The French president was welcomed to India with a guard of honour at the presidential palace in New Delhi AFP/Jacques Witt Macron, who in December warned that the global shift to a green energy future was too slow, said France would extend an extra 700 million euros (US$861.5 million) through loans and donations by 2022 for solar projects in emerging economies. … [Read more...] about Macron pledges 700 million euros for new solar projects
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Boxing coach Thanh can’t wait to face Olympic challenge
It's fair to say coach Đinh Phương Thanh has experienced a lot in her boxing career, everything from gold glory to doping shame. Coach Đinh Phương Thanh (centre, first row) and her boxers at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines last year. — Photo webthethao.vn … [Read more...] about Boxing coach Thanh can’t wait to face Olympic challenge
Nosediving oil price deals a blow to state budget
The falling oil price will affect the state budget as Vietnam is also an oil exporter In March, Standard Chartered forecast that the global oil price would hover at $29-35 per barrel, while the fresh projection of the International Energy Agency reached $38-43 per barrel, and Morgan Stanley also predicted the price to be around $50 per barrel this year. … [Read more...] about Nosediving oil price deals a blow to state budget
HCM City suspends granting new work permits to foreigners from pandemic-hit areas
The department has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to inform diplomatic representative agencies, consular offices and representative missions of international organisations, businesses and foreign workers in the city that they must strictly comply with the regulations. … [Read more...] about HCM City suspends granting new work permits to foreigners from pandemic-hit areas
