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Sabeco's beer production line. The beverage producer is not on the divestment list of SCIC this year. — Photo courtesy of Sabeco In 2022, State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is expected to divest from 101 member companies. In the list of divestments this year, large enterprises such as Tien Phong JSC, Bao Viet Group, Sabeco, Vinatex and FPT Corporation, are not mentioned. However, it does include many notable companies, including Hai Phong Thermal Power JSC, Binh Minh Plastic JSC, Vinaplast Corporation, Seaprodex, EVN TPC Quang Ninh, Viettronics Corporation, CoTraco Quang Ninh, Vinacontrol, FICO, Thang Long JSC, VIWASEEN, and Licogi. Recently, SCIC divested from Vinh Long Real Estate JSC, Saigon Machinery Spare Parts JSC, Thang Long JSC, and Ben Tre Construction Material JSC. Of which, the auction of Thang Long JSC’s shares could not take place due to a lack of investors. Promoting auctions of companies SCIC will auction a lot with a volume of more than 2 million … [Read more...] about SCIC has no plans to divest from large enterprises this year

Former director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau The police raided the workplace and private houses of the arrestees above to perform investigation works. According to initial investigation and verification, in 2021, the subjects illegally carried out the preparation of bid documents for purchasing biological products and medical materials for testing of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company and Thuan Giang Service Trading Company Limited to serve for Covid-19 prevention and control works that caused a financial damage of VND5 billion (US$214,712) to the State. Previously, on April 6, Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper informed that the Director of Health of Binh Phuoc Province had signed Decision 104/QĐ-SYT to discipline and dismiss Director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau. In 2021, Binh Phuoc CDC purchased over 80,000 Covid-19 test kits and 47,900 extraction test kits from Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company (Viet A Company) with a total amount of over VND41.5 billion … [Read more...] about Former leaders of Binh Phuoc CDC arrested in Viet A test kit case

"With this delivery of economic assistance, we reaffirm our resolute commitment to the people of Ukraine as they defend themselves against Putin's war of aggression and work to sustain their economy," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. The payment, part of the $7.5 billion aid package signed by President Joe Biden in May, is set to be made through the World Bank. According World Bank estimates, the war, which began with Russia's attack of its former Soviet neighbor in February, could cause the Ukrainian economy to contract by up to 45 percent in 2022. The country is currently running a budget deficit that is growing by $5 billion every month, exacerbated by its inability to raise funds or to access financing on external markets. Allies have rushed to pump Ukraine with aid, with the G7 and the European Union also announcing commitments of $29.6 billion in further money for Kyiv, with $8.5 billion of that coming from the United States, according to the Treasury … [Read more...] about US disburses $1.3 bln of promised aid to Ukraine

Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery exports in the first half of this year reached nearly US$28 billion, a remarkable rise from a year earlier, with the U.S. being the biggest importer, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In a recent report, the ministry said the total export value of the three categories amounted to about $27.88 billion in the year to June, registering a 13.9 percent increase from the same period last year, with the U.S. topping the list of major purchasers, followed by China and Japan. In bringing into play this encouraging export recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has set a goal to earn a total export turnover of $55 billion for the whole 2022, translating to a $5 billion excess over the year’s target set by the government. The export value of this year’s first half included some $11.37 billion from agricultural commodities (up 8.8 percent year on year), $9.1 billion from forest products (up three percent), … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 6-month agro-forestry-fishery exports up 13.9% year on year, US largest importer

Nam Hai Port in the northeastern city Hai Phong. — VNA/VNS Photo An Dang The Vietnamese economy expanded at 7.72 per cent in the second quarter of this year, the highest rate in the same quarters in the last 10 years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported at a press conference on Wednesday. The figures for the same quarters in the last three years of 2019, 2020 and 2021 were 7.1 per cent, 0.52 per cent and 6.73 per cent, respectively. In Q2 this year, the agriculture-forestry-fishery sector increased 3.02 per cent, contributing 4.56 per cent to the overall growth of the economy. The industry and construction sector was up 8.87 per cent, making up 46.85 per cent, while the service sector rose by 8.56 per cent, contributing 48.59 per cent to the general GDP growth, Huong said. Regarding GDP use, final consumption expenditure increased by 7.32 per cent over the same period last year; accumulated assets rose by 4.57 per cent; exports of goods and services surged 12.33 … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s GDP hits 10-year high of 7.72% in Q2

"This ultra-luxury resort captivates what's so special about this beautiful island with its untouched shores and tropical landscapes. Its proximity to the beach means it's easier than ever to escape into nature," the newspaper said. The resort, around 15 minutes from Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern island, opened its in April. It features 302 suites and villas, six restaurants and bars, swimming pools overlooking Long Beach, one of the most beautiful on Phu Quoc, next to a UNESCO-recognized world biosphere reserve. It recommended tourists to try Japanese-French cuisine inside Oku, the resort's signature restaurant, or enjoy Vietnamese and Chinese gastronomy at Rice Market. The resort also has a fitness center, reset meditation studio and rooftop yoga pavilions. Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island, has become internationally popular after the government allowed 30-day visa-free entry in 2014. The other five hotels included by the British newspaper were Crowne … [Read more...] about Regent Phu Quoc among world’s 6 best seaside hotels: Independent

Public and private sectors work together to establish a circular business economy in Vietnam, aiming towards the country's 2050 objective of net zero emissions. Photo by: Duc Thanh The conference saw the participation of representatives from the MoNRE, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), SCG Vietnam and BeerCo Limited, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and other international organisations and businesses, as well as the press. During the plenary session, the panellists examined the feasibility of building CE in Vietnam to achieve the net zero emission objective by 2050. They also discussed factors to be considered when implementing a circular approach in the country, taking into account lessons learnt from foreign partners and proposals for the transition to circularity. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha emphasised the importance of revamping the current linear economy in … [Read more...] about Vietnam primed for circular and sustainable advancement

A view of the Dong Van II Industrial Park in the northern province of Ha Nam. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has called for the implementation of an industrial environmental index in Vietnam, according to Le Thanh Quan, head of MPI's department of economic zone management. Quan said the establishment of environmental standards in more than 400 industrial parks and 18 economic zones across the country was to play a significant role in resolving environmental issues, reducing waste and achieving sustainable development. The MPI had been gathering data and feedback in preparation to set up Vietnam's industrial environmental standards. He said it was in line with the global trend to promote sustainable industrial development among developed countries including Japan, the Republic of Korea and Switzerland. The implementation of the index was also part of a national development strategy on green growth for the 2021-2030 … [Read more...] about Vietnam to establish industrial environmental index

Channels in District 4 of HCMC are cleaned from waste Statistics from the Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (under the Natural Resources & Environment Ministry) reveal that by 2050, if the sea level increases by 18-30cm, Vietnam will lose about 2 percent of its GDP. Its agriculture will bear the most damages, seeing a drop of 13.5 percent in its added value and a loss of $43 billion from 2020-2100. In 2100, if the sea level rises by 100cm, 6.3 percent of the surface area of Vietnam will be lost, while the affected proportions of the railway system, national roads, and provincial roads will be 4 percent, 9 percent, and 12 percent, respectively. The Mekong Delta will experience the most severe damages, at 52.39 percent; followed by the Red River Delta at 31.4 percent and the Central coastal area at 9.1 percent. Vietnam will face a high chance of non-economic damages like declining health, relocated economic zones, land loss due to land slide, … [Read more...] about Vietnam urgently fighting against climate change

At the signing ceremony of cooperation agreement between the HCMC Farmers Association, HCMC Television (HTV), and the Management Board of HCMC High-Tech Agricultural Park The cooperation agreement also aims to encourage farmers to apply high technology and advanced techniques in agricultural production. Speaking at the conference reviewing the farmer movement in the first six months of this year which was held on June 29, Head of HCMC Commission of Mass Mobilization Nguyen Huu Hiep highly appreciated the HCMC Farmers Association ’s efforts in providing consultation and career training, offering loans, promoting trade and commercial activities, improving the movement’s quality and mobilizing farmers to unite each other to reduce poverty. The local farmers' associations at levels need to continuously provide consultation and career training programs, contributing to the effective implementation of the farmers’ movement; build a new collective model; support farmers to … [Read more...] about HCMC supports farmers to do business on e-commerce platforms