NIC breaking ground to set off new wave of innovation 11:00 | 09/01/2021
MPI Minister Nguyen Chi Dung proposed setting January 10 as national Innovation Day
At the ceremony, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung highlighted that exactly a year ago, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the ministry as the general authority to resolve the country s growth troubles, as well as pioneer innovation and propose breakthough policies for economic growth.
The ministry (MPI) provided advice for the building of Resolution No.52-NQ/TW on a number of guidelines and policies to actively participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the National Strategy on Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030 (which was issued in the first days of the year), establishing the Vietnam Innovation Network that gathers 1,000 overseas Vietnamese experts, scientists, and talents with offices in five countries, and the launching of the programme to support enterpris
US yet to decide on taxing imports from Vietnam
By Phuong Anh January 8, 2021 | 08:45 pm GMT+7
A container ship docks at the Tan Cang - Cai Mep Port in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, southern Vietnam. Photo by Shutterstock/Hien Phung Thu.
The U.S. has made no decision on imposing tariffs on Vietnamese goods regarding the recent allegation of currency manipulation, a Vietnamese minister says.
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is still in the process of investigating and evaluating all opinions regarding Vietnam’s monetary policy and has not made a final decision on whether or not to impose tariffs, according to a statement issued Friday by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.
NDO/VNA - Construction of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) officially kicked off in Hanoi on January 9 along with the opening of an international exhibition displaying the year’s leading innovations.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese winners at international Olympiads in 2020 have
been honoured at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Education and Training in
Hanoi on January 8.
According to the organising board, over recent years, the education sector has
actively implemented fundamental and comprehensive education and training
renovations, including effectively implementing its selection of excellent
students at the national level to participate in regional and international
Olympiad competitions.
In the 2016-2020 period, the
Ministry of Education and Training sent many
delegations of Vietnamese students to participate in the competitions,
garnering 170 awards, including: 54 gold medals, 68 silver medals, 40 bronze
medals, and eight certificates of merit.
Innovation â key to successful development 18:18 | 09/01/2021
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that innovation is key to successful developmentÂ
At the ceremony to break ground on the National Innovation Centre (NIC) and open the Vietnam International Innovation Expo today (January 9), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the role of innovation in the productivity, growth, and competitiveness of the country over the last 20 years. He lauded innovation as a key to the success of the socioeconomic development strategies of all countries and territories.
Vietnam has set the target to become an industrial country and improve peopleâs income by 2025, the 50th anniversary of the National Reunification Day. By 2030, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party, Vietnam aims to be a developing country with modern industry and the status of an upper-middle-income country.