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Technology transformation needed for cleaner production

Despite 50 per cent of businesses applying the resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), savings of fuel and energy consumption per product only achieved a ratio of eight to 13 per cent in 2016-20.

Social assistance for people with mental illness, autism to be promoted

A social assistance and rehabilitation programme for autistic children and people with mental disorders in 2021 – 2030 has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Seaways, railways have been forgotten: logistic firms

Vietnam has a long coastline but its maritime transport has not developed well. Railway transport has also been ‘forgotten’.

Criminal proceedings launched against persons involved in COVID-19 transmissions

The Investigation Security Agency of the HCMC Department of Public Security on December 3 decided to launch criminal proceedings against persons who were involved in transmitting COVID-19, in accordance with Article 240 of the Criminal Code 2015.

Vietnam demands China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty on East Sea

Vietnam demands that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on December 3.

Vietnam yet to conduct commercial flights repatriating overseas Vietnamese: Spokesperson

There will be temporarily no commercial flights to bring home overseas Vietnamese who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on December 3.

Vietnam rejects Amnesty International’s information

Foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on December 3 rejected the latest information of the Amnesty International, saying social platforms like Facebook have become tools for the repression of free expression in Vietnam.

Indonesian ambassador receives Friendship Order

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has been awarded with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State for his contributions to the bilateral ties.

Vietnam willing to support African countries after conflict: Ambassador

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, has affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate with and support African countries after conflicts to reform the security system

VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 4

Peak of Fansipan left covered in frost for the first time this winter

Hanoi to host Russian Film Week

A Russian Film Week will begin in Hanoi on December 9 at the National Cinema Centre.

Where are Vietnam’s social networks in comparison with Facebook, Google?

With the establishment of a series of social networks, Vietnam is one of only a few countries with domestic products that are competitive with cross-border platforms.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 4

Khanh Hoa province introduces measures to recover tourism

Vietnam begins thinking of how to deal with expired solar panels

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), which is compiling the draft of the amended law on environmental protection, 

Water issues at the centre of Mekong Delta planning

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong spoke about the need to develop a master development planning for the Mekong Delta region.

Vietnam speeds up disbursement of public funds

Disbursement of public funds in the first 10 months met 68 percent of the year’s target, nearly 14 percentage points higher than the same period last year.

Lives of Cong ethnic people in Dien Bien

La Cha Village in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien's Nam Po District is home to a Cong ethnic community, one of the five ethnic minority communities in the province with 79 households and nearly 400 inhabitants.

60 years of close relations between Vietnam and Cuba

On December 2, 1960, Cuba became the first country in the Western hemisphere that had established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

COVID-19 a test for domestic tourism sector: expert

Associate Professor Bui Thanh Huong from the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan talks about the recovery of domestic tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mitigating crisis crucial for intra-ASEAN trade activities

Along with the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, ASEAN as chaired by Vietnam is calling for more intra-investment and foreign direct investment into the region, in an aim to make the bloc more affluent,