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Smoking claims over 100 lives every day in Vietnam
Vietnam is among countries where smoking is most widely prevalent, losing more than 100 people a day to the habit and facing a huge financial burden, according to official figures. Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that the Vietnamese smoking population is among the biggest ...
Cattle feeders in Vietnam feel sting of fast changing market
Vietnam cattle feeders spent millions of US dollars importing 311,523 head of Australian young beef calves last year— betting that retail prices for beef on the supermarket shelves had nowhere to go but up. Now the feeders, who buy calves and fatten them for sale to ...
VN’s cashew industry booming
Viet Nam’s cashew industry is expected to enjoy strong export growth in the coming years, especially shipments to the US, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association. Viet Nam has been the world’s largest cashew nut exporter for many years, with exports reaching US$2.5 billion last ...
Vietnam hopes for deepened ties with Japan: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed hope that his visit to Japan from May 26-28 will create new impetus to further strengthen the relationship between Vietnam and Japan, in the interests of the two countries’ people, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the ...
HCM City to be a start-up hub: Deputy Prime Minister
With its favorable socio-economic conditions, HCM City should be a hub for start-ups, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a working session with city leaders on 20 May. He called on city leaders to take strong measures to boost exports and control inflation and ...
Vietnam's foreign investment surges to over $10 billion in Jan-May
Vietnam has been promised US$10.15 billion of foreign direct investment in the first five months this year, up a staggering 136 percent from a year ago, according to new data. A statement from the Ministry of Investment and Planning said Vietnam licensed 907 new foreign projects ...
Government urged to update environmental monitoring services
The operation mode of the environmental monitoring institutions needs an overhaul as the country is facing serious environmental problems as a result of an unsustainable development model. The Thi Vai River in Vietnam is contaminated by discharged waste water from Vedan’s factories. And many more incidents ...
Ministry of Industry and Trade, GE sign MoU on wind energy cooperation
GE, a US based global corporation on May 23 announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Industry and Trade on developing 1,000MW of Wind energy in Vietnam. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his US President Barack Obama witnessed the signing ...
Vietnam has biggest-ever trade surplus in first quarter
The trade surplus in the first quarter of 2016 alone was five times higher than that of the entire year of 2012. But this could be bad news. In 2012, the country got trade surplus for the first time after 20 consecutive years of witnessing trade ...
More than 65.5 million voters go to polls
The National Election Council’s Office reported more than 65.5 million voters nationwide or 98.77 percent of the electorate went to the polls by 22:20 on May 22 to elect deputies to the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam and all-level People’s Councils for 2016-2021.Keep reading ...
