Industry

Electronics components being manufactured at 4P Limited Co in the northern province of Hung Yen. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Kien Viet Nam’s electronics industry, an increasingly important sector of the country’s economy, continues to grow despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Amid the pandemic, the sector brought home US$77.58 billion over the past nine months of 2021, statistics from the General Department of Customs showed. Of this, the export of handsets and components contributed $41.02 billion, up 11.5 per cent year-on-year. Among major export markets were China with a turnover of $9.8 billion, up 52 per cent, the US with a value of $7.09 billion, up 1.1 per cent and the EU with $5.56 billion, down 18 per cent. Meanwhile, the export value of electronics, computers and components topped $36.56 billion, surging 13.6 per cent over the same period of last year with $9.3 billion from exports to the US, up 26.5 …

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Vietnam’s electronics industry, an increasingly important sector of the country’s economy, continues to grow despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Electronics components being manufactured at 4P Limited Co in the northern province of Hung Yen Amid the pandemic, the sector brought home 77.58 billion USD over the past nine months of 2021, statistics from the General Department of Customs showed. Of this, the export of handsets and components contributed 41.02 billion USD, up 11.5 percent year-on-year. Among major export markets were China with a turnover of 9.8 billion USD, up 52 percent, the US with a value of 7.09 billion USD, up 1.1 percent and the EU with 5.56 billion USD, down 18 percent. Meanwhile, the export value of electronics, computers and components topped 36.56 billion USD, surging 13.6 percent over the same period of last year with 9.3 billion USD from exports to …

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The retail price of pork at the markets declined by VNĐ50,000 per kilo to VNĐ80,000-120,000 depending on the type of pork. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — A sharp reduction in pig prices on the domestic market at present is causing difficulties in restoring the pig production industry after the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The selling price of live hog is now only VNĐ35,000-36,000 per kilo, causing farmers to lose some VNĐ1.5 million per pig. In addition, now traders buy only 5-10 pigs each time compared to 30-50 pigs in the past, said Nguyễn Văn Chiến, a pig farmer in Bình Dương Province. Chiến is still struggling to sell pigs though the price of live hog is very low, his farm has hundreds of pigs that need to be sold, vov.vn reported. The same situation was also reported at other farms and if that continues, the farmers would not have the opportunity to implement repopulation, Chiến said. Now, this is also occurring at farms of large livestock …

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Great potential According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, about 71 percent of domestic solid waste is treated mainly by landfilling technology, only 16 percent are treated at compost processing facilities and 13 percent by incineration, combined with energy recovery. But the waste-to-energy technology widely used in European countries and Japan, helping reduce environmental pollution and also recover energy, is still limited in Vietnam. The Hoang Mai waste treatment plant in Nghe An Province Apart from some waste-to-energy plants that have already become operational in Ha Nam, Can Tho and Quang Binh, many localities have also stepped up investment procedures to build incinerators, such as the Vinh Tan waste-to-energy plant in Dong Nai Province with a capacity of 600 tonnes/day and power generating capacity of 30MW; the Soc Son waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi, with capacity 4,000 tonnes/day, and power generating capacity of 75MW; and some other …

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Vice chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Duong Anh Duc speaks at the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) The functional departments, units and organizations of the new city can submit their works to the website http://thuduc-congtrinhthidua.hmgis.vn/ before October 30. In addition, the city has also carried out tasks under the resolution No. 1111/NQ-UBTVQH14 on arranging administrative units at district and commune levels in the 2019-2021 period and building Thu Duc into a smart, creative, civilized and modern city with sentimental attachment and sustainable development. In which, the city has to maintain its achievements in preventing and controlling the pandemic and focus on social welfare activities. Speaking at the conference on reviewing the implementation of the pandemic prevention and control and socioeconomic recovery and launching the emulation movement on October 23, Vice chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Duong Anh Duc highly appreciated Thu Duc’s efforts and …

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At the launch ceremony At the launch ceremony, Vice Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee Nguyen Ky Phung emphasized that Thu Duc City was established with great expectations of Ho Chi Minh City's leaders. The city was chosen to develop into a creative nucleus, becoming a leading economic sector and center of economy and innovative technologies. The city will gradually be developed into an innovative and highly interactive urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. During the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, the IOC of Thu Duc City has supported the leaders of Thu Duc City in directing disease prevention and control on the basis of data analysis through the GIS application for disease management, spatial analysis, and reports about statistics. However, after its establishment, Thu Duc City has had a fragmented data situation, sporadic connection and consistency. Thu Duc City authority expected to build an unified data system that can be linked with industries to …

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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Chairwoman of the Municipal People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang said that the city’s tourism industry is eager to welcome the first commercial tourists for the waterway tour. Earlier, HCMC had also performed nearly 20 roadway tour programs serving doctors and frontline forces participating in the Covid-19 fight. After a working session between HCMC and the three provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh a few days ago, the three Central provinces were unanimous in welcoming tourists from Ho Chi Minh City again. Over the passing years, the city tourism sector has identified waterway tourism as one of its strengths and potentials to develop unique tourism products. According to Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, waterway tourism is an attractive and potential tourism product that may be developed into one of the city’s typical key tourism products. In recent years, Ho Chi Minh City has exploited …

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The Vietnam – ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2021 will be held next month by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) and the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO). Themed “Smart City,” the event will be held from November 2 – 6 via video conference to discuss latest technology trends in smart city. It is expected to be attended by about 10,000 delegates from Vietnam and overseas. The event provides a platform for experts to share information and practices in developing smart cities and improving living standards of urban citizens through 14 discussions across five topics – Digital Government, Smart Real Estate, Smart Industrial Parks, Products/Solutions for Smart City, and Startup with Smart City. It also features a virtual exhibition of e-Government solutions, services and platforms in multiple areas. The government approved a project for sustainable development of smart cities in Vietnam from 2018 – 2025, with a vision towards 2030, in August 2018. Since then, …

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Vietnamese coffee prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks amid the country exporting 1.18 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.23 billion during the opening nine months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs. This figure represents a year-on-year fall of 5.4% in volume and a rise of 3.4% in value compared to the same period from last year. Most notably, the nation’s coffee export price reached the highest level since December 2017, with the average export price in September alone increasing by 4% to US$2,093 per tonne from August and a rise of 11% compared to September, 2020. During the nine-month period, the average export price of Vietnamese coffee surged by 9.2% to US$1,884 per tonne, an increase of 9.2% against the same period from last year. Furthermore, Vietnamese coffee exports to almost all major markets soared, with the exception of the United States, Spain, Belgium, and the Philippines. These results indicate …

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World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled major awards in the global travel and hospitality industry this year, honouring Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Destination. A cruise ship makes a tour of Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage site in northern Vietnam. Vietnam outperformed other nominees such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka to secure the title. Vietnam has emerged from a tough field to take ‘Asia’s Leading Destination,’ the WTA said in its announcement. The WTA also honoured Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination, and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as Asia’s Leading Tourist Board 2021. It also named Hoi An as Asia’s Leading Cultural City Destination, Ha Long Bay as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction, and Cuc Phuong National Park as Asia’s Leading National Park. Notably, Vietnam Airlines won the award Asia’s Leading Airline for Economic Class, while Vietravel was …

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