Ho Chi Minh City needs to zone specific areas for support and high-tech industries in its industrial parks in order to drive the development of these fields, a business insider has said. At a workshop on June 27, Vu Van Hoa, head of the management board of the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), cited a Vietnam – Japan technology park in the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Zone as example. The park, expected to be operational from this October, is hoped to attract investment from Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises into high-tech supporting industries, he added. Participants said they believe such a measure will help push up the industries, which are among the city’s top priorities, as said by Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Manh Ha, but still grow less than expected in both quantity and quality. Hirotaka Yasuzumi, managing director of the Japan External Trade Organisation Office in the city, said Vietnam needs to … [Read more...] about Bản in : Specific areas needed for support, high-tech industries in HCM City
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Green growth needs Government support
Dr Trần Toàn Thắng, deputy director of the Research Department on Business Environment and Competition, under the Central Institute for Economic Management speaks to BNEWs/Viêt Nam News Agency about green growth in Việt Nam What are the challenges and opportunities that Việt Nam faces in achieving sustainable development in the context of climate change and environmental pollution? The biggest advantage that Việt Nam enjoys is that it is a late comer and can learn from the most advanced science and technology and apply it in our country. We have also enjoyed support from international communities and donors to help Việt Nam overcome the consequences of climate change and the impacts of greenhouse effects. Additionally, the Vietnamese government has adopted clear directions and policies on how to bets use natural resources while protecting the environment. We can't ignore the fact that the pressure for sustainable development is increasing and changing things at both micro and macro … [Read more...] about Green growth needs Government support
Specific activities need to support startups: Deputy PM Dam
The deputy PM was speaking at the national startup ecosystem event TECHFEST 2016, which opened in Hanoi on November 12 by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The event gathered partners in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem, State agencies, investors, the entrepreneurship support community and new startup groups. Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy PM Dam emphasised that the startup atmosphere has spread across Vietnam since the first appearance of the term “startup business” in the country during the 2003-2004 period. The Government has created favourable conditions for such businesses’ development. He added that this is a community that often creates new products, new market segments and new customers with new technologies and new ideas related especially to information technology and connected with the world through the Internet. This community is often associated with risk, but its success will be of great value, as successful startups are highly … [Read more...] about Specific activities need to support startups: Deputy PM Dam
Vietnam supporting industry needs government support: analysts
Exports of gadgets like cell phones and computers have surged by up to 97 in the first half, but industry insiders say Vietnamese firms make little value addition. Cell phones and accessories fetched US$9.9 billion and electronics and computers and accessories, $4.7 billion. But Le Van Chinh, a technical consultant at Ho Chi Minh City-based Soncamedia, which designs and produces home and communications electronics, said the capabilities of supporting industry companies remains "very low." His company is willing to pay higher for better quality -- like smoother bolts and plastic sheets -- "but the industry just cannot provide them." He also complained about late deliveries, saying the vendors are all big producers based in the city. Executives at chip producer Intel too said they have been unable to find a qualified Vietnamese partner. "We have worked with many Vietnamese companies in the supporting industry. They showed very good samples, but when it came to actual business, … [Read more...] about Vietnam supporting industry needs government support: analysts
Vĩnh Long’s high-tech agriculture pays off
Nguyễn Văn Sua, a farmer in Long Hồ District’s Phước Hậu Commune, said in 2016 he got good results from his 1,000 sq.m net house where he grew vegetables.The output in the net house was two to three times higher than vegetables grown in open-air fields, he said, adding that the survival rate is also higher.“After more than one year, I now have a second net house with an area of 2,000 sq.m for cultivating vegetables,” he said.With advanced farming techniques and environmental friendly production, urban agriculture needs less land area than traditional farming.The province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has helped farmers in Vĩnh Long City and Bình Minh Town develop 37 orchid cultivation models with a total of 37,000 pots of orchids.Last year, Lâm Quốc Hưng in Vĩnh Long City’s Trường An Commune was provided 1,000 pots of orchids by the city’s Agriculture … [Read more...] about Vĩnh Long’s high-tech agriculture pays off