The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Dong Hoi Hospital in central Quang Binh province, a facility that Cuban leader Fidel Castro committed to help Vietnam during his historical trip to the liberated area in South Vietnam 45 years ago, is regarded as a ‘gem’ of the friendship between the two countries.
Participants at a session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) expected great changes in the future of jobs in ASEAN but are confident that many development opportunities are within the reach of regional countries.
A workshop has been held in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to effectively promote startup activities in the region.
Power drawn from renewable energy is expected to soar in the future, although the country’s capacity to integrate this source of energy into the national power grid is still limited, possibly causing throttling on the network, heard attendants at a seminar held in Hanoi last week.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong continued his official visit to Russia on September 7 with a tour of Kaluga Oblast, one of the most economically developed localities in the country.
A mayor-level policy dialogue on low carbon emission city development took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.
Vietnam’s mechanical engineering industry is lagging far behind the world, meaning the Government and businesses must renovate to keep up with the fast-moving technological revolution, heard a workshop.
After 30 years of reform and opening, Vietnam has become one of the most successful countries in the region in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction thanks to the building and completion of the legal system in the field.
Vietnam’s industrial production index (IPI) rose 11.2 percent on-year in the first eight months of 2018, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced.
Mekong Delta provinces and cities need to apply advanced technology in agriculture, human resources training, e-government and climate-change adaptation, experts said at a conference held in Vinh Long province on August 29.
The Viet-Pan Techno Park in Ho Chi Minh City has served as a model for similar projects to lure foreign investors from Japan and other countries to the city, said Vice Standing Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh plans to increase the production values of the agro-forestry-fishery sector by more than 4 percent by 2020, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
A forum discussing how to optimise supply chains and competitiveness for enterprises in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on August 21.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will select cooperatives for participation in development of hi-tech agriculture, based on their operation and criteria set by the Government.
After five years of restructuring, the agricultural sector has recorded numerous achievements in improving its production structure and effectiveness, while the strength of each locality has been optimised and many major agricultural products improved their competitiveness in the market.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a workshop in Hanoi on August 10 between heads of Vietnamese representative agencies in nearly 100 countries and territories and businesspeople, within the framework of the 30th Diplomatic Conference.
A delegation of Japanese medical doctors led by Director of Juntendo Hospital Atsushi Amano on August 9 worked with leading officials of the Military Hospital 175 under Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence to transfer surgical techniques.
The Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group and Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) inked a strategic cooperation agreement in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8 in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
