Annex 1 agricultural products

HCM CITY — Food companies in HCM City have enough stocks to meet demand during Tết in mid-February, Triệu Đỗ Hồng Phước, head of the HCM City People’s Council's Committee for Economy and Budget, has said. … [Read more...] about HCM City to ensure food safety, steady prices during Tết

To adolescents, nicotine weakens their ability to exert self-control, concentration and memory. Some tobacco products could even be mixed with drugs, thus negatively affecting both physical and spiritual health of smokers. Therefore, it is necessary to minimise the young’s access to these products, Lam said. Arguments for next-generation tobacco products don’t match reality According to the Ministry of Health, while only 0.2 percent of the population used e-cigarettes in 2015, the rate among people aged between 13 and 17 alone has reached 2.6 percent in 2020, and even 7 percent in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Quang said to attract users, tobacco companies advertise that e-cigarettes are useful for quitting smoking traditional tobacco products and do not cause side effects. Together with various marketing tactics targeting young people on social networks, creating eye-catching designs, and providing various flavours, they are trying to create the impression that vaping is … [Read more...] about Risk of second wave of health effects posed by next-generation tobacco products imminent

Regarding the tasks and solutions for the development of the industry this year, Mr. Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of HCMC, said that 2021 was the first year to implement the socio-economic development plan in the period of 2021-2025, with the theme of the year 2021 as "Year of building an urban administration and improving the investment environment", so the industry and trade would stick to these contents to implement effectively. Accordingly, the Department of Industry and Trade will develop and conduct the administrative reform in 2021, review the criteria with restrictions related to industry and trade in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) to get drastic improving solutions. It will make a plan to contact and work with associations and enterprises to grasp the development situation, difficulties, and problems in the production and business activities and the development of the industry to propose the city solutions to remove … [Read more...] about HCMC’s industry, trade focus on supporting business recovery, market expansion

Quang Binh (VNA) – Quang Binh should give greater attention to administrative reform as well as e-government and smart city building, thus creating a transparent and open business environment to lure more investors, stated Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the central province’s investment promotion conference on January 18.environmental protection and corporate social responsibility. … [Read more...] about Quang Binh asked to improve business environment to lure more investors

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Electricity Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) has been recently assigned a Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BB’ with a Stable Outlook by Fitch Ratings. EVNNPC’s rating is based on the consolidated credit profile of Vietnam Electricity (EVN, BB/Stable), which owns 100 percent of the company, in line with Fitch's Parent and Subsidiary Linkage (PSL) Rating Criteria. The consolidated rating approach is driven by the strong integration of EVNNPC's credit profile with that of its parent. Fitch assesses EVNNPC's Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) at ‘BB’, the same as that of EVN and the Vietnam sovereign rating (BB/Stable). EVNNPC's rating is aligned with that of its parent, EVN. Under Fitch's PSL criteria there are strong linkages between the two, as EVN fully owns EVNNPC and has extensive influence over the company's business plans, profitability and financial profile. Do Nguyet Anh, CEO of EVNNPC, … [Read more...] about EVNNPC named stable Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer by Fitch Ratings