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/ March 5, 2021

When the flag of institutional reform is raised

Institutional reform and improving the business environment reflect the Government's enduring determination over the years, benefiting people and businesses. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh at a conference to review the work of the industry and trade sector in 2020. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of Business Department, Electricity Vietnam group (EVN) still remembers the bad feeling of a few years ago. At that time, the electricity access index of Vietnam ranked 156 out of 170, the lowest in the world. “I was shocked and didn't understand why. We tried to do well but were underestimated by the world,” recalled Dung. After doing research, he discovered that EVN had long been ignoring global standards. "We no longer compared ourselves with ourselves anymore but compared ourselves to the world to know who we are, where we are." That approach was supported by EVN's leaders and implemented for the whole system. As a result, the electricity access index reached 27/190 countries ranked by the World Bank. The remarkable rise of EVN and some other areas was thanks to the Government's steadfast determination through Resolution 19, now Resolution 02, which put pressure on ministries, sectors and local governments. It was a long process of awareness improvement. In 2009, American professor Michael Porter was invited to help Vietnam build international standards for business environment assessment. However, a Government leader at that time did not agree when saying that Vietnam must build its own set of criteria. The director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, Nguyen Dinh Cung, who was assigned to draft the criteria, was completely stuck. "Three or four years passed and we could not do anything about it," he recalled. Only when Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam received that task and asked to use international standards (because Vietnam did not have methodology and data) was the content of …

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/ May 21, 2020

Vietnam repatriates citizens from India amid tightened lockdown

The Hanoitimes - Many Vietnamese people traveled thousands of kilometers from different parts of India to gather in New Delhi for the repatriation flight. Nearly 340 Vietnamese nationals were brought home on May 20 from India, the first ones repatriated from one of the countries with the toughest lockdown measures. Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau (4th from left) at New Delhi International Airport to repatriate Vietnamese citizens. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in India The repatriation flight took place as India is struggling with the rising infections of coronavirus that hit more than 112,000. To make the flight possible, the Embassy of Vietnam in India had cooperated with different agencies to get travelling permits amid tightened lockdown throughout India. Passengers at New Delhi airport. Photo: Vietnam Airlines Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau told Zing that the embassy had to hire three domestic flights to gather Vietnamese nationals at New Delhi for the repatriation flight. He said the passengers had come from three flights and 66 coaches from 15 states across India before reaching New Delhi. All passengers and crewmembers wear personal protective equipment. Photo: Vietnam Airlines The passengers who are children under 18, the elderly, the sick, pregnant women, students whose dormitories closed, monks and nuns, Buddhist followers attending meditation courses, stranded visitors, workers of expired visa, and people on temporary mission. On way from Ho Chi Minh City to New Delhi, Vietnam Airlines transported nearly three tons of medical supplies as pandemic relief to Indian people. Passengers arrive at Can Tho International Airport in South Vietnam on May 20. Photo: Vietnam Airlines Due to the severe outbreak, all passengers and crewmembers wear personal protective gear. Earlier on May 18, two attendants of national flag carrier Vietnam …

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/ March 4, 2021

Total export turnover of Ba Ria – Vung Tau surges nearly 20 percent

Accordingly, foreign enterprises accounted for 69.35 percent of the total export turnover, equaling to US$581.25 million, and surging 32.53 percent over the same period of 2020. Meanwhile, domestic businesses made up US$256.93 million, accounting for 30.65 percent of the total export turnover and decreasing 1.85 percent over the same period last year. As for import activities, the province gained US$1,035 billion in import turnover during the first two months of the year, a hike of 7.06 percent over the same period. Of which, foreign-invested enterprises accounted for 82.93 percent with US$858.40 million, surging 13.58 percent. The main export markets of the province are growing well, including Asian market with the export turnover of US$689.87 million, an increase of 15.55 percent over the same period; American market and African market with US$72.2 million and US$38.89 million in export turnover, increasing 2.2 times and 33 times, respectively. By Hoa Lam – Translated by Huyen Huong …

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