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Ho Chi Minh City needs to invest more than 83.06 trillion VND (3.58 billion USD) in transport infrastructure in 2021 – 25.

The knowledge sharing and technical assistance project for agriculture was launched in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on August 19 with the debut of a public-private partnership (PPP) group for the project.

The Ministry of Transport will announce the adjustment plan of Noi Bai International Airport in the third quarter of this year.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Asian Development Bank held a seminar in Hanoi on July 17, discussing the development of high-quality workforce for Vietnam’s sustainable development.

The European Union’s technical assistance project, started from February 2019, will help Vietnam strengthen competiveness of its destinations and gain a better position in the changing international tourism market, according to the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment and the Asian Development Bank recently held a workshop to launch a technical assistance project for countries in Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam, to achieve sustainable development goals in the environmental sector.

Major products of the Technical Assistance Project for Establishment of Vietnam Green City Master Plan assisted by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) were announced at a conference in Hanoi on June 27.

A conference took place in Hanoi on June 22 to update on the implementation of a Korean-funded technical assistance project on planning green cities in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Construction and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a minutes of discussion on the technical assistance project for building policies on social housing in Vietnam in 2021-2030.

The Irish Government is going to support Vietnam’s efforts to develop ethnic minority areas with 12.6 million EUR (14.9 million USD) between 2017 and 2020.

Although Canada is a major producer of seafood, it still imports a variety of aquatic products from Vietnam, especially black tiger shrimps.

Hanoi plans to install an additional 70 air monitoring stations to improve air quality, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) will help Vietnam to establish a customs bond system – part of the country’s efforts to modernise and reform administrative procedures relating to import and export.

A technical assistance project funded by the Dutch Government has been successful in enhancing training capacity ò the Water Resources University and the University of Natural Resources & Environment.

The French embassy and the French Development Agency (AFD) will provide a funding worth 120,000 EUR for a technical assistance project on assessing the status of the air environment in Hanoi.

Health experts discussed ways to tackle barriers and find solutions to provide social health insurance (SHI) to people living with HIV (PLHIV) at a workshop on Aug 30 in HCM City.

The Prime Minister has approved a technical assistance project in service of the World Bank’s City Infrastructure Financing Facility (CIFF) project.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have jointly held a workshop to map out development orientations for the microfinance sector in Vietnam.

A technical assistance project for establishing Vietnam’s green city master plan, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), kicked off in Hanoi on July 7.

Ministries and sectors, along with local authorities, must promote their roles and coordination to help improve the domestic business environment and enhance national competitiveness.