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In addition to textiles, footwear, furniture, electronics, and agricultural and fishery products, Vietnam will have opportunities to attract investment to the retail sector, tourism, entertainment, education, health care, support industry, and logistics services, Loc said. Phan Duc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), affirmed that the Government has made great efforts to improve the business environment. … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top destinations for investment

Yudakov hopes the local government would implement policies limiting plastic waste harmful to the environment, and develop a waste recycling system. The surfer, alongside fellow environmentalists, plans to collect rubbish ahead of Lunar New Year, or Tet, to welcome the new year. … [Read more...] about Russian surfer spearheads central Vietnam beach clean-up

Hanoi (VNA) – The Malaysian government said on January 20 that the country will send back an additional 110 containers of plastic waste to source nations after having successfully returned 150. According to the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, 150 containers with estimated 3,737 metric tonnes of plastic waste had been returned to the source countries, mostly developed countries such as the US, the UK, Japan, Canada, Spain and France. Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Yeo Bee Yin said at a press conference at Butterworth Port in Penang state that the additional 110 containers to be sent back include 60 from the US, 15 from Canada and 14 from Japan, while others came from the UK, Belgium, Mexico, Hungary, France and Jamaica. The Minister said the containers had been sent back without the government incurring any costs, which had been borne by the companies responsible for importing the plastic waste … [Read more...] about Malaysia to send containers of plastic waste back to source countries

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 19 officially launched a non-stop route connecting the central coastal city of Da Nang and China’s Shanghai. The first flight coded VN528 took off from the Da Nang International Airport at 17:55 and departed from Shanghai at 23:20 on the day. It used Airbus 321 aircraft with four-star services. This is the carrier’s 19th route linking Vietnam and China. Besides connecting the two large cities, the Da Nang – Shanghai route opened up opportunities for passengers to tour fascinating destinations in both nations via direct flights of Vietnam Airlines such as Shanghai-Da Nang- Hanoi/HCM City or Da Nang-Shanghai-Hangzhou-Da Nang. Vietnam Airlines is currently offering round-trip airfare starting from 227 USD (exclusive of taxes and fees) on the route. The promotion rate is applicable for all bookings until January 31, 2020 for travel from January 19 to March 28, 2020. Tickets are available on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang-Shanghai route

The increase rate may depend on the destination, too. This season, Dalat, Danang and Sapa will continue to be among the most attractive destinations for domestic tours. Room rates in Dalat remain unpredictable although the number of available rooms has risen due to the inauguration of many new hotels and homestay facilities. Meanwhile, the rise in room rates in Danang and Nha Trang is expected to be small. … [Read more...] about Tet tour options in HCM City