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Vietnamese famers have average income of 3.4 million VND/month The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that the average income for farmers in 2020 was 43 million VND/year, which is equivalent to under 3.4 million VND/month. In the Draft Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development for the 2021-2030 period (with a vision towards 2050), the Ministry set the goal of raising farmers’ average income and reducing poverty in a sustainable manner. By 2030, the rural population’s income would have to be 3 times higher than in 2020, and poverty rate would fall by 1-1.5 %. Vietnam targets 100,000 IT enterprises, digital economy to contribute 30% GDP At a recent event in Da Nang, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam said that Vietnam has had 58,000 ICT enterprises and has set a target for that number to reach 100,000 by 2025. "The goal is that by 2030, Vietnam will be in the top 50 countries in terms of digital governing, and its …

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Da Nang calls for RoK’s investment in ICT A forum to promote investment in information and communications technology (ICT) in the central city of Da Nang from the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held virtually on November 30, bringing together representatives from over 200 enterprises and investors from the two countries. The event aims to introduce potential, advantages, preferential and investment support policies of Da Nang to RoK businesses and investors, especially in ICT, and high technology. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam said the RoK is the largest foreign investor in Vietnam with over 9,000 valid projects worth over 71.5 billion USD, including nearly 500 investment projects in the ICT field with the presence of the world's leading technology corporations such as Samsung and LG. To welcome more investments from the RoK, the Vietnamese Government has been perfecting models, mechanisms and policies to create breakthrough …

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A mobile COVID-19 treatment station is set up at Minh Phú General Clinic in Sóc Sơn District, Hà Nội. The station has 200 beds for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. The city reported 400 new infections on Sunday — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 14,314 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Việt Nam on Sunday, bringing the total national tally to 1,309,092, according to the Ministry of Health. Of the new cases, two were imported ones while another 14,312 cases were detected in 61 provinces and cities nationwide. A total of 8,142 locally transmitted cases were found in the community outside of quarantined areas or locked down ones. HCM City continued to record the highest number of infections with 1,491, followed by Cần Thơ with 1,132, Sóc Trăng 775, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu 710 and Đồng Tháp 690. The capital city of Hà Nội reported 400 new cases. Other cases were detected in Bình Thuận (648), Bến Tre (630), Bình Phước (547), Vĩnh Long (544), Khánh Hòa (465), Cà Mau (444), Bình …

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Workers at Eclat Vietnam Textile Co Ltd's facotry in Dong Nai Province. The country exported $29.9 billion worth of commodities in November, up 3.6 per cent month-on-month and 18.5 per cent year-on-year. — VNA/VNS Photo Cong Phong Viet Nam’s foreign trade surged 22.3 per cent year-on-year in the first 11 months of this year to exceed US$599.1 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The figure reached $59.7 billion in November, up 8.5 per cent month-on-month and 19.7 per cent year-on-year, the GSO announced on November 29. The country exported $29.9 billion worth of commodities in November, up 3.6 per cent month-on-month and 18.5 per cent year-on-year. It raised the 11-month export turnover to close to $299.7 billion, up 17.5 per cent from a year earlier, with the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) contributing 73.6 per cent of the total, or $220.68 billion, up 20 per cent year-on-year. Thirty-four commodity items earned export revenue of $1 …

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A project of Toong in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of Toong Co-working space provider Toong has recently introduced two new co-working projects in HCM City. Located at 18E Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District and 186 Vo Thi Sau Street in District 3, the two new offices have increased the company's market share in the flexible office segment in total office space for lease in the city to about 4.9 per cent, an increase of about 1.5 per cent over the same period in 2019. “Thanks to the positive impact of wide vaccination coverage, businesses are accelerating back to the office. Only six weeks since the easing of social distancing in HCM City, our revenue has reached the same level as before the critical COVID-19 wave in June 2021. "We continue to receive many requests from large-scale companies needing to shift to serviced offices, an option that provides both proven experience quality and financial flexibility," said Duong Do, CEO of Toong. Construction of our two new …

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AB InBev Vietnam executives give away scholarships to children orphaned by COVID in Bình Dương Province’s Tan Uyen Town. — Photo courtesy of AB InBev Vietnam Binh Duong-based Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev Vietnam has given scholarships worth VNĐ10 million (US$438) each to 47 local children who have been orphaned by COVID-19. The scholarships, called ‘Let’s back to school’, were given last month in the province’s Tan Uyen and Ben Cat towns, with the children selected from a list provided by the Ben Cat Red Cross and Tan Uyen Youth Union. In the latest wave of the pandemic that began in April, many children have lost their parents and close relatives and face enormous challenges, especially those from poor families. Truong Van Toan, head of legal and corporate affairs at the company, said the orphans need support to overcome their trauma and stabilise their lives. Founded in 1366, the company operates in many countries and has 170,000 employees. It owns more than 630 …

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Vietnam’s foreign trade surged 22.3 per cent year-on-year in the first 11 months of this year to exceed US$599.1 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Workers at Eclat Vietnam Textile Co Ltd's factory in Dong Nai Province. The country exported $29.9 billion worth of commodities in November, up 3.6 per cent month-on-month and 18.5 per cent year-on-year. — VNA/VNS Photo Cong Phong The figure reached $59.7 billion in November, up 8.5 per cent month-on-month and 19.7 per cent year-on-year, the GSO announced on November 29. The country exported $29.9 billion worth of commodities in November, up 3.6 per cent month-on-month and 18.5 per cent year-on-year. It raised the 11-month export turnover to close to $299.7 billion, up 17.5 per cent from a year earlier, with the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) contributing 73.6 per cent of the total, or $220.68 billion, up 20 per cent year-on-year. Thirty-four commodity items earned export revenue of …

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