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The event will be co-organized by the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Construction, Ha Noi Municipal People's Committee of Viet Nam; Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOE-Japan); the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP); and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development of Division for Sustainable Development Goals/ UN DESA. The Form will be supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation, Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association, Bus World Academy, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Eco-Mo Foundation, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), International Union of Railways (UIC), Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development, Research for Community Access … [Read more...] about VN to hosts 12th Inter-gov Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum

RoK airline to launch route to Nha Trang in December An aircraft of Air Seoul (Photo: Yonhap news agency) Air Seoul is wholly owned by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Asiana Airlines Inc. Starting December 18, Air Seoul plans to offer seven flights a week to Nha Trang as it strives to strengthen services on routes to Southeast Asia to offset declining demand on Japanese routes, the company said in a statement. Since early July, RoK airlines have halted or reduced services on their Japanese routes, while expanding flights on non-Japanese ones after the neighbouring country implemented export restrictions of key materials to the RoK./. Banks forecast strong performance despite credit slowdown Most domestic credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches in Vietnam expect their business performance in 2019 to be better than last year despite the predicted slowdown in credit growth, according to the State Bank of Vietnam's latest survey released late last week. In the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 15

At the event (Photo: VNA) In the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 Update, ADB noted that while Vietnam’s gross domestic product growth moderated in the first half of 2019, it will remain resilient this year and next year despite a weaker external environment. Inflation forecasts are revised down to 3.0 per cent from 3.5 per cent for 2019 and 3.5 per cent from 3.8 per cent for 2020. GDP growth moderated from 7.0 per cent in the first half of 2018 to 6.8 per cent in the corresponding period of this year. On the demand side, as external demand weakened, volume growth in exports of goods and services slowed by more than half, from 15.7 per cent in the first 6 months of 2018 to 7.1 per cent a year later. The adverse effect of the export slowdown on GDP growth was well cushioned, however, by continued strength in domestic demand. Growth moderated across the board in agriculture, industry, and services, but to varying degrees. Prolonged drought and a fresh outbreak of African … [Read more...] about ADB forecasts Vietnam’s economy to grow at 6.8 per cent in 2019

  Representatives from businesses and agricultural associations meet at a workshop on “Unlocking Innovations in Agriculture for the Private Sector” held in HCM City yesterday.  VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — Agricultural businesses are facing increasing international competition and must use science, technology and innovation to improve their productivity and competitiveness, experts said yesterday at a workshop in the city. David Monck, innovation facilitator at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, said that unlocking results from publicly funded research for innovation that delivers economic, social and environmental benefits was a challenge facing agricultural innovation systems around the world. Speaking at the “Unlocking Innovations in Agriculture for the Private Sector” workshop, Monck said that publicly funded agriculture and food research … [Read more...] about Agribusinesses must innovate to compete internationally

Representatives from businesses and agricultural associations meet at a workshop on “Unlocking Innovations in Agriculture for the Private Sector” held in HCM City on September 27. David Monck, innovation facilitator at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), said that unlocking results from publicly funded research for innovation that delivers economic, social and environmental benefits was a challenge facing agricultural innovation systems around the world. Speaking at the “Unlocking Innovations in Agriculture for the Private Sector” workshop, Monck said that publicly funded agriculture and food research outputs required “Science Commercialisation Partnership” approaches to fit the diverse nature of the agri-food industry.  These approaches ranged from traditional technology transfer models applied to agribusiness to more collaborative partnerships with a variety of … [Read more...] about Agricultural firms urged to innovate to compete internationally