Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 29 asked thesouthern province of Dong Nai to complete the handover of cleared ground forthe first-stage construction of Long Thanh international airport by the end ofthis first quarter.
During a working session with ministries, agencies, localitiesand stakeholders of the project after making a fact-finding trip earlier thesame day to the construction site, he assigned them to responsibility for thework under their watch and solve existing issues.Read full text
– A Vietnamese delegation led by deputy head of the NationalAssembly’s Committee for External Affairs Le Anh Tuan attended the fifthInternational Conference For World Balance in Havana on January 24-28.
Themed “With all and for the good of all”, the event was one ofthe activities honouring Cuban national hero José Martí on the occasion of his170th birth anniversary (January 28), with over 1,100 delegates from 87countries globally taking part.Read full text
– The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS)on January 28 organised a virtual seminar on the nations’ 50 years ofdiplomatic and cooperative ties (1973-2023), attracting participation ofCanadian scholars, international friends, and Vietnamese expatriates.
The key speaker, Vietnamese Ambassador to CanadaPham Cao Phong, delivered an overview of the relations, which are growing morecomprehensively, effectively, stably, and sustainably in terms of bilateral,regional, and international aspects.Read full text
– Vietnam attracted foreign direct investment(FDI) worth 1.69 billion USD as of January 20 this year, down 19.8% annually,according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
In the month, local authorities granted licencesfor 153 new FDI projects worth 1.2 billion USD, up 48.5% in number and 3.1times in value.Read full text
- Foreign suppliers have paid taxes worth 1.8trillion VND (76.7 million USD) via the official portal serving theiroperations in Vietnam.
Of the sum, Meta (Facebook) contributed 34.5million EUR, Google 28.8 million USD, and Apple 174 billion VND.Read full text
– Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in January edged up by0.52 % month-on-month, fueled by high consumer demand for the Lunar New Year orTet which fell in the same month, the General Statistics Office said on January29.
In addition, the prices of goods, food and foodstuffs went upduring the final lunar month to prepare for the longest annual holiday anddomestic fuel prices rose to global levels, contributing to the rise of theindex.Read full text
- According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministryof Planning and Investment (MPI), Vietnam is likely to attract 36-38 billionUSD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023. The figure was nearly 22.4billion USD in 2022.
Deputy Director of the FIA Do Van Su said disbursement offoreign investment this year is expected to hit 22-23 billion USD.Read full text
– Viettel is the most valuable telecoms brandin Southeast Asia and the 17th in the world, according to the latest BrandFinance Global 500.
At the 234th position globally, Viettel is theonly brand of Vietnam and the only telecoms one of Southeast Asia listed in the2023 rankings.Read full text/.
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