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Lang Biang reserve a hot spot for biodiversity
The Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve is home to an array of species, making it ideal for research and eco-tourism. It has been seven years since Dr Brandon Buckley from Columbia University in New York cooperated with the Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong ...
Domestic retailers urged for better links
Vietnamese domestic enterprises in the retail industry should strengthen their connections to take better advantages of resources and increase their competitiveness over foreign investors, Chairman of the Hanoi Supermarket Association Pham Vinh Phu said. According to Phu, Vietnamese retailers are vulnerable to integration because of their ...
Mid-term public investment need estimated at almost $495m
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has completed its mid-term public investment for 2016-2020 under the Law on Public Investment to submit to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Under the plan, total public investment need for the period is estimated at nearly VND11 trillion (US$495 million), equal to ...
Cam Pha port handles over 33,000 tonnes of coal on first New Year day
Cam Pha port and logistics company, an affiliate of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), in the northern province of Quang Ninh loaded 33,000 tonnes of coal for two ships on 8 February, the first day of the Year of the Monkey. Keep ...
More talks between employers and employees needed
Thirty per cent of Vietnamese companies hold discussion sessions each month to air employees’ grievances, a survey by the Labour and Salary Department has found. The remainder of the 120 companies surveyed held discussions once a quarter or annually. Keep reading ...
Vietnam border campaigner Sam An vows to return in April
Outspoken Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker Um Sam An on 8 February vowed to return to Cambodia in April despite fearing arrest over his prominent role in the CNRP’s campaign to highlight Vietnamese territorial encroachment, which raised the government’s ire last year. Keep reading ...
Tra fish exports to UK increase sharply
Tra fish exports to the UK hit US$46 million last year, an increase of 13.9 percent against 2014, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Keep reading ...
Da Nang targets 12 percent rise in industrial production value
The central city of Da Nang has set targets of raising its industrial production value by 11-12 percent and the city’s industrial production index by 10.8 percent in 2016. The city’s total retail sales and services are also projected to increase by 16-17 percent, and export ...
Mekong Delta set to earn over 14 bln USD from exports
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region targets to earn US$14.34 billion from export in 2016, a year-on-year increase of $1.14 billion. According to the Northwest Steering Committee, during January of this year, the Mekong Delta provinces shipped abroad 1.09 billion USD worth of commodities; mostly seafood, rice, processed foods, ...
Petrol-smuggling fight requires co-operation
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on ministries and agencies to co-operate better with the coast guard and border guard in fighting petrol smuggling. Phuc, who is also head of the National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and ...
