Viet Nam News

Wasted lands hinder local development

Several construction projects in Hà Nội have been delayed for years, wasting land and hindering the city’s land management process while other social security constructions remain in need of space. Seven of the 28 constructions projects in Quốc Oai District are waiting to be implemented ...

VN OilGas top list of 500 leading firms

Vietnam Oil and Gas Group topped the list of 500 leading companies announced at a ceremony in Hà Nội on January 19. It was followed by Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co Ltd, Viettel Group, Electricity of Việt Nam, and the Vietnam National Petroleum Group. The annual event, ...

VN expects Japan to become top investor

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam expected Japan to become its top investor, with more high-tech investments in areas such as green growth, infrastructure development, high-quality agriculture and services as well as privatisation of State-owned enterprises. Phúc was speaking at a business forum ...

Cashew nut exports to hit $3b in 2017

Việt Nam is expected to export 360,000 tonnes of cashews for a value of US$3 billion this year, an increase of 3.4 per cent in volume and 5.6 per cent in value over last year, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas). Speaking at ...

282 poor air quality days in capital in 2016

Dust concentration in the air, both in Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City, was several times higher in 2016 than the levels recommended by the World Health Organization, endangering resident’s health. In Hà Nội, the dust concentration reached up to 50,5 mg per cubic ...

VN young workforce underutilised

Forty-three per cent of the country’s young labour workforce is still underutilised, while low quality employment remains a strong hindrance to the country’s productive transformation. This is a result of the School-to-work Transition Survey conducted by the General Statistics Office with the support of the ...

City supports voluntary blood donations amid debate on draft law

While a pending draft law would require all Vietnamese to donate blood at least once a year, HCM City has set a target to have at least 220,000 citizens donate blood voluntarily this year. The city authority also targets having at least 94 per cent ...

New compensation regulations

Aquaculture farmers directly affected by natural disasters and epidemics will receive compensation totalling as much as US$2,600 per hectare, according to Decree No 2 issued by the Government last week. The decree, to take effect from February 25, will regulate compensation forms and levels to help farmers ...

Increase in drug-resistant TB in southwest

An increase in the number of resistant-TB cases has occurred in the southwestern region of Việt Nam, according to the head of the region’s national TB prevention and control office. At a conference on TB prevention held last week in Cần Thơ, Dr Nguyễn Thị ...

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