Participants at a two-day workshop on
labour hygiene and safety in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
have agreed to boost labour safety and health service in ASEAN
countries during the 2010-2015 period.
Up to 78 percent of 146 businesses
surveyed believed Vietnam’s economy would be better this year while
only 1 percent were worried about economic prospects.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the targets for
2010 are to continue stabilising the macro-economy, attain an economic growth
rate higher than the last year's figure and prevent the return of inflation.
An international conference on paper
recycling was held in the capital city of Hanoi on December 4 in an
effort to seek opportunities to develop the industry.
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
suggested that Vietnam and Finland give a high priority to cooperation
in developing clean industries, ensuring sustainable development and a
balance among economy, society and environment.
The Proparco Company under the French
Development Agency (AFD) will provide a credit of 20 million USD in
support of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.
Removing obstacles and working out how
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access financial sources
for development purposes were tabled for discussion at a
Vietnamese-Chinese seminar in Hanoi on Nov. 18.
Some 54 Japanese industrial producers
and manufacturers are showcasing their products and services at the
third Vietnam-Japan Supporting Industries Exhibition, to seek out
capable local suppliers of components and spare parts.
A Vietnamese delegation led by State
President Nguyen Minh Triet has actively participated in all activities
of the 17 th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM), contributing to the
success of the meeting.
Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem stated this while granting an interview
to Vietnamese reporters in Singapore on November 15.
Japan has pledged to provide official
development assistance (ODA) loans worth nearly 120 billion JPY (1.3
billion USD) in total for Vietnam during the 2009 fiscal year.
Several Vietnamese enterprises have
joined nearly 400 small and medium-sized enterprises from Germany, the
UK, Ireland, Spain, the Republic of Korea and Japan at Tokyo’s 2009
Industrial Exhibition, which opened on Nov. 4.
Experts have recognised signs of
recovery in Vietnam’s economy but are still warning the country to
remain cautious in executing economic policies to ensure growth will
not cause an imbalance in the macro-economy.
The Government of Vietnam is willing to
cooperate with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to further
promote trade and investment relations between the two countries, said
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Japanese government has decided to
provide a preferential loan of around 704 million USD to help Vietnam
develop its socio-economic infrastructure, protect the environment,
attract foreign investment and integrate into the global economy.
The VinaCapital Group and the Vietnam
Fund of Germany’s Deutsche Bank will invest more than 20 million USD in
the Hoan My Medical Group to develop medical projects under an
agreement announced on Oct. 20.
Canada’s development assistance to
Vietnam worth between 25-30 million CAD (around 24.2- 29 million USD)
every year will be focused on two areas, said a Canadian government
official.
