- The 14th meeting of the AIPA Caucus14 themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development ofscience and technology for sustainable growth and development” kicked off in PhuQuoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 10. Read full story
- Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 has completed its UN peacekeepingmission in South Sudan after more than a year, with a homecoming ceremony heldfor its staff in Hanoi on July 9.
Fifty-one officers and staff of the hospital arrived in Hanoi on July 9 night,while the remaining 12 members will fly home after they complete necessaryhandover procedures with Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5, which landed inSouth Sudan on July 7 (local time). Read full story
- The Government Office has issued adocument announcing Deputy PrimeMinister Tran Luu Quang's directions made at his recent teleconference withleaders of 13 Mekong Delta localities, requesting more aggressive actions tocombat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
Accordingly, Deputy PM Quang requested that plans and agenda must be carefullyprepared before the upcoming working session with the European Commission'sfourth inspection team, in order to have the commission’s ‘yellow card’ warningagainst Vietnamese seafood exports removed by this October. Read full story
- Strong disbursement of public investment, especially from the second quarterof this year, has helped increase demands and promote growth of economicsectors, thus contributing to boosting economic growth in the second quarter andthe first half of 2023, said General Director of the General Statistics OfficeNguyen Thi Huong in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on therole of public investment in the national economic growth. Read full story
- Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 5.34% this yearunder the first scenario set out by the Central Institute for EconomicManagement (CIEM).
The institute announced a report on the domestic economy in the first half ofthis year, and prospects for the second at a workshop in Hanoi on July 10,where its three scenarios on the national economy were made public. Read full story
- With flourishing economic results in the first six months of this year, manyenterprises in Ho Chi Minh City expect to keep pace with the growth momentum toaccelerate their production and business activities in the coming months.
According to the municipal Statistics Office, in the period, total retail salesof goods rose by 9.7% year-on-year, revenue from accommodation and foodservices increased by 36.2%. In particular, the number of foreign tourists tothe city tripled over the same period, contributing to the boost in domesticdemand and economic growth. Read full story
- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines reported a 7% growth in the domesticaviation market in the first half of this year compared to the same period in2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
However, the international market has not fully recovered, reaching over 80% ofthe pre-pandemic level, the airline said. Read full story
- The volume of the fresh lychee exports transported by Vietnam Airlinesflights in May, June and the beginning of July increased by 200% over the sameperiod last year. It transported nearly 90 tonnes of the fruit to the UK,France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Laos, and Cambodia in the period. Read full story
- Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang have been named amongthe 16 most favourite UNESCO world heritage wonders in Southeast Asia byleading UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust. Read full story
- Over 50,000 students are studying Korean at more than 60 universities andcolleges in Vietnam, making it the top Asian language in terms of the trainingscale.
According to Office of the President of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Vietnamhas the largest and most comprehensive training and research programmes for theKorean language and culture in Asia. Read full story./.
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