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An inauguration ceremony is held on Friday to open the first ZF plant in northern Hai Phong port city. — Photo courtesy of Thanh Ha Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen, a global technology company, inaugurated its first plant producing chassis modules for cars in northern Hai Phong city on Friday. Located in the 70-ha Supplier Park of VinFast Manufacturing Automobile and E-scooter Plant on Cat Hai Island, the plant produces chassis modules just-in-time for a local automotive manufacturer. ZF has invested more than 25 million euro in the site. The Vietnamese car industry is one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia, according to ZF. With its Hai Phong site, ZF takes its first step into this market, following the demand of VinFast, founded in 2017 as the first Vietnamese automotive manufacturer. “This cooperation offers ZF the unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new market,” said Michael Hankel, Member of the ZF Board of Management at the … [Read more...] about ZF opens first plant in Viet Nam

  Belgian ambassador to Việt Nam Paul Jansen visits Măng Cành Kindergarten in Kon Plong District in Kon Tum Province on Thursday. — Photo courtesy of Belgian Embassy  HCM CITY — The Belgian government is placing priority on a number of non-refundable projects in education, public health, water and sanitation in Việt Nam, Belgian ambassador to Việt Nam Paul Jansen said during a visit to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. During the visit from December 11-13, Jansen surveyed the progress of Belgian-funded projects in Kon Tum, Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An provinces The projects include “Support for Responsive Accountable Local Governance” with a budget of 1 million euros (US$1.113 million) for each province. It aims to strengthen citizen-government engagement as a means of promoting more transparent, accountable and responsive local governance. It … [Read more...] about Belgium funds projects on governance, education in Central region

  The dialogue between Việt Nam and EuroCham on administrative reforms. — VNA/VNS photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese government, for years, has been focusing on enhancing administrative reforms to improve the business environment, said Mai Tiến Dũng, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office. “Việt Nam has a young and creative labour force which has helped the economy develop rapidly,” Dũng said in the dialogue between the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedures Reform and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Việt Nam. “In recent years, the Government has focused on promoting administrative reform so as to facilitate both people and businesses,” he said.   Along with administrative reforms, the Government has carried out reforms to enhance the business environment. “The government had lifted several hurdles to businesses … [Read more...] about VN pledges to further enhance administrative reform

Delegates discuss the paint-printing ink industry’s efforts to make safe and eco-friendly products at a seminar in HCM City on December 12. — VNS Photo With consumers paying increasing attention to the effects of paint and printing ink products on human health and the environment, producers need to develop more eco-friendly products, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the seminar on Viet Nam paint and printing industry towards making safe and environmentally friendly products, Nguyen Thi Lac Huyen, chairwoman of the Viet Nam Paint and Printing Ink Association, said the industry has been growing at 10 per cent a year on average and now sales top over US$1 billion annually. The products not only meet domestic demand but are also increasingly exported, she said. Vu Thi Huong of the Chemical Agency’s Vietnamese Centre for Emergency Response, said, “The average paint output per capita in Viet Nam is still low; so the industry’s growth … [Read more...] about Coating, printing ink firms need to develop more green products: seminar

Delegates discuss the paint-printing ink industry’s efforts to make safe and eco-friendly products at a seminar in HCM City on December 12. — VNS Photo With consumers paying increasing attention to the effects of paint and printing ink products on human health and the environment, producers need to develop more eco-friendly products, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the seminar on Viet Nam paint and printing industry towards making safe and environmentally friendly products, Nguyen Thi Lac Huyen, chairwoman of the Viet Nam Paint and Printing Ink Association, said the industry has been growing at 10 per cent a year on average and now sales top over US$1 billion annually. The products not only meet domestic demand but are also increasingly exported, she said. Vu Thi Huong of the Chemical Agency’s Vietnamese Centre for Emergency Response, said, “The average paint output per capita in Viet Nam is still low; so the industry’s growth … [Read more...] about Coating, printing ink firms need to develop more green products