Hanoi (VNA) – A government report information system will be launched on August 15, heard a meeting chaired by Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung and held in Hanoi on July 8. Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung (Photo: VNA) The system is in service of the Government and Prime Minister’s...

Binh Duong (VNA) - The southern province of Binh Duong enjoyed a trade surplus of 2.6 billion USD in the first half of 2020, according to the provincial statistics office. The southern province of Binh Duong enjoys a trade surplus of 2.6 billion USD in the first half of 2020 (Photo: VNA) Its export turnover hit 11.9 billion USD,...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - After the Government’s move to lower car registration fees by half took effect more than a week ago, the domestic car market has picked up. An auto assembly line at Truong Hai Auto Corporation at Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in Quang Nam province (Source: VNA) Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc decided to cut 50 percent...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnamese manufacturing sector returned to growth in June as success in suppressing the coronavirus pandemic and greater business confidence helped lead to renewed expansions in output and new orders. The Vietnamese manufacturing sector returns to growth in June as success in suppressing the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: VNA) A survey of Nikkei and IHS Markit released...

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested ministries, ministerial-level agencies, localities, and associations promote the effective implementation of the law on supporting small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) He asked them to improve guidance documents and seek more solutions to bring SME support policies into reality. The Ministry of Planning and Investment was tasked...

(LSO) - On June 30, Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Vice Chairman in charge of the Provincial People's Committee presided over a meeting on ground clearance work in June and evaluating the implementation progress of key projects in the second quarter of 2020. According to the report at the meeting, in 2020, the province has implemented 19 key projects, of...

HCM City (VNA) - Squid and octopus exports fell by 21.2 percent year-on-year in the first five months of the year to 192 million USD as demand was hit by COVID-19, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Purchase by the Republic of Korea, traditionally Vietnam’s largest buyer of squid and octopus, accounting for 42.6...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Transport will start construction work on seven key projects in the second half of this year, heard an online conference on the ministry’s tasks for the six remaining months held in Hanoi on June 30. Upgrades to runways and taxiways at the Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports have begun recently...

(LSO) - The An Gia Green Investment and Development Ltd Co, on June 28 inaugurated a store selling products from the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme at No 115 Tran Dang Ninh street, Tam Thanh ward, Lang Son city. On sale are 11 OCOP products of three- or four-star standards produced across many districts and cities in Lang...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to close a runway and some taxiways at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport for maintenance and upgrade starting from July 1. Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the 25R/07L runway and E1, NS1, W4 and W6 taxiways will be closed until...