Two more Vietnamese dairy producers licensed to export to China
Two more Vietnamese dairy producers have been granted with transaction codes for exporting their products to China by the Chinese General Administration of Customs, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Asia-Africa Market Department on January 11.
Con Dao listed among lovable destinations for 2021: New York Times
The US newspaper New York Times included Vietnam’s Con Dao island among its 52 places to love in 2021.
Reference exchange rate up 13 VND
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,140 VND per USD on January 12, up 13 VND from the previous day.
Domestic cement sales forecast to increase but export to slow down
The cement industry is forecast to see a significant increase in domestic sales in 2021, driven by investment in infrastructure, foreign direct investment inflow and the recovery of the real estate market. However, exports are set to slow down.
Vietcombank looks to raise pre-tax profit by 12 percent in 2021
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) sets to increase pre-tax profit by 12 percent year-on-year to 25.2 trillion VND this year, said Director-General Pham Quang Dung at a Hanoi conference on January 11.
Company invents nano bio-technology medical mask
Wakamono, a Ho Chi Minh City-based company that specialises in producing nano biotech materials, has invented a medical mask that is capable of killing more than 99 percent of both gram-negative and -positive bacteria, and enveloped and non-enveloped virus.
Ninh Thuan working to establish itself as national renewable energy centre
With highly favourable natural conditions, the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is preparing a plan to become a renewable energy centre in Vietnam and to develop the sector into a pillar of the local economy.
Work starts on National Innovation Centre
Construction of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) officially kicked off in Hanoi on January along with the opening of an international exhibition displaying the year’s leading innovations.
Over 89,600 mobile subscribers spreading spam calls blocked in six months
Five major mobile service providers - Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, Vietnamobile, and the virtual network I-Telecom blocked more than 89,600 mobile subscribers spreading spam calls in the six last months of 2020, according to the Department of Telecom under the Ministry of Information and
With COVID-19 under control, Vietnam’s tourism sector banks on domestic travel
Vietnam will continue to use flexible measures to stimulate the domestic tourism market as international borders remain shut due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, a top tourism official has said.
Resilience helps Vietnam overcome year of COVID-19
Though COVID-19 has sent the global economy into one of its worst recessions ever, Vietnam posted GDP growth of 2.91 percent in 2020 thanks to its solid control of outbreaks and timely support to both enterprises and local people.
Seminar shares Japan’s experience, new policies in e-Government
The Vietnamese Government Office and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on January 8 co-hosted an online seminar entitled “Sharing Experience and New Policies of Japan to Promote e-Government, towards Digital Government” in Hanoi.