The programme's tasks and solutions are to improve legal institutions and promote technology innovation activities; formulating and implementing a roadmap to improve national technological capacity; researching and mastering advanced technologies in the production of keyproducts and products with high added value in the value chain and high competitiveness in the market; supporting small and medium enterprises in technological innovation; stepping up support for technology innovation activities in rural and mountainous regions facing difficult and extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; increasing financial resources for implementing the programme; and promoting international cooperation. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 28
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New Zealand, Vietnam top COVID performance ranking; U.S., UK languish
Fourteen-day rolling averages of new daily figures were calculated for confirmed cases, confirmed cases per million people, confirmed deaths, confirmed deaths per million people, confirmed cases as a proportion of tests, and tests per thousand people, the Lowy Institute said. … [Read more...] about New Zealand, Vietnam top COVID performance ranking; U.S., UK languish
Big tech makes mass arrival to Vietnam
In a discussion with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Nguyen Van Toan, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE), said the arrival of suppliers, manufacturers, and assemblers for Apple, Microsoft, and Sony signifies the success of the Southeast Asian country’s plan to attract tech-related FDI. … [Read more...] about Big tech makes mass arrival to Vietnam
Malaysian experts praise Vietnam’s approach in tackling COVID-19
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Vietnam controlled its borders from the very beginning and went above and beyond World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, a Malaysian expert has said. University Malaya epidemiologist Prof Dr Awang Bulgiba said the approach taken by a country and its resources determine the success rate in fighting COVID-19, adding countries have different resources and the approach is different depending on the resources. Vietnam went for virus suppression through lockdowns and traditional public health approach of contact tracing, testing and quarantine, while China’s Taiwan and Hong Kong made rigorous use of technology in contact tracing. President of Malaysian Medical Association Dr Subramaniam Muniandy added that countries that were quicker to respond to the pandemic are the ones successful in containing the spread of the pandemic. Vietnam is among the top countries and territories that proved the most successful at … [Read more...] about Malaysian experts praise Vietnam’s approach in tackling COVID-19
ADB trims Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth forecast to 4.1% on Covid-19
Meanwhile, the trade surplus in January to May declined significantly as demand from the economy’s principal export markets plunged. Growth of agriculture, industry, and services is forecast to continue to decelerate in 2020 due to sharp fall in external demand. … [Read more...] about ADB trims Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth forecast to 4.1% on Covid-19