remain as to whether regional development strategies should be focused solely on
Why a wider trading band
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 17, 2022 widened the trading band of the Vietnamese dong currency from 3% to 5% on either side of the central exchange rate, with immediate effect, amidst interest rate hikes by central banks around the world Another factor behind the scenes, however, was
Vingroup chairman not on no-fly list: MPS
HCMC – Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong is not on the no-fly list, said Lieutenant General To An Xo, office chief and spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), effectively rejecting recent rumors about this matter as false. Business is as usual at Vingroup, a diversified Vietnamese
Public investment disbursement far lower than expected
HCMC – Over VND249 trillion of public investment, or 38% of the annual plan, had been disbursed as of September 9 this year, according to a report from the Ministry of Finance. Until the end of October this year, over VND297 trillion of public investment can be disbursed, representing only 46.44%
Tax collection slows as it nears full-year goal
HCMC – Though tax collections in the year through September had almost hit the full-year goal, tax revenues from some industries have dropped steadily since July, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The tax revenue this year is expected to surpass the estimate by VND202,400 billion, or
Drug certificate expiry leads to risk of medicine shortfall
HCMC – Vietnam may face a medicine shortage as over 40% of drug registration certificates will expire at the end of the year, the Ministry of Health said. According to the ministry, Vietnam has issued over 24,000 drug registration certificates. Some 10,000 are expected to expire on December 31,
Air passengers forecast to reach 100 million this year
HCMC – The country’s air passengers are expected to reach 100 million in 2022, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). In the January-October period, some 81 million passengers traveled through local airports, said Dinh Viet Thang, head of CAAV. The agency targeted to serve
Two more detained in Covid repatriation flight scandal
HCMC – The police have detained a staff member at the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission and the director of a tourism company for their alleged involvement in the Covid repatriation flight scandal. The latest arrests have sent the total number of people placed into police
Tra Vinh to build 25 MW biomass power plant
CAN THO – The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has approved a proposal to develop the Tra Vinh biomass power plant in Luu Nghiep Anh Commune, Tra Cu District, with a capacity of 25 MW. With an estimated investment of over VND1 trillion, the biomass power plant project will cover 11.6 hectares,
