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At a garment factory in Binh Phuoc (Photo: VNA) Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Phuoc enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.16 billion USD in the first nine months of this year, thanks to its effective implementation of socio-economic recovery and development measures post COVID-19. The provincial People’s Committee said that the locality earned 3.14 billion USD from exports in January-September, up 9.53% year-on-year, and equal to 81.6% of the yearly plan. In the period, the import turnover reached 1.98 billion USD, up 4% year-on-year and equivalent to 81.7% of the yearly target. Binh Phuoc’s gross regional develop product (GRDP) grew by 9.01%, and budget revenue hit 11.5 trillion VND (481.2 million USD), up 27.5% year-on-year. There are 905 newly-registered enterprises, and 272 resuming operations in the province. To maintain economic growth and boost import-export activities in the remaining months of this year, the provincial People’s Committee has … [Read more...] about Binh Phuoc posts trade surplus of 1.16 billion USD

The revised translation of "Hoang Viet nhat thong du dia chi", which wins the A prize. (Photo: VNA) The book was written by the then defence chief Le Quang Dinh when King Gia Long was just crowned and was in the process of organising and stabilising the imperial court after several centuries of conflicts. The winning edition was translated and annotated by Phan Dang and published by the The Gioi Publishers and Thaihabooks. The A prize, also the highest one worth VND100 million (US$4,186), was announced at the award ceremony held in Hanoi on October 3 evening. Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam lauded the role of book authors, translators, and publishers, and hoped the national award will also become a destination for books written and published overseas in the long run. This year’s awards saw the participation of 298 books and book collections from 48 out of 57 Vietnamese publishers. Winning books and book collections this year. (Photo: VNA) In … [Read more...] about Translation of book on geography under Nguyen Dynasty tops National Book Awards

A wind power farm in Ben Tre (Photo: VNA) With a combined coastline of more than 130km, the two provinces have made the most of their potential and advantages to comprehensively develop the maritime economy, from aquaculture, fishing, aquatic product processing, and fisheries logistics services to sea tourism. In recent years, Ben Tre province has focused on nearly 46,000 hectares of aquaculture, with a total output of more than 298,000 tons. Notably, the high-tech shrimp farming model in Ben Tre is developing strongly, with the area expanding continuously. The province's fishing is growing as well, with an output of about 210,000 tons a year. In addition, fisheries logistics services and infrastructure have improved, with three fishing ports and two storm shelters. Dinh An - one of Vietnam’s eight key coastal economic zones. (Photo: VNA) Meanwhile, Tra Vinh province can serve high-tonnage ships which enter the Hau River through the territory of Tra Vinh province to the … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh, Ben Tre develop sea-based economy

Soldiers of Division 324 arrived in Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh province, to repair locals’ houses and their furniture, and clean up the environment, helping them to quickly return to normal. The same day, the Military Command of Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province, sent troops to fix damaged teaching aids at two primary schools in Tan Hoa and Xuan Hoa communes. Additionally, armed forces of Military Region 4 quickly cleaned up ruins on roads to allow relief to come to rural flood-hit people. The Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee provided 500 tons of rice for local victims affected by the storm. According to the National Committee for Search and Rescue, Military Region 4 so far has mobilized over 35,000 soldiers and 158 vehicles to help locals repair hundreds of houses and schools, clean up 38km of roads, dredge 8km of canals, fix eight electricity poles, and plant 5ha of rubber trees. Storm Doksuri, the 10th in the East Sea (South China Sea) so far this year, wreaked … [Read more...] about Troops continue helping storm-hit people in Central region

The company recorded an accumulated profit of over VND345 billion ($14.45 million) between 2018 and 2020 after it became a joint stock company. According to the company’s plan approved in 2014, this sum was to be attributed to shareholder equity and used for the expansion plan. But it only accounted for 2.7% of the company’s plan to have over $500 million in shareholders’ equity, and this means the company could face challenges in raising the rest of the sum, the ministry said. BSR therefore needs to work with financial organizations to ensure it could acquire more loans, it added. The over $500 million sum accounts for 40% of BSR’s total plan to invest nearly $1.26 billion in upgrading the plant, with the remaining 60% coming from loans. A company spokesperson, however, said that securing $500 million toward shareholder equity is not a big concern and that it could achieve this goal in this or next year. BSR posted a profit of over VND6.02 trillion last year, the highest … [Read more...] about Ministry raises concern over funding for Dung Quat refinery upgrade

The index closed 8.3 points lower after losing 45.67 points on Monday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 4.5% to VND12.05 trillion ($504.55 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 14 tickers fall. GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group dropped 6.2%, followed by HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group, down 4.6%. CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank fell 3.9%, and MSN of conglomerate Masan Group was down 3.7%. Other declining tickers were SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation, BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings and ACB of Asia Commercial Bank. Fifteen blue chips gained, led by SAB of brewer Sabeco with a 3.2% rise to the highest in two weeks. Other gainers include VIC of biggest private conglomerate Vingroup, up 2.7%, and VJC of budget airline Vietjet, 2.6%. Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND471.31 billion, mainly selling BSR of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical and VTP of logistics … [Read more...] about VN-Index’s falling streak continues

Nguyen Ngoc Son, 17, is being investigated by police of Ham Tan District for "illegal storage of narcotic substances" after it was confirmed Tuesday the bags he swallowed contained drugs. Four days prior, police saw Son riding a motorbike while displaying abnormal behavior. They asked Son to stop. Son then put two plastic bags in his hands at the time into his mouth and swallowed them whole. Police suspected the bags contained drugs, and so took him to the Binh Thuan general hospital for a check-up. Doctors managed to recover the bags from his body, found to contain ketamine and ecstasy pills. Son admitted he was delivering the drugs to local addicts. … [Read more...] about Teenager swallows bags containing drugs with police in pursuit

At the seminar “Gender Diversity in the Workplace” by ECUE Vietnam in collaboration with ICS, KPMG, and founding members of the Vietnam Corporate Pride Network organised last week, attendees discussed ways to improve diversity in Vietnam, particularly for the LGBTIQ+ community. Many studies worldwide and in Vietnam have shown that despite progress, stigma and discrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgender people is still common. According to the University of Chicago, one in three LGBTIQ+ people has experienced discrimination; this rate is higher for transgender people, with three out of five experiencing discrimination. Le Quang Binh, director of ECUE Vietnam said, “Gay, bisexual and transgender people are stigmatised and discriminated against because the world is being viewed from a gender dualistic framework. Therefore, the community of people of other genders are being discriminated against, even with violence, and not only in the family, school, and … [Read more...] about Promoting workplace gender equality and diversity in Vietnam

Recently Gamuda Berhad has bagged the Overall Most Outstanding Company in Malaysia, as voted by global financial institutionary through the Asiamoney Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll 2022. Gamuda Land is one of the leading foreign developers in Vietnam’s real estate market. Gamuda Berhad has bagged the Overall Most Outstanding Company in Malaysia, as voted by global financial institutionary through the Asiamoney Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll 2022 Additionally, Gamuda Berhad clinched the Most Outstanding Company in Malaysia for the Construction and Engineering sector for the fourth consecutive year, solidifying its strong position and reliability as the country's leading engineering and construction company. "Vietnam is obviously a market with great growth potentiality for real estate developers. To leap even further in this market, we plan to rapidly expand to a larger portfolio in this country and diversify more products such as with high-rise complex … [Read more...] about Gamuda Berhard recognised as Malaysia’s Overall Most Outstanding Company

Welcoming Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and the Cuban government delegation at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that the visit will contribute to deepening the special traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cuba. The Party Chief stressed Vietnam will always accompany the Cuban Party, State and people, and try the best to support Cuba within its capacity. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz expressed his thanks to the warm welcome from the Vietnamese leaders and people. He conveyed greetings from Cuban leaders to the Vietnamese Party chief. Expressing his admiration for the great achievements Vietnam has gained over the past years, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz emphasized that the achievements and experiences of Vietnam are an important source of encouragement and reference for his country. On this occasion, General Secretary Trong sent greetings to the leaders of the Cuban Party and State, expressing his wish to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leaders receive Cuban PM