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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 8

HCM City to spend US$2.3 million to repair HCM City-Trung Luong expressway.

VN aims to have more women in leadership roles

By 2025, 60 per cent of the State management agencies in Vietnam are hoped to have at least one woman in a leadership role. 

Vietnamese traditional and contemporary music night

Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (Ancient Music Group of Tonkin) will team up together with Hanoi New Music Ensemble to present a traditional and contemporary music night tomorrow at L’Espace.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 8

Rice export turnover up 10% in 2020

Health sector proves its mettle in COVID-19 fight

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the health sector to continue using drastic measures to tackle COVID-19 this year, particularly ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations and other important events.

Spikes in rent scaring away industrial zone tenants

The supply of industrial land and real estate has so far not kept up with the ever-rising demand from manufacturers and investors, leading to price hikes like never before.

Hanoi to clean up polluted To Lich river with water from Red river

The plan is to supply water from the Red river to improve quality of water in To Lich river which is severely contaminated for years.

Tet craft playgrounds to re-enact Vietnamese Tet games & craft

Hanoi's most fabulous craft event to bid farewell to the year 2020 and welcome Vietnamese traditional lunar New Year.

Vietnam imports rice from India for first time

Vietnam’s rice output is more than enough to satisfy domestic demand, but country is importing rice from India to use mostly for animal feed.

Ho Chi Minh City breaks off series of overdue projects

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has cancelled 61 projects which have failed to be implemented on schedule, with developers showing their incapability to move things forward.

High expectations laid out through fresh policy move

Three amended key laws on securities, enterprises, and investment have now come into force.

Stage set for scale-up of nation’s rice

Vietnam’s rice processing and trading have overcome the difficulties caused by the ongoing pandemic to acquire the export turnover of over $3 billion in 2020, a record in the past nine years, with exporters remaining bullish over future prospects.

Digital achievements, made in Vietnam

Vietnam is prepared to not only continue its emergence as an upper middle-income nation in the next few years but also its endeavour of leading the region in the application of science and technology.

New entity to invigorate Vietnam’s stock markets

With general optimism well-founded for Vietnam’s stock market building in the past year, there is now significant anticipation for 2021 with the arrival of a new entity to run the country’s exchanges.

Commune chair sacrificed his life to save others during floods in Quang Binh

Phan Thanh Mien is one of the 14 Inspiring Characters honored by VietNamNet’s readers in 2020. However, he could not be present at the campaign medal awards ceremony because he passed away after his great flood relief efforts earlier this year.

4% inflation target set for 2021 within reach: experts

Vietnam is likely to meet its target of reining in inflation at a rate of below 4% in 2021, although experts warn that unfavourable factors could impact market fluctuations.

Consultancy cost for HCMC’s second metro line up by 12.6mil euros

The consultancy cost for the second metro line project in HCMC has been revised up by 12.6 million euros (US$14.7 million) as the project has been delayed for years.

Vietnamese futsal team in contention for Futsal World Cup spot

The Vietnamese national futsal team could be selected to compete at the Futsal World Cup which will get underway in Lithuania in September, in the event that the AFC Futsal Championship is cancelled

Ministry proposes installing cameras to detect traffic violations

Regarding the Ministry of Public Security’s proposal to install cameras and impose fines for traffic violations on highways, experts said this should have been done a long time ago.

Van Toan among top goal creators in ASEAN leagues

Vietnamese forward Van Toan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) FC has been named among the players with the most assists in domestic ASEAN leagues during 2020.