Dialogue 2045 â promoting internal motivation to lure international sources 15:00 | 06/03/2021
International investors called on Vietnam to promote external resources in technology, knowledge, and innovation to build a brighter future and mobilise international sources at Dialogue 2045 held in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of March 6.
Dialogue 2045 was chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and was attended by more than 30 of the largest foreign and domestic economic groups.
Dialogue 2045 is part of the programmes to achieve Vietnam s development goals through 2045
At the dialogue, Don Lam, CEO of VinaCapital said that towards 2045, to develop the economy, Vietnam needs to review and improve its infrastructure system to receive financial sources from abroad.
Tuesday, March 09, 2021, 11:37 GMT+7
3D rendering of Quang Tri Airport in the namesake province in Vietnam. Photo: Q.H. / Tuoi Tre
The People’s Committee of Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam is seeking in-principle approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for the construction of Quang Tri Airport, while the fellow central province Thua Thien-Hue is proposing the expansion of its own Phu Bai Airport.
As per Quang Tri’s proposal, the new airdrome project will be led by the municipal People’s Committee and funded by public-private partnership (PPP) sources.
PPP involves a cooperation deal signed between a public authority and a private party, in which the private party provides a public service for the project and assumes financial, technical, and operational risks.
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Hanoi (VNA) – A national online book festival
will be held on April 17, at book365.vn.
Through exchanges and workshops, the event aims to
promote activities of the Vietnam Book Day, and as well as the
Book lovers will have a chance to get an insight
into digital transformation in the publishing industry, as well as how to
access books in the context of the fourth Industrial Revolution.
The opening ceremony of the
Vietnam Book Day, the
eighth of its kind, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 18.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Decision
No.284/QD-TTg on February 24, 2014, designating April 21 as the Vietnam Book
Swiss investors perk up at prospects 11:36 | 08/03/2021
Market Focus Vietnam webinar
Le Linh Lan, Ambassador of Vietnam to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, said at a Market Focus Vietnam webinar last week that Swiss investors with comparative advantages and strengths in tech, innovation, capital, and expertise in finance, pharmaceuticals, and food manufacturing will look more to Vietnam as a safe and attractive destination for doing business in a post-pandemic world.
âIn addition, there is still potential in areas of trade and investment given the complementary nature of the two economies,â Lan added.
Switzerland, as a member of the European Free Trade Area, has been in negotiation with Vietnam for a far-reaching free trade agreement (FTA) since 2012.
Monday, March 08, 2021, 08:56 GMT+7
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen injects Do Thi Nhai, a medical worker at the medical station of Tan Hung Ward in Hai Duong City, with a dose of COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre
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Politics Vietnam s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday met with voters of the northern port city of Hai Phong, briefing them on the outcomes of the work of the National Assembly deputies of the city.
Society Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Monday morning. The national patient tally stood at 2,512 infections, with 1,920 recoveries and 35 virus-related deaths.