Fisheries output is expected to reach 8.2 million tonnes this year, much higher than the target of 6.5 – 7 million tonnes set under a 2016 -20 sustainable seafood development programme, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.
The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) won the Corporate Excellence Award at the 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards for its outstanding achievements in business while also fulfilling its social responsibilities.
Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested that the northern midland province of Phu Tho turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector by enhancing the added value and quality of services and diversifying tourism products.
Thanh Hoa province should roll out concerted solutions to soon become a new growth pole, together with Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Quang Ninh forming a development quadrangle in the north, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on October 27.
State budget collection is expected to rise 1.5 percent over 2020, according to a Government report on State budget estimate for 2021, which is being put on discussion before being submitted to the National Assembly.
Vietnam's leather and footwear industry was on course for a strong recovery as more international fashion brands were valuing the country as an important part of the global supply chain, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, who is also a Politburo member, attended the opening of the 22nd Congress of the Da Nang municipal Party Organisation for the 2020-2025 tenure on October 21, with 349 delegates taking part.
Fifteen among 22 targets set in the National Assembly’s Resolution 24/2016/QH14 on economic restructuring during 2016-2020 have been or are likely to be fulfilled in 2020, according to the Government’s report presented to the legislature’s 10 session.
The Government will continue doing its utmost, together with all ministries, sectors, localities, people, and soldiers and under the supervision of the National Assembly (NA), to overcome the impact of floods and storms now hitting the country, while stepping up disaster prevention and control efforts to protect lives and guarantee economic stability and development.
Opening the 10th session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on October 20, Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked lawmakers to devise effective measures and orientations to bolster sustainable socio-economic development.
Hanoi voters and residents have proposed the National Assembly and the Government to continue drastic actions against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Chairwoman of the Hanoi Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Lan Huong.
The 10th session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to open on October 20 and last for 19 days, with both online and face-to-face meetings, NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 urged the central province of Nghe An to form a complex of scientific research and transfer that meets national standards in the next five years, as part of measures to realize the goal of becoming a development hub of the north central region.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has welcomed a total of 796 non-State investment projects with over 540.66 trillion VND (23.35 billion USD) in capital, local authorities have said.
Vietnam earned an estimated 711 million USD from exporting agricultural products to the European Union (EU) in August and September, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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