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Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình delivered a keynote speech at a high-level session of the 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, themed “Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific”, in Hà Nội on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has asked the Government Inspectorate to learn from international experience in combating graft, especially in infrastructure projects, in order to ensure the country's sustainable development. He made the remark on Friday at the closing ceremony of the four-day 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, which was started in 1999 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and was hosted this year by the Government of Việt Nam … [Read more...] about Corruption-free infrastructure key to sustainable development: Deputy PM

Despite having gained access to nearly 200 countries and territories with an annual turnover of US$40 billion, Vietnam still struggled to sustainably expand and develop markets for its agricultural commodities in harsh conditions. A tea plantation area in northern Thai Nguyen Province’s Dong Hy District. The plantation receives the National Fund for Tea Planting to expand production. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong pointed out the country’s disadvantages in increasing consumption of its agricultural products at the International Support Group Plenary Meeting 2019 in Hanoi yesterday. According to Cuong, Vietnam’s agriculture does not have effective productivity as most of farms are small in size, exposing the sector to threats of loss and crop failure, especially under the impacts of climate change. “Besides shrimp, catfish and milk, most of Vietnam’s agricultural products have very short value chains,” he … [Read more...] about Developing raw material areas essential for Vietnam’s agricultural growth

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – A symposium was held in Hanoi on December 6 to discuss and collect opinions on policy recommendations by development partners of Vietnam for the building of a socio-economic development strategy for the 2021-2030 period. Speaking at the event, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said the editorial group of the sub-committee for socio-economic affairs of the 13th National Party Congress, ministries, sectors and relevant agencies have worked closely to build the socio-economic development strategy. He underlined the need to collect opinions from ministries, sectors, localities, institutes, universities, organizations and experts and scientists on the strategy. Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, praised joint efforts by Vietnam’s ministries and sectors and its development partners to seek specific measures for the … [Read more...] about Socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030 discussed

The event, as part of the Danish Week – Sustainable and livable cities, focused on experience, achievements and lessons shared by Danish experts in the progress to develop Copenhagen into the world's most livable city. In his remarks,  the Counselor at the Danish Embassy Bo Mønsted underlined that growing urbanization would motivate an increasing demand for new sustainable urban solutions, particularly in developing countries like Vietnam. At the event Denmark is viewed as the world’s leading nation in green technology so this Scandinavian country has both willingness and capacity to support metropolises like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to find sustainable solutions to their issues and improve the quality of local people’s lives, he added. At present, the rapid urbanization in Vietnam has brought about many challenges to the country, notably impacts of climate change. Therefore, it is vital to develop these cities in a green and sustainable … [Read more...] about Denmark shares experience in developing sustainable urban areas

Imports of Basic & Industrial Raw Materials, Chemicals & Products and Temperature or Climate Controlled Goods remain positiveRise in exports of Machinery Parts coincides with growing focus on smart manufacturing and high-quality developmentSHANGHAI, CHINA - Media OutReach - 6 December 2019 - The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a further contraction in world trade for the next three months, with China recording the weakest growth outlook compared to all surveyed GTB countries. China's ocean and air imports in certain sectors[1] look set to remain strong as domestic consumption drives the economy amidst an overall decline in trade growth, according to data from the DHL Global Trade Barometer released by DHL, the world's leading logistics company.The DHL Global Trade Barometer, an early indicator of global trade developments calculated using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, revealed that China's trade index now stands at 42 points and therefore … [Read more...] about Imports sustain China’s trade despite overall slowdown in growth