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The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has been developing from strength to strength. Lu Quang Ngoi, member of Vinh Long Party Committee Standing Board and Deputy Chairman of Vinh Long People’s Committee, talked with VIR’s Huu Phuc about the province’s socio-economic achievements in 2019 and orientations for the next 12 months. Vinh Long continues to impress and promises more What...

The MoIT is the first ministry connecting with the National Public Service Portal. The year 2019 had a special significance as Vietnam accelerated fulfilling the goals of their five-year plan (2016-2020) and the 10-year Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2011-2020. 1. Vietnam’s total import-export turnover exceeded US$500 billion While there has been lower growth from the global economy and trade due to the...

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at a conference in Hanoi on December 27, 2019 to review the industry and trade sector’s operation in 2019 while mapping out plans for 2020. (Photo: VGP) Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set three important goals in 2020 for the industry and trade sector, notably bringing the total export turnover to US$300 billion for...

Vietnam reports an all-time high trade surplus of US$9.94 billion in 2019. (Illustrative image) Vietnam reported an all-time high trade surplus of US$9.94 billion in 2019, making positive contributions to the balance of payments and stabilising other macroeconomic indices, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The country posted total import and export revenue of US$516.96 billion in 2019, up...

According to News Agency of Vietnam (VNA) in Tokyo, the Japanese Saibu Gas Company (Saibu Gas) has announced its decision to invest in a subsidiary of Vietnam Gas Corporation (PV GAS). Saibu Gas informed that at the first the company decides to invest in oversea gas markets and has reached an agreement to own 21% of the shares in the...

Kosmo, the latest highrise residential and commercial development in Bac Tu Liem District, a new, upmarket suburb west of Hanoi, is approaching completion. One Friday afternoon, Thanh Thuy, a 38-year-old resident, steps out of a street-level cafe to receive a parcel from green-uniformed Giaohangnhanh deliveryman. Thuy has no wallet. "I only bring my smartphone when I'm out these days," she...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just issued Document No. 9608/BCT-DL, dated December 16, 2019, to the People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government and the Electricity of Vietnam, on stopping proposals and agreements for solar power projects (SPPs) under Feed in Tariff (FIT) mechanism. According to the document of MOIT, after Decision...

According to information from the Asia-Africa Market Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), Mr. Dang Hoang An Deputy Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) had a meeting with Mr. Tanimoto Masayuki - Managing Director, and Director of Global Finance of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Deputy Minister Dang Hoang An receives Mr. Tanimoto Masayuki at MOIT head...

HortEx Vietnam is the biggest exhibition and conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology in Vietnam, co-organized by Nova Exhibitions BV (The Netherlands), VEAS Co., Ltd (Vietnam) and China Great Wall International Exhibition Co., Ltd. Ever since its first launch in 2018, HortEx Vietnam has experienced two successful editions and achieved impressive results and received the strong attention and positive...

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed a Decision for approving the content of ‘The National Energy Master Plan in 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050’. In principle, the Government requires that the national sector planning must be suitable with the overall national master plan and national land use plan. Therefore, the content of the National Energy...