Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Manufacturing sector returned to growth in September as concerns around the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country eased. Both output and new orders increased, while business confidence strengthened, and the rate of job cuts softened. Vietnam's index of industrial production (IIP) in September increased by 2.3 percent against August. — (Photo: chinhphu.vn) According to...

(LSO) - On the afternoon of October 5, 2020, Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting to consider the plan to expand Lang Son city. Attending the meeting were leaders from departments, branches of the province and some experts in the related fields. According to the...

(LSO) - On September 30th, Lang Son People's Committee held a meeting to assess and valuate the implementation of key projects in the third quarter and a symposium on site clearance work in September 2020. the meeting was chaired by Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of...

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,213 VND per USD on October 1, down 2 VND from the previous day. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,213 VND per USD on October 1.(Photo: VNA) With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling...

(LSO) - In the 2016 – 2020 period, the province has mobilized more than 16,000 billion VND, of which, nearly 4,000 billion VND from the State budget to focus on building infrastructure of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone. Along with that, the province has actively improved the investment environment, attracting investment projects into Dong Dang...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The COVID-19 pandemic could provide a good opportunity for the Vietnamese fisheries sector to increase its share in oversea markets, especially with foreign rivals engulfed by lockdowns or other forms of restrictions, experts have said. A processing line of frozen shrimp at Thuận Phước Seafood and Trading Corporation. (Photo: VNA) Braving certain difficulties, fishery exports...

(LSO) - On September 21, Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting with departments, commissions, sectors, leaders of the People's Committees of districts, representatives of relevant divisions of the Provincial Ethnicity Committee on the implementation of reviewing the feasibility study report of the National Target Program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) sustained its production and business activities in the first eight months of 2020 despites many oil and gas firms around the world struggling with the “dual crisis” of COVID-19 and prolonged low oil prices. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The picture of the global oil and gas industry since...

(LSO) - On September 19, 2020, in Xuan Duong commune, Loc Binh district, the People's Committee of Lang Son province held the opening ceremony and attaching signboards of road works to the centers of Xuan Duong - Ai Quoc (Loc Binh) and Thai Binh communes ( Dinh Lap) to welcome the 17th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025. Attending the...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Tariffs cut to zero under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) from January 1 this year and the COVID-19 pandemic have made for a tough year for the sugar industry, heard an online seminar held by Nhan Dan (People) e-newspaper on September 16. Farmers in Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province, harvest sugar canes (Photo:...