New York (VNA) – A 40-strong business delegation from the US will launch an investment promotion programme in Vietnam from March 3-6, aiming to expand trade and investment cooperation in the Southeast Asian country, according to an official from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC). In a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc on February 25, USABC Chairman Alex Feldman said the delegation will hold many activities to interact with officials from the Vietnamese Government, ministries and sectors, and work with local businesses and partners. It will also practically contribute to celebrating the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties, he added. In recent times, the Vietnamese Embassy in the US has increased economic diplomatic activities to promote investment, trade and tourism cooperation between the two nations. The embassy recently coordinated with a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh to work with … [Read more...] about US firms eye stronger investment cooperation in Vietnam
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Low rainfall expected across central Vietnam over next two months
Hanoi (VNA) – Little rainfall is forecast across the country in March and April, the remaining months of the dry season, particularly in the central region, said Vu Duc Long, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting. Water levels in rivers in the central and Central Highlands regions are forecast to stand 35 – 70 percent below the average recorded in previous years, and even 80 percent down in some areas, he said. Central Vietnam will likely suffer drought in the next two months, and saline intrusion in regional estuaries will occur earlier and on a larger scale, he added. It is very likely that Thanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, the Central Highlands and the southeastern region will be in the grip of drought from March to May, while the central coast is facing drought and saltwater intrusion from June to August, which will be more severe than the last dry season. Volumetric flow rates of rivers in the central and Central Highlands … [Read more...] about Low rainfall expected across central Vietnam over next two months
Vietnam’s last Covid-19 patient hopes he won’t be shunned
Under the Health Ministry regulations, a person infected with the novel coronavirus is deemed healthy once she/he shows no sign of fever for three days and tests negative twice in three days. Other signs include improved clinical symptoms, overall stable status and vital signs, normal organ function and improved chest X-ray readings. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s last Covid-19 patient hopes he won’t be shunned
Vietnam sends home 20 South Koreans who refused quarantine
A bus carries 20 South Korean visitors to Da Nang International Airport, located in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang, to have them sent home as a precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, February 25, 2020. Photo: Tan Luc / Tuoi Tre Their flight, operated by Vietnamese carrier Vietjet, departed for Incheon International Airport near Seoul at 11:55: pm on the same night. … [Read more...] about Vietnam sends home 20 South Koreans who refused quarantine
FDI inflow to Vietnam sees good year ahead
Sharing the same view, Nguyen Bich Lam, general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), said that Vietnam is in favorable position to attract more foreign investments, including the relocation plans of foreign investments in China to evade the US-China trade war and tap into many free trade agreements (FTA) that Vietnam has signed, including the CPTPP and EU-Vietnam FTA. … [Read more...] about FDI inflow to Vietnam sees good year ahead
