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The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has launched a program “Internet connection and computers for children” in response to a project initiated by the Government, which would benefit over 1.5 million needy students nationwide. Free computers for thousands of needy students in Hanoi Addressing the pressing need of underprivileged students who lack the necessary tools to assist them in distance learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the project aims to provide equal opportunity for students to access education. Noting that students from low-income and marginalized families were the most affected in their studies during the social distancing regimen, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Pham Xuan Tien said the program is focused on education and built on sustainable support. “Most students depend on computers for learning. Some rely on smartphones and those who do not have any of these devices are excluded,” Tien told The Hanoi Times. “We …

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Many parents residing in the “low-risk areas” or “green zones” in Hanoi want their children to soon return to school. Hanoi is considering a plan for students to return to school, with the priority given to the safety of students and the entire community. Hanoi's first-grade students are learning online. Photo: The Hanoi Times Since the city is home to the largest number of students in the country, up to over two million at all levels, learning conditions, as well as the evolution of Covid-19, vary among districts and towns. Therefore, the application of online teaching and learning in each locality achieved different results. In Ba Vi District, some parents wanted their students to return to school soon, especially those whose children are in the first grade, the 9th grade that students will join an entrance exam to high school, and the 12th marks their high-school end before entering universities. Khuat Thi Duyen residing in Ba Trai Commune said as …

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At a pottery village (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Craft villages and tourism businesses in Hanoi have been tasked with building trademarks for local souvenir products, in line with a plan of the city to carry out the national tourism development strategy to 2030. Souvenir development is believed to hold huge potential that may greatly contribute to Hanoi’s tourism by increasing tourists’ length of stay and spending. With more than 1,350 craft villages, Hanoi is a tourism hub of great potential for souvenir development , with many unique products originating from such villages. According to the association of craft, ancient and cultural villages of Hanoi, 35 villages under its management are able to create hundreds of products and souvenir serving visitors. Many of them receive orders from European and Asian nations. Head of the association Nguyen Van Su said that the villages, over the years, have stayed connected with well-known tourist destinations to introduce and …

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Enterprises should not rely solely on the government’s support, but take this opportunity to restructure operation and develop new products, said a local government official. The Hanoi People’s Committee has instructed local authorities to closely monitor performance of local enterprises, and ensure greater efficiency of support programs for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Illustrative photo. Source: Nha Trang. Director of the State Bank of Vietnam – Hanoi branch Nguyen Minh Tuan said the agency has been organizing bank-enterprise matching program and providing preferential loans with low interest rates. Additionally, commercial banks are providing different support programs for customers based on their assessment of borrowers’ financial capabilities and their losses. Director of the Hanoi Department of Taxation Mai Son informed that in a move to mitigate the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic to state budget revenue, the municipal tax …

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The business community must take pioneering role in the capital city’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, said Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue. Enterprises in Hanoi have made timely adjustment to quickly adapt to new circumstances  ò the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue at the meeting. Source: VGP. “Many enterprises have been creative in changing operational method to overcome current challenges,” Hue said in a meeting with 109 enterprises in Hanoi on March 24. According to Hue, the business community must take the pioneering role in the capital city’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. “Enterprises should constantly change for the better in terms of corporate governance, vision and development strategy. Those without a strong mindset to rise against challenges would be left behind,” Hue stressed. Hue requested Hanoi …

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This would result in income per capita of VND136 million (US$5,871), significantly higher than Vietnam’s GDP per capita of US$3,000 in 2016 – 2020 and an estimated US$4,688 in 2021 – 2025. On the back of the estimated GRDP growth rate of 7.46% in 2019, a four-year high, Hanoi targets the GRDP in 2020 to grow at least 7.5% onwards, according to Nguyen The Hung, vice chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee. Infographic: Ngoc Thuy This would result in income per capita of VND136 million (US$5,871), significantly higher than Vietnam’s GDP per capita of US$3,000 in the 2016 – 2020 period and an estimated US$4,688 in 2021 – 2025. In 2019, Hanoi is on track to achieve strong results in all aspects of socio-economic development, Hung said at a meeting today [December 4]. In addition to high GRDP growth rate, Hanoi is projected to have export growth rate of 25.8% year-on-year in 2019 to US$17.5 billion, higher than the growth rate of 18.83% recorded in 2018. …

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With 15,000 negative samples, it can be said that the outbreak at Bach Mai hospital is under control. More than 1,000 staff of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital and about 14,000 related people have tested negative for Covid-19 from one to three times, VnExpress quoted Director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nguyen Nhat Cam as saying at a meeting on April 8. Cam said that the Hanoi CDC took a total of 15,400 samples, of which more than 3,100 samples were taken from Bach Mai Hospital and other above 12,000 were taken in the surroundings of the hospital. The Hanoi CDC takes samples to quickly test people liked to Bach Mai Hospital. Photo: Giang Huy The Hanoi CDC director has asked district authorities to continue to review cases related to Bach Mai Hospital to put them under quarantine and for them to be tested for Covid-19. For his part, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that after Bach Mai Hospital was …

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Hanoi maintained its top spot in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction nationwide for the second consecutive year, recording a 30-year high of US$8.05 billion. Hanoi’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth is on track to reach a four-year high of 7.46% in 2019, higher than the growth rate of 7.37% recorded last year, according to Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan. Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Doan Toan speaks at the conference. In 2019, Hanoi expects to have seven out of 22 socio-economic development indicators exceed the targets, including the GRDP growth rate, total investment, exports, voluntary social insurance coverage, poverty reduction, unemployment rate in urban areas, and clean water coverage in rural areas, Toan said at a conference discussing Hanoi’s socio-economic performance in 2019 held today [November 23]. Hanoi maintained its top spot in terms of foreign direct …

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The city, however, strives to hit the 7.5% growth target. As the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies, Hanoi is forced to revise its economic growth target, according to Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue. Illustrative photo. The city, however, remains steadfast on striving to reach the 7.5% growth target in the first scenario, while trying to stay attain the growth rate of 6.42% in the second one, Hue said in a meeting on April 3. To achieve such goals, Hue requested the city's authorities to develope the agriculture sector, with a focus on repopulating the pig herd and increasing pork supply. The sector should target a growth rate of at least 4.04% for this year, said Hue. The city's Party chief expected higher growth in domestic trade, especially online payment services and fields that are having advantage for growth at present such as face mask and medical equipment production, among others. While the city is giving …

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The municipal People’s Committee has demanded district-level People’s Committees take drastic actions to implement measures for promoting economic growth, public investment disbursement, and sustainable export in line with the Government’s Resolution No.63/NQ-CP, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper. The Hanoi administration asked all-level authorities and sectors to effectively manage and use the budget, reduce regular expenditure to increase local budget reserves, focus on COVID-19 prevention and control, and invest more in performing security - defense tasks and important and urgent activities of the city. So far, Hanoi has disbursed just 31 percent of this year’s public investment capital assigned by the Government, lower than the rate in the same period last year and the national average. Given this, the municipal People’s Committee requested leaders of agencies and localities to keep paying attention to the task while tackling difficulties and …

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