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Vietnam & Denmark sign action plan for 2019-2020

The Embassy of Denmark and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Joint Action Plan for 2019-2020 to implement the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement between the two countries established in 2013. 

Convenience stores expected to be the next big thing in franchising in Vietnam

After food and beverage and other sectors, it is the turn of convenience stores franchisers to eye the huge Vietnamese market.

Banks keen on green projects

Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.

VN food and beverage sector draws foreign firms’ interest

Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for international enterprises in the food, beverages and packaging industry thanks to its rapid economic growth and rising consumer demand.

Climate-change adaptation models help farmers escape poverty

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have escaped poverty by adapting to climate change and shifting from rice to corn or peanut cultivation as well as the breeding of goats and aquatic species.

NEC Red Rockets win VTV Cup 2019

Japanese club NEC Red Rockets triumphed in the 16th VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, which closed in Quang Nam Province on Saturday.

Thai Son Nam top Group B in int'l futsal event, advance to quarters

Thai Son Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, completing their perfect record of three group stage wins yesterday in Thailand.

Banks cut priority loan interest rates

Soon after the US announced a 0.25 % cut in the benchmark interest rate on July 31 seven Vietnamese banks, including State-owned lenders, announced a cut in interest rates on dong loans of at least 0.5 % to firms in the Government’s priority sectors.

HCM City eyes economic gain from treating garbage buried at landfills

HCM City plans to treat garbage buried at three non-active landfills, the city's People’s Committee has said.

Migrant works in IZs face difficulties in finding accommodation

Accommodation for low-income workers in industrial and economic zones (IZs and EZs) has become more scarce in the face of increasing demand.

BUSINESS NEWS 12/8

Agricultural export value up 2% in first seven months of 2019

Hanoi boosts online public admin services

Hanoi is working to improve public administrative services by operating online and simplifying procedures to better meet the demands of its residents.

 

The ugly side of filler treatments

In the quest to obtain the perfect look, many end up in hospital with necrosis and pus-filled wounds all over their bodies.

Hanoi to auction Red River sand mining rights

The Hanoi People's Committee will hold an auction between now and September for the sand mining rights for the riverbed of the Red River in the city's Long Bien District.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 11/8

Concerns arise as Chinese P2P companies flee to Vietnam

 

Construction on Hanoi F1 racetrack underway

Hanoi is actively speeding up the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix next year.

Caged-sturgeon breeding brings high incomes to mountainous farmers

Breeding cold-water sturgeon in cages has brought a stable source of income for poor farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Quang Ninh Museum runs effectively

Quang Ninh Museum is known for its innovative operating system that reduces the stress or need from the public budget. It has set a prime example for new and improved operation ways can result in positive outcome.

Vietnamese student wins big at International Physics Olympiad

Proactive, humorous and intelligent from a young age – that is how friends, family and teachers describe Nguyen Khanh Linh, a former student of physics at Lam Son High School for the Gifted in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Six million people to need agricultural vocational training

It is forecast that by 2030, between 4.5 and 6 million workers will need agricultural training.