Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in conjunction with the municipal Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony on December 24 to welcome the 4 millionth foreign visitor, a Japanese, to the city.
Indonesia has announced that it will allow increased levels of overseas ownership in a range of sectors, as part of efforts to boost the national economy, which tends to slow down.
The value of tra fish ( pangasius ) exports is expect to fall slightly next year due to a lack of raw materials, difficulty in obtaining loans for investments and losses by farmers.
Several scenarios for Vietnam ’s economy have been put forth at a recent seminar organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Report by Vietnam Business Forum.
Ho Chi Minh City is willing to create favourable conditions for Japanese investors to do business and seek cooperation opportunities in the city.
The first Vietnam–Japan security dialogue at the deputy ministerial level took place in Hanoi on November 26. The event was presided over by Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Viet Tan and Deputy Head of the Japan National Police Agency Kanetaka Masahito.
Vietnam’s partners will continue to support the country in achieving its development targets in the coming years, said Country Director of the Asian Development Bank Tomoyuki Kimuara at the seventh Aid Effectiveness Forum in Hanoi on November 26.
Vietnam shipped abroad 212,000 tonnes of cashew nut in the first ten months of this year for 1.34 billion USD, up 15.5 percent in volume and 8.5 percent in value despite a sharp fall in price.
The World Bank (WB) is considering providing 660 million USD for Ho Chi Minh City to settle flooding in Tham Luong-Ben Cat area.
New York, November 26 (VNA) - As part of its relief response to the massive devastation in the Philippines caused by typhoon Haiyan, the United Nations (UN) has launched a cash-for-work programme that will employ 200,000 villagers over the next six months.
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