Government News 6/6

Vietnam provides all means for defence ties with Canada, CPV official seeks stronger cooperative ties with KSCM, Hanoi talk updates situation in Venezuela after presidential election

Vietnam's cashew exports hit over $1.3 billion

 Vietnam exported over 140,000 tonnes of cashew in the first five months of this year, raking in more than 1.39 billion USD.

Noise pollution in Ho Chi Minh strikes wrong notes

 In urban areas, noise pollution is nothing new and is often neglected as an issue for city dwellers. However, it has severe effects on people’s well being and quality of life.

Newly-registered labourers in May down 24.5 percent

 A total of 80,500 workers were registered at newly-established businesses in May, down 24.5 percent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Labour Minister clarifies guest worker issues at NA session

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung made clear a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies on measures to ensure rights and interests of Vietnamese workers abroad.

NA Chairwoman holds talks with Micronesian Congress Speaker

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing friendship and cooperative ties with the Federated States of Micronesia, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Vietnam joins ASEAN SOM in Singapore

 Vietnam will continue coordination with other ASEAN member states to implement priorities set for 2018 towards building a resilient and innovative ASEAN and foster collaboration between ASEAN and relevant partners.

Hanoi to shorten processing time for construction procedures

 Hanoi will shorten the time taken to process applications and grant construction permits from 166 days at present to no longer than 120 days in line with the Prime Minister’s Instructive 08/CT-TTg dated March 13 this year.  

Building law on cyber security: a must in current situation

The draft Law on Cyber Security, which is scheduled to be passed by the 14th National Assembly at its ongoing session, contains some new provisions which raise public concerns. 

50 nations 'curbing plastic pollution'

 Fifty nations are now taking action to reduce plastic pollution, according to the biggest report so far from the UN.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/6

VN garment sector to boost export growth, VPBank to pay 61.82% stock dividend, US to crack down on illegal shrimp imports, HDBank promotion offers deposit interest rate of 7.6%, FLC Group to hold investment roadshow in US                    

Distribution network determines success in FMCG sector

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides quality of products, distribution networks determine who will win the competition in the FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) market.

Vietnam commits to take action to control plastic waste in the sea

VietNamNet Bridge - Plastic waste accounts for 50-80 percent of ocean waste, and more than 80 percent of plastics waste originates from the mainland, while the rest is discharged directly in the sea.

Industry 4.0 to bring cultural change

 FIEs share their thoughts on Industry 4.0's effect on human resources (HR) recruitment and retention strategies and those in place at their organization.

Da Nang changes policy on attracting talents

VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang City authorities have shifted from training talented people for long-term use to inviting specialists to work for short-term projects.

Social News 6/6

Electrification of rural areas makes stride over past decade, Early testing needed to minimise mother-to-child HIV transmission, Solar power set for schools in Quang Nam, Former land planning official sentenced to death because of embezzlement

Artists find inspiration on a Long Bien road

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hidden away just short moped ride from downtown Hanoi is a place of peace.

Mobile World stops selling BPhone 2017

BPhone 2017 is no longer available at The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World). The largest smartphone distribution chain which holds 30 percent of market share has unexpectedly stopped selling BPhone 2017.

HCM City considers anti-crime task force

 Deputy Minister of Public Security and Three-Star General Le Quy Vuong talks to dantri.com.vn on the need to have good co-ordination between various forces in the fight against crime

Up-scaling wind power - Potential and challenges in regulation

 Vietnam’s capacity of harnessing wind energy is remarkably promising vis-a-vis other regional countries like Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia due to its 3,000 kilometre-long coastline and tropical monsoon climate. 

Training course for UN staff officers opens

The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre opened a training course for UN staff officers in Hanoi on June 5 with the support of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) under the US Department of State.

VN leaders host Czech Republic parliament leader

 Vietnam will work closely with the Czech Republic to further boost economic and trade ties, especially in fields of Vietnam’s demand and the Czech Republic’s strengths, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

Minister: Tighter legal enforcement will ward off environment, land violations

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, faced with questions from National Assembly deputies today over public concerns and rampant violations in the areas of land and environment management.

Photographic Society of America opens photo exhibition in Hanoi

 The Association of Vietnamese Photography Artists (AVPA) and the Photographic Society of America (PSA) are jointly hosting the PSA international photo exhibition in Hanoi through June 17, news website Vietnamplus reports.

“Between Fragmentation and Wholeness” exhibition at Galerie Quynh

 “Between Fragmentation and Wholeness”, an exhibition of new works by Truong Cong Tung will take place at Galerie Quynh in HCMC’s District 1 from now until the end of this month.