☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 21 chaired a
national teleconference on the acceleration of public investment allocation and
disbursement in 2023 as well as the socio-economic recovery and development
programme.
Underlining that public investment as a resource
and a motivation for development, PM Chinh said that one of the major tasks for
2023 is to speed up the disbursement of public investment, effectively
implementing the socio-economic recovery and development programme and three
national target programmes. Read full story
- President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan has thanked Vietnamese
forces for their timely support and tireless efforts in search and rescue
operations following the huge earthquake on February 6.
The host leader expressed his thanks to domestic
and international search and rescue teams, including one from the Vietnamese
Ministry of National Defence, during his February 20 field trip to Antakya, the
capital of Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the natural
disaster. Read full story
- The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)
attaches importance to people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and the
Dominican Republic, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga has affirmed.
At a reception for General Secretary of the
Dominican Republic’s United Left Movement (MIU) Miguel Mejia in Hanoi on
February 20, Nga thanked MIU and people of the Dominican Republic for their
support to Vietnam in the past struggle for national liberation as well as the
present national construction and defence. Read full story
- Many banks have just launched credit packages with
preferential lending interest rates that decreased by between 0.5-3% per year
for customers in the fields of business and production, including real estate.
Most recently, the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development (Agribank), one of the largest banks in
Vietnam, announced that as of January 31, the interest rates for real estate
business is likely to be reduced by up to 3% per year from the interest rates
that are being applied. The adjusted interest rates will be applied from
January 31, 2023 to December 31, 2014. Read full story
- As several foreign investors are eyeing Vietnam for
opportunities, the country must make greater efforts to improve the investment
climate.
Many enterprises from countries such as the UK,
the Republic of Korea and Japan said Vietnam is an attractive investment
destination, given the country’s stable macro-economy, rapid growth and large
market with a rising middle class. Read full story
- Vietnamese longan is much welcomed in Japan although its
retail prices are high, which brings a big opportunity for local farmers.
Nguyen Khac Huy, director of Hoang Phat Fruit Ltd Company based
in the southern province of Long An, said that after its first batch of 10
tonnes of fresh longan was exported to Japan early this year, the company will
continue exporting about 70-100 tonnes of the fruit by sea and by air to the
market monthly. Read full story
- The export of dragon fruit, banana and durian
is expected to contribute 2 billion USD to the country’s export turnover in
2023.
The fruits and vegetables export recorded
positive signals in early 2023, reaching 300 million USD in January, up 3%
year-on-year. Read full story
- The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy is
scheduled to make a stopover in Vietnam for the first time on March 4 and 5 as
part of its tour around the globe ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia
& New Zealand 2023 in July.
The tour, kicked off on February 25 with Japan as the starting point, is set to take the iconic trophy to all 32 participating nations of the tournament, according to FIFA./. Read full story