Hanoi (VNA) – The forestry sector will strive to earn 12.5 billion USD from exports in 2020, up 10 percent year-on-year, said Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) Pham Van Dien. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) During a conference in Hanoi on January 2 to review 2019 performance and launch 2020 tasks, Dien said the...

(LSO) – With memoranda of understanding on 102 projects signed and approval for investments worth over 105 trillion VND (4.53 billion USD) granted, 2019 could be affirmed as the most fruitful year of investment promotion in Lang Son province so far. The highlight of the year was the investment promotion conference with the participation of over 400 enterprises and...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed fines of between 20 million VND (862 USD) and 50 million (2,155 USD) for the act of printing fraudulent invoices. The Ministry of Finance is collecting comments for the draft decree on administrative violations relating to tax and invoices. (Photo: MoF) The fines would apply for printing fake invoices...

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi collected 249.127 trillion VND (about 10.780 billion USD) to its coffer in 2019, representing 101.5 percent of its projection and 13.5 percent higher than the figure in 2018, according to a leading municipal taxation official. Hanoi collects 249.127 trillion VND (about 10.780 billion USD) to its coffer in 2019, representing 101.5 percent of its projection...

(LSO) - In 2019, all-level Party Committees and authorities of Lang Son province instructed agencies to well perform foreign relations, contributing to improving the position of the land and people of Lang Son in the eyes of international friends, and firmly protecting national border sovereignty. The province’s foreign relations have been enhanced during the year, with major activities held...

(LSO) - The Lang Son province People’s Committee on December 27 held a meeting focusing on removing obstacles for accelerating the land clearance work in December 2019. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Tien Thieu chaired the meeting, which saw the participation of officials from relevant departments and sectors, People’s Committees of districts and cities, and representatives...

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,167 VND/USD on December 30, down 2 VND from the last working day of previous week (December 27). Transactions at Techcombank (Source: Techcombank) With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,862 VND/USD...

Hanoi (VNA) - The domestic gold price saw its strongest growth in three months in the week of December 23-29 after beating the milestone of 42 million VND (1,817.40 USD) per tael. The domestic gold price saw its strongest growth in three months in the week of December 23-29. (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn) Gold prices posted by trading firms gained 700,000-800,000...

(LSO) – The People’s Committee of Lang Son province held a conference on December 25 to release the province’s District and Department Competitiveness Index (DDCI) 2019, with Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Tien Thieu in attendance. 2019 is the third year Lang Son has launched the DDCI which measures the competitiveness of 34 units of the...

Quang Nam (VNA) – The central province of Quang Nam held a ceremony in the ancient port city of Hoi An on December 25 to welcome the 4.6 millionth foreign visitor to the province in 2019. The World Heritage site of Hoi An (Photo: VNA) The lucky tourist, Paul Oldham from the UK, was presented with flowers and gifts....