The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Corporation is sparing no efforts to turn itself into a strong, sustainable and effective economic group by 2030. The EVN headquarters (Source: EVN) The target has been set in its development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, which was approved by the Prime Minister in his decision dated April 1, 2021. Accordingly,...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed six key contents of the draft National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII) for comments from the Government. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) The contents include reviewing projects on coal- and gas-fueled power and solar power. They also include electricity-related targets in...

International organisations and foreign experts have hailed Vietnam as a success story about economic development, social welfare and human rights guarantee. At a vaccination centre in Lai Chau province (Photo: VNA) Assistant Deputy Minister at Global Affairs of Canada Paul Thoppil expressed his admiration at Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements over the past 77 years. In the latest report in...

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee started construction work on an industrial factory complex worth over 2.7 trillion VND (115 million USD) in total in Quang Yen town on September 1 and also granted investment registration certificates to two projects in the complex. Delegates mark the start of work on the Quang Yen electronics factory on September 1. (Photo:...

Outstanding products of the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme from northern mountainous provinces are being showcased at an event opened in Son Tay town of Hanoi on August 31. Some five-star OCOP products exhibited at the event in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) In his opening remarks, Nguyen Van Chi, Deputy Chief of the coordinating office for the new-style rural...

The market for plant-based foods is surging globally after the pandemic, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese vegetarian food exporters, of which the UK is a promising market. Producing beancurd skins at Binh Loan vegetarian food factory. (Photo courtesy of the Binh Loan factory) Last week, Dong Thap province-based Binh Loan vegetarian food factory exported two tonnes of canned vegetarian...

The Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), a member of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has built an Oilgas AI ecosystem using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The system is used to collect and analyse in-depth data in the oil and gas sector, with products such as crude oil, petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas. The Oilgas AI...

A recent article published on the news site Inquirer has described Vietnam as an economic dynamo that offers helpful lessons for its peers. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) According to the author – Richard Heydarian, expert on politics, international relations and the East Sea (also known as South China Sea) at the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies...

Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway, expected to open up a new development space for the northern province of Quang Ninh and the entire Red River Delta, was inaugurated on September 1. PM Pham Minh Chinh addresses the expressway inauguration ceremony in Quang Ninh province on September 1. (Photo: VNA) The expressway, which is 80.23km long and 25.25m wide,...

Hanoi’s “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products will be promoted on TikTok under a new agreement signed between the Hanoi Office of New Rural Development Programme Coordination and the popular video-sharing social networking platform on August 31. OCOP products on display at a trade fair in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Deputy chief of the office Nguyen Van Chi said one...