With transformative policies that include amendments to the Capital Law and specific proposals for urban rail projects, Hanoi is committed to achieving its intended goals for urban rail development.
UNESCO joins international and regional partners to launch the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative on the International Women’s Day (March 8) themed “Advancing Global Partnerships to Achieving Gender Equality in and through Media.”
Even though foreigners are banned from providing tourist guide services for foreign visitors to Vietnam, many are still openly operating at many localities across the country, worrying tourism managers.
The finance and trade ministries will set up delegations to inspect dairy production and trading companies after these companies submitted proposals to increase the prices of their products.
Public hospitals should review the pay scale of medical staff to help make the sector`s reform more effective, said Dr. Pham Manh Hung, Chairman of Vietnam Medical Association.
Vietnamese products are currently gaining a firm foothold in the domestic market thanks to their improved quality, high competitiveness and reasonable prices, a conference heard in Hanoi on February 18.
Many parts of Hong (Red) and Thai Binh rivers have seen its average water level remarkably reduced - by two metres lower than the previous 20 years.
Vu Minh Giang, a history professor from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, stressed the importance of properly honouring the heroes who died during the 1979 border war with China.
Analysts are predicting that 2014 will be a more successful year for the Vietnamese real estate market, after the year began with an increase in the number of apartment transactions.
Deep in the Mekong Delta, two Frenchmen have their heads buried in a sack of cacao beans. The pair – co-founders of Vietnam`s first artisan chocolate maker – resurface, murmuring appreciatively.
Viet Nam will continue to rely on capital and natural resources in order to achieve an economic growth rate of 5.8% in 2014 and 6-6.2% in the following year, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has said.
The Vietnamese Government and donors will pay greater attention to providing ODA capital for the agricultural sector when the nation experiences further development, said Planning & Investment Minister Bui Quang Vinh in a media interview.
Trade counselors predict Vietnamese goods will have more chances to expand their reach into Latin American, Japanese, EU, and US markets in 2014.
Education Minister Pham Vu Luan has stressed the sector needs a dramatic change in its management and examination systems to live up to the public’s expectations and serve as the infrastructure for national development.
The Government has instructed the State Bank of Vietnam to issue "proper" policies in order to mobilise gold hoarded by the public and use it for socio-economic development.
Import-export activities fulfilled the set targets and 2013 is the second consecutive year Vietnam has enjoyed trade surplus, whilst exports experienced impressive growth.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has emphasised internal strength and confidence as driving force for the country to overcome difficulties and continue its sustainable development.
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) President Vu Tien Loc has urged the Government to support domestic businesses by introducing measures like tax cuts and exemptions and trade promotion in 2014.
Vietnam is on track to bring inflation under control this year, rising just 6% over 2012 – a record low in the past 10 years, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) leader.
Green buildings are still rare in Vietnam though the country is among the 10 most vulnerable in the world to climate change and sea level rise.
The establishment of ASEAN community by late 2015 and the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the EU, the Custom Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in 2014 will pose both opportunities and challenges for Vietnam and its trade sector.
