Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Denmark to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in green energy, renewable energy, and healthcare, while hosting Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen in Hanoi on October 11.

 Hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 2017 successfully is the focus of Vietnam’s foreign policy, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said.

 The Swiss Government has committed to providing 90 million CHF (92 million USD) of non-refundable ODA for Vietnam to implement prioritised joint projects. 

 Hoi village in Tan Le commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province has been weaving mats for a long time.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though growth in investment in the textile & garment sector has slowed down, it is still attractive in foreign investors’ eyes.

 Vietnam is facing increasingly big economic woes, according to a Government report delivered at a session in Hanoi last Friday of the National Assembly Economic Committee.

 Nearly VND10 trillion was spent between 2011 and 2015 on science and technology development at the national level, yet most of the value of high-tech products and applications in Vietnam was generated by foreign-invested enterprises.

 The Vietnamese market remains attractive to long-term investors despite recent sell-offs. Peter Ryder, CEO of Indochina Capital, shared with VIR’s Nam Phuong his thoughts on the issue.

 As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has undertaken efforts to minimise risks from natural disasters and adapt to climate change, including issuing policies and developing infrastructure in recent years. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen agreed to facilitate business operations in the priority fields of agriculture, food processing, renewable energy, green growth and environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal sand exploiters have been dredging the Da River bed day and night at the foot of Vietnam’s most important hydropower dam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Though the competitive electricity generation market still remains on paper, investors are now rushing to pour money into the sector.

 Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien of the National Assembly (NA) voiced concern that bad debt would escalate though the central bank has reassured that it is now at a safe level, less than 3% of total outstanding loans.

 The government of HCMC should change its urban planning concept towards a compact city to effectively deal with worsening traffic congestion, said the academic director of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program.

 Vietnam’s retail market has recently seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions as well as the rapid domination of foreign investors from Japan, Thailand and the Republic of Korea.

 Vietnam’s hi-tech parks are proposing a 50% reduction in personal income tax for employees working in all areas of the high-tech sector, to facilitate future investment attraction.

 Japanese investors are continuing to influence Vietnamese real estate trends with the entry to the market of a new wave of investors.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, has said Hanoi is installing four high capacity oxygen supply systems at West Lake to improve the lake’s oxygen content.

 Ly Hoang Nam jumped 18 spots to world No 683 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced yesterday.

 There is a high risk of Zika virus spreading through Asia-Pacific as hundreds of cases have been reported in Singapore and Thailand, with two babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.