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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 31 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to review the organisation of Tet ( Lunar New Year ) celebrations and look into major tasks in the time ahead. The leader lauded Party Committees and administrations at all levels for their serious implementation of directives issued by the Secretariat and the Prime Minister regarding the organisation of Tet, the biggest and longest festival in Vietnam. Regarding the tasks in the coming time, he stressed the need to continue with the forecasting work to take response measures, and asked each agency and locality to map out specific plans for 2023 in order to fulfill targets set for the year. The Secretariat will direct agencies and localities to resume operations following the holiday, and effectively materialise the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 46-KL/TW on the macro-economic situation and key tasks and solutions for … [Read more...] about Party chief chairs meeting reviewing organisation of Tet celebrations

The leader lauded party committees and administrations at all levels for their serious implementation of directives issued by the Secretariat and the Prime Minister regarding the organization of Tet, the biggest and longest festival in Vietnam. Regarding the tasks in the coming time, he stressed the need to continue with the forecasting work to take response measures, and asked each agency and locality to map out specific plans for 2023 in order to fulfill targets set for the year. The Secretariat will direct agencies and localities to resume operations following the holiday, and effectively materialize the Politburo’s Conclusion No.46-KL/TW on the macro-economic situation and key tasks and solutions for the coming time, the Party chief noted. He also asked ministries, agencies and localities to focus on industrial production, construction and agricultural development, and provide more support for sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic like logistics, aviation, tourism, … [Read more...] about Party chief chairs meeting reviewing organization of Tet celebrations

At the forum, Vietnam will introduce tourism development, mechanisms and policies, tourism products and services after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the message of Vietnam tourism through the slogan "Vietnam - Timeless Charm" and the campaign "Live fully in Vietnam." TRAVEX is one of the most important activities within ATF 2023, attracting the attention of international partners, businesses and tourists. It will feature exhibitions and symposiums. Vietnam’s booth at the exhibition will highlight the National Tourism Year 2023 in the South-central province of Binh Thuan. The events are expected to offer a good chance for the tourism sector to introduce Vietnam’s attractive destinations, and help travel agencies to seek partners, towards speeding up tourism recovery. ASEAN is one of the most dynamic tourism development regions in Asia and the Pacific. Most of ASEAN member countries consider tourism an important economic sector. According to data from the ASEAN Secretariat, in … [Read more...] about Vietnam to attend ASEAN Tourism Forum 2023 in Indonesia

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs noted about 95% of employees in local agencies, factories, and businesses had been back to work as of January 30. Among the over 1,300 companies surveyed by the department, more than 42% of those allowing their workers to return to their hometowns for Tet from January 18 - 19 (the 27th and 28th days of the last lunar month) have resumed operations. Director of the department Le Van Thinh said despite many difficulties leading to lay-offs in late 2022, the situation has improved as many businesses and factories have received new orders. A number of companies have launched various incentives and better treatment policies to keep employees. Resignations after Tet have declined as most workers want to have stable jobs, especially amid numerous difficulties facing the economy and daily lives, he noted. As of the end of 2022, Ho Chi Minh City was home to more than 286,000 enterprises and 460,000 individual … [Read more...] about Majority back to work after Tet in Southern industrial hubs

"We have to be determined to improve the traffic infrastructure in the region within this government term [2021-2026], especially the expressway system," the prime minister said when meeting with authorities in the Mekong Delta. Between now and 2026, the region should build an additional 463 kilometers of expressways, he said. As per a master plan for traffic infrastructure development, the region is set to have six expressways measuring 1,166 kilometers long in total. They are to be funded by either state funds or via the public-private partnership format. Until now, only four expressways have been completed, running a combined total of 171 kilometers in length. The delta now has eight expressway projects that are either under construction or still waiting for investment procedures to be completed. The eight projects will cost a total VND94.4 trillion (US$4 billion). PM Chinh ordered that related agencies and localities where the projects go through must speed up work so … [Read more...] about PM wants Mekong Delta expressways tripled in length by 2026

Tung was also elected to become a member of Vietcombank's board of directors for the 2018-2023 term at the bank's extraordinary shareholders' meeting held the same day. Tung, 49, holds bachelor's degrees in economics of international trade and English education, as well as a master's degree in economics of Paris Dauphine University. His career at Vietcombank has lasted 26 years, starting in 1997. He became the bank's office head in 2008, and deputy director of its operation center in 2013. He became the deputy general director of the sales division in April 2019, before becoming deputy general director of the board of management in August 2021. … [Read more...] about Vietcombank names new general director

In 2022, Ho Chi Minh City's industrial food production recorded a significant increase of 30.5 per cent on-year. However, the industry is facing many fresh challenges this year due to fluctuations in the global economy affecting export markets and a slowdown in economic growth. Phan Van Co, marketing director of Vrice Group, said, "Since the beginning of the year, the cost of materials for rice production has increased considerably, by 3-5 per cent. While the price of rice has increased in many countries around the world, it has not increased as it has in the Vietnamese market, making it difficult for Vietnamese rice exporters to compete." In 2023, industry and trade in Ho Chi Minh City will strive for an increase in the index of industrial production of 7.5 per cent; growth in the total retail sales of social consumer goods of 12 per cent; and a 10 per cent jump in exports, excluding crude oil, through the city's port. The targets were set while taking such difficulties as the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City food enterprises hope expansion is key

Many families on Tan Ky Tan Quy Street are busy grilling blotched snakehead fish for the God of Wealth Day. This year, the God of Wealth Day (the 10th of the Lunar New Year) falls on January 31. On Monday evening, Tan Ky Tan Quy Street in Tan Phu District was full of smoke from grilling blotched snakehead fish. Nguyen Trung, owner of a blotched snakehead fish shop, on the street said that his facility grilled around five tonnes of snakehead to meet demand. Each snake fish weighs 1-2 kilos. After being cleaned, sugarcane sticks will be skewered into the fish before being baked. The sugarcane helps the fish to become more tasty. Trung employed 30 people, including many relatives, to serve the fish processing against just 3-4 members of his family on ordinary days. Charcoal is used for grilling the fish. Sauce and herbs are used along with the fish. Each blotched snakehead fish shop has its own way of making sauce. … [Read more...] about Grilled snakehead fish street busy for God of Wealth Day

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Tuyen Quang complete the provincial planning pertaining land and urban development in line with the National Master Plan which was approved by the legislature during the recent second extraordinary meeting. He noted that the province should review issues related to public investment, three national target programs and resources for socio-economic infrastructure development. In order to develop tourism, the province should improve livelihoods for residents in the immediate future, thus creating resources for consumption demand and socio-economic development, he said. As a revolutionary base with a number of well-known relic sites, he proposed further heed to cultural development to facilitate ecological and historical tourism such as Tan Trao special national relic site and Na Hang - Lam Binh national landmark. Further attention should be paid to social welfare, poverty reduction and new rural development as well as national … [Read more...] about National Assembly Chairman offers development suggestions to Tuyen Quang

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a mission to visit the construction site of a section of the eastern North-South Expressway that runs through Can Tho city and Hau Giang province, which is being built by the Defense Ministry’s Army Corps 12 (or Truong Son Construction Group). The Prime Minister had an online meeting with the corps' affiliated units working on different localities across the country at the corps’ headquarters. Addressing the event, the government leader highly praised efforts of the army corps in task implementation and asked the corps’ affiliates to further boost progress and ensure quality of construction bids, contributing to beautifying the image of Uncle Ho’s soldiers in the current context. The Prime Minister also requested relevant agencies to closely work together to complete site clearance and prepare a sufficient supply of construction material for highway projects. He also suggested relevant authorities consider developing inland water transport … [Read more...] about Prime Minister asks Army Corps 12 to speed up progress of major transport projects