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Hanoi (VNA) – A training course on sustainable national debt management is taking place in Hanoi as part of Vietnam’s public debt management reform programme. The event is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from February 24-28. According to Vo Huu Hien, Vice General Director of the MoF’s Department of Debt Management and External Finance, the ministry will coordinate with relevant departments, sectors and localities to draw up a five-year plan on borrowing and repaying public debt in the 2021-2025 period to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration before June 30. The plan will include a public debt ceiling and safety threshold for indicators of public and government debts compared to GDP, and a target for direct government debt repayments compared to the State budget, he said. Currently, debt sustainability analysis (DSA) is one of the key debt management models that … [Read more...] about Course on sustainable debt management held in Hanoi

Hanoi (VNA) – Torrential rains caused flooding in dozens of areas surrounding Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta on February 25. There have been no reports of casualties caused by the natural disaster, but transport was paralysed and power supplies cut in many parts of the city. According to Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency, at least 81 areas were inundated with tens of road sections closed and some train lines shuttered. Floodwaters in some areas were as high as 1.27m. The flooding will be more serious as more torrential rains are expected later in the day. The low-lying city is prone to flooding during the wet season which starts around November. Torrential rain in January triggered flooding and landslides that claimed nearly 70 lives in and around Jakarta while thousands more were forced to evacuate to shelters./. … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s capital hit by flooding

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged localities nationwide which are carrying out health checkups to send interpreters to support border regions in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). All cities and provinces have been instructed to issue health declaration forms for people entering Vietnam from or transited in China or the Republic of Korea, the MoH said in a dispatch, as COVID-19 cases surge in the two countries and is likely to spread to other countries and territories, including Vietnam. The form is available in English, Chinese and Korean. However, most border gates face a shortage of staff capable of reading these languages, making it difficult for officials to screen cases coming from countries with COVID-19 outbreaks. Departments and offices of external affairs in all provinces and cities have been asked to join local steering boards in the prevention and control of the disease. Additionally, local … [Read more...] about Interpreters needed for health checks at border gates: Health Ministry

Washington DC (VNA) – Vietnam and the US still hold huge potential for cooperation in farm produce trade, and the two countries should not compete in trade but supplement each other, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh has said. The official made the remark while attending a roundtable with representatives of associations and firms of the US in Washington DC on February 24, aiming to bolster bilateral farm produce trade and raising the two-way trade growth. He is leading a delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on a visit to the US from February 24-29, part of an action plan towards harmonious and sustainable trade balance of the two countries. Speaking at the event, Doanh affirmed that the Vietnam-US relations over the years have thrived in various fields, including cooperation in agriculture and farm produce trade. The US is the leading nation of the world in modern agricultural production, while Vietnam is … [Read more...] about Room for Vietnam-US farm produce trade remains huge: roundtable

NINH THUẬN – Farmers in the south central province of Ninh Thuận are struggling to find natural food and water for their animals as prolonged hot weather causes pasture lands to dried up. … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuận Province struggles to feed livestock