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Reviewing the country’s socio-economic recovery and development achievements in 2022, the PM said the macro economy remained stable, major economic balances were ensured, and notably the domestic investment and business environment was improved significantly. During the post-COVID-19 period, the foreign investment disbursement went up 13.5% as compared with 2021, which reflected Vietnam’s attractiveness in the regional and global investment maps, he said. Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the Vietnamese Party and State advocate green growth in order to ensure rapid, effective and sustainable economic development, contributing to implementing the 2021-2030 socio-economic development strategy. However, green growth needs a suitable roadmap, with conditions and capacity of each region, locality and business taken into consideration, he noted, encouraging the engagement of all, particularly businesses and people, in this regard. The Government will work to consolidate institutions, … [Read more...] about Prime Minister pledges to further support enterprises at Vietnam Business Forum 2023

The Ministry of Health has asked the People's Committees of cities and provinces nationwide, the Pasteur Institutes and hygiene and epidemiology institutes to strengthen prevention and control of the Marburg virus disease. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) The Marburg virus causes an acute infectious disease, which naturally resides in fruit-eating bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). The disease is transmitted from animals (bats, primates) to humans, or from person to person through direct contact with bodily fluids, or with environments/objects contaminated by the bodily fluids of a person infected or deceased from the Marburg virus. The incubation period of the disease ranges from 2 to 21 days. Patients initially show signs of high fever, headache, discomfort, followed by diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and bleeding. Currently, there is no specific vaccine or treatment for the disease. The ministry stressed that this is a particularly … [Read more...] about Ministry urges prevention of Marburg virus from entering Vietnam

At the meeting with the Lao official, Gen. Chien underlined the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos with bilateral defense ties as one of the important pillars. The Vietnamese deputy defense minister spoke highly of the two defense ministries’ successful organization of activities in the Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam Year of Friendship and Solidarity in 2022. He said that on the basis of the cooperation plan for 2023, the Vietnamese defense ministry has tasked its affiliated agencies and units to cooperate with their Lao counterparts. So far, the two sides’ agencies and units have actively and jointly implemented cooperative activities, reaping practical outcomes. Given that the two defense ministries are going to hold the third deputy-ministerial-level defense policy dialogue and other sideline activities, the Vietnamese official suggested Colonel Vongxay Inthakham continue giving recommendations to the Lao Defense … [Read more...] about Deputy defense minister receives Lao, Cambodian defense attachés to Vietnam

Customers at Vietcombank's branch. VCB led the stocks which pulled the VN-Index most on Monday. — VNS Photo Mai Huong Shares opened this week on a negative note on both major stock exchanges as pessimistic news from the financial market continued to affect investors’ psychology. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index gave up more than 22 points, or 2.11 per cent, to close Monday’s trade at 1,023.10 points. The southern bourse’s index lost nearly 1 per cent last week. Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange decreased 1.39 per cent to end at 201.62 points after losing 1.6 per cent last week. The market breadth leaned heavily to the sellers with 612 losers and 176 gainers. Nineteen of the 25 stock industries tracked by vietstock.vn lost, of which 19 posted an average loss of more than 1 per cent. Only one sector – ancillary production – increased by 0.3 per cent on average. The biggest losers included agricultural production, securities, retail, … [Read more...] about Shares open new week on negative note amid uncertainty