It quickly and sustainably developed the electricity industry to meet the requirements of city industrialisation and modernisation and restructured energy-consuming sectors and regions in parallel with implementing policies on clean, economical and efficient use of energy. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Reducing food waste
Losing jobs, Saigon workers seek ways to earn a living
Nearly 32 million Vietnamese workers “adversely impacted” by pandemic As of September, 31.8 million above-15-year-old labourers in Vietnam were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with either job losses, reduced working hours and income or rotational leave. … [Read more...] about Losing jobs, Saigon workers seek ways to earn a living
Thanh Hoa targets 42 new-style rural communes in 2018
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The north central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a number of specific measures to fulfill its new-style rural area building plan, striving to have an additional 42 communes accomplishing all criteria of the programme in 2018. The province is making procedures to seek the government’s recognition of Quang Xuong and Dong Son districts as new-style rural areas in the year. At the same time, it will focus on helping Muong Chanh commune in Muong Lat district complete from three to five criteria, and ensuring that each mountainous district has at least three new-style communes, thus raising the average number of completed criteria in each commune to 16 out of the total 19 criteria. In order to reach the target, Thanh Hoa will strengthen the apparatus of administrations at all levels to enhance their capacity in directing the implementation of the programme. Localities across the province will step up communications campaigns on the programme, while … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa targets 42 new-style rural communes in 2018
Finance ministry proposes extending car registration fee cut by six months
Cars are on display at an auto show. The Ministry of Finance has written to the prime minister proposing extending the reduction in the registration fee for locally assembled or manufactured cars by six months – PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC – The Ministry of Finance has written to the prime minister proposing extending the reduction in the registration fee for locally assembled or manufactured cars by six months to support auto firms with the post-Covid-19 recovery and local buyers affected by Covid-19. … [Read more...] about Finance ministry proposes extending car registration fee cut by six months
Banks enable credit capital at year’s end
Interest rates decline further From mid-November this year, most commercial banks simultaneously lowered their deposit rates further, although they had adjusted deposit interest rates many times before. The interest rates for over 12 month-term deposits of many banks have dropped to less than 6 percent per annum. Meanwhile, the interest rates for less-than-six-month terms in some commercial banks have also lowered to around 3 percent per annum, much lower than the ceiling regulated by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). The reduction of deposit interest rates has further facilitated commercial banks to offer several preferential interest rate packages for enterprises during the business occasion at the end of the year. For instance, the lending interest rate of business loans for small and medium-sized enterprises applied by Vietcombank is at only 5.9 percent per annum, lower than the 12-month deposit interest rate of some other commercial banks in the market. Agribank has also … [Read more...] about Banks enable credit capital at year’s end
