The completion of these projects would help ensure Hanoi’s rapid and sustainable development towards green, smart, and modernization while maintaining the harmonization between rural and urban areas. The capital city has so far completed around 70% of the total area subject to site clearance under smart urban projects in the city. Overview of the smart city project in Dong Anh District. Photo: BRG To date, the progress has been encouraging as contractors are speeding up the completion of the site clearance process. According to a recent report, site clearance for the construction of the new residential project Tay Mo – Dai Mo – Vinhomes Park in Nam Tu Liem District has almost concluded, with the 70% of the work volume completed. Around 80% of the land for the projects in the communes of Xuan Canh, Dong Hoi, and Mai Lam (Dong Anh District) have been cleared, and the authorities are handing over clear sites to contractors. The local authorities are also … [Read more...] about Hanoi accelerates construction of smart urban projects
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Ha Giang Province facilitates rural industrial production
This year, Ha Giang Province will implement 11 industry promotion projects and two related tasks at a total cost of VND4.178 billion, including application of advanced machinery and equipment in tea processing, fine art and handicraft production, and garment and other consumer goods manufacture. Ha Giang Province’s industry promotion sector helps enterprises apply advanced machinery to tea production In 2021, with funding from the local industry promotion program, the Industry and Trade Promotion Center of Ha Giang Province helped the Tuan Bang trading and transport cooperative in the province’s Xin Man District procure three gas-based tea dryers, allowing the cooperative to dry 50 tonnes of green tea per year. The Coc Re trading and agro-forestry service cooperative in Xin Man District also received industry promotion funding as well as labeling and packaging design assistance for bee honey production. The support has helped the cooperative considerably improve its … [Read more...] about Ha Giang Province facilitates rural industrial production
VN-Index climbs by nearly 36 points as cash flow returns
The market was dominated in green and purple, with about 800 stocks increasing thanks to significantly improved liquidity. Among these, securities and banking stocks rebounded strongly, such as STB with 4.6 percent, TCB with 3.55 percent, VPB with 5 percent, HDB with 4.27 percent, MBB with 4.47 percent, VCI with 6.12 percent, HCM with 5.26 percent, VCB with 1.9 percent, and BIDV with 3.5 percent, contributed greatly to the rising momentum of the benchmark. These groups of stocks rallied robustly, spreading the upward trend to the whole market. The stock group with the second-largest market capitalization - real estate and construction - also made strong breakthroughs. Specifically, CEO, CTD, and SCR hit the ceiling price; DXG rose by 4 percent; HDG advanced by 4.9 percent; C4G emerged by 5.8 percent. Besides, many other stocks, including FPT, PNJ, SZC, and PVD, also soared by the daily limit, sending the VN-Index up by nearly 36 points. In addition, steel stocks also made a U-turn, … [Read more...] about VN-Index climbs by nearly 36 points as cash flow returns
Vietnam bolsters cooperation with E.U. and Hungary
During the talk, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and E.U. High Representative Josep Borrell agreed to push up the bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and the E.U. on par with their potential and better meet the joint interests of both sides. Meanwhile, they consented to deepen the ASEAN – E.U. cooperation, and expand collaboration in various fields of energy, climate change adaptation, green transition, digital economy, and infrastructure. Also, the two sides exchanged views on international and regional issues of shared concern. The E.U. High Representative took note of Vietnam’s request to soon remove the European Commission’s “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood exports for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and push for E.U. member countries to soon ratify the E.U.-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). On the same day, the Vietnamese diplomat had a phone talk with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijiártó. During the talk, … [Read more...] about Vietnam bolsters cooperation with E.U. and Hungary
Vietnamese firms show off food, beverage products at Thai fair
A Vietnamese booth at the THAIFEX-Anuga Asia exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand. — Photo Tran Quynh Eighteen food and beverage enterprises led by the High Quality Vietnamese Product Business Association are displaying their products in Bangkok at THAIFEX-Anuga Asia, the region’s largest food and beverage trade fair. They are showcasing some unique and healthy products that meet consumers’ evolving post- COVID-19 pandemic such as lotus seed milk, lotus tea, dried lotus seeds, fruit jam pie, organic mango, coconut candy, bottled fresh coconut water with strawberry and salted lemon flavours, coconut butter, green skin pomelo, Habanero chilli sauce, fresh freeze-dried celery juice, eggplant products, pennywort powder, and others. According to the association, the Vietnamese products exhibited at the event meet international standards and are especially good for health. Besides taking part in the fair, the Vietnamese businesses will also take part in a study tour, visiting large … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms show off food, beverage products at Thai fair