According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ho Ky Minh, the Prime Minister in 2012 approved a national plan of action to address the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam to 2015 and orientations to 2020. One of the tasks set by the national plan was to detoxify dioxin-polluted soil and sludge in Da Nang airport. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JULY 12
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Ho Chi Minh City university joins telecoms behemoth Viettel in 5G chip research
Under the agreement, the two sides will collaborate closely on electronics and telecommunications, including the research and development of integrated circuits for 5G, training and developing human resources, and putting the new technological solutions into operation. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City university joins telecoms behemoth Viettel in 5G chip research
Ho Chi Minh City to charge car drivers entering downtown areas in 2021-25
Delegates of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council vote during a meeting on July 11, 2020. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre The municipal Department of Transport previously proposed various measures to boost public transport, namely creating an efficient public bus network by 2030, organizing bus-only lanes, expediting metro and BRT projects, and running public motorbike and electric bicycle rental services. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to charge car drivers entering downtown areas in 2021-25
HCM City officials charged with causing State property loss
Hanoi (VNA) – The Investigation Police Agency had started legal proceedings against five defendants involving in a law violation case in the State-owned Saigon Agriculture Incorporated (Sagri), the Ministry of Public Security announced on July 11.Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and Tran Trong Tuan, born in 1969, deputy head of the Office of the city Party Committee and former Director of the municipal Department of Construction. … [Read more...] about HCM City officials charged with causing State property loss
Businesses in distress, unemployment rate on the rise
Unemployment rate in urban areas almost doubles that in countryside The unemployment rate among those aged 15 and above in Vietnam stood at 2.05 percent last year and the figure in urban areas is almost double that of rural areas, the 2019 population and housing census reveals. … [Read more...] about Businesses in distress, unemployment rate on the rise
