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Mr. Mai speaks at the meeting (Photo: SGGP) On the afternoon of May 17, the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation supervised the implementation of Resolution 54/2017 of the National Assembly on piloting specific mechanisms and policies for the city’s development and social economy in the first four months of the year and the benefits and solutions in the last months of 2022. Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan emphasized that the city’s socio-economic situation in the first four months of 2022 has many bright spots. Importantly, the Covid-19 epidemic has been under control as from April 8 to now, the southern largest city has not recorded any deaths. The city's economy continued to rebound and recover strongly. In the first four months, the total state budget revenue reached more than VND186,000 billion, reaching more than 43 percent of the estimate. Regarding the implementation of the Resolution 54 , the … [Read more...] about HCMC petitions for specific mechanisms and policies to develop sustainably

FM Bui Thanh Son (R) meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son , who is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his US trip, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington D.C on May 13 (local time). At the meetings, FM Son thanked the US Department of State and the US National Security Council for helping promote the Vietnam-US relations over the years, especially through the close coordination in organising the ASEAN-US Special Summit. The two sides shared pleasure that US President Joe Biden and PM Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting on the sidelines of the summit, during which they engaged in practical discussions on the bilateral relations between the two countries as well as regional and international issues of shared concern. FM Son expressed his delight at the positive development of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership over the … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son meets US counterpart, National Security Advisor in Washington

Fishing on a flooded field in Vi Thuy district of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo recently issued Resolution No. 13/NQ-TW on orientations for socio-economic development and defence - security safeguarding in the Mekong Delta until 2030, with a vision to 2045, aiming to make development breakthroughs across the region. The Mekong Delta comprises Can Tho city and the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Bac Liêu, Ca Mau and Kien Giang. It is one of the largest and most fertile deltas in Southeast Asia and the world. At a conference on the implementation of Resolution No. 13/NQ-TW on April 22, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasised several advantages of this region, including its strategic location. The Delta is next to the southeastern region, including Ho Chi Minh City - the southern economic hub of Vietnam, and adjacent to Cambodia … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta hoped to see development breakthroughs

Truong Hung Long, director of the Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance. Improving the national credit rating is implemented with a long-term vision to reduce the cost of capital mobilisation, enhance the country's reputation, and meet the needs of socio-economic development in the future. Truong Hung Long, director of the Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about the issues. The Prime Minister has just approved a project to improve the national credit rating by 2030. The Department of Debt Management and External Finance is assigned to develop and implement the project. What will the department do to fulfil this task? The Government issued Decision 304/QD-TTg on February 6, 2013 to approve a project on improving the national credit rating. That created favourable conditions for the Government in accessing the international capital market. It is also a way … [Read more...] about Viet Nam promotes solutions to improve national credit rating

At the Tuesday opening ceremony of the association, which falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tran Van Tung, deputy minister of Science and Technology, said that among the top 200 blockchain companies around the world, seven were founded by Vietnamese. "We have 10 businesses working in blockchain and having a capitalization of over $100 million. Vietnam's blockchain unicorns have also raised their global influence," he said. Tung said blockchain technology is groundbreaking. As the numbers of engineers and businesses increase, their need for connection and sharing grows too. The existence of a blockchain association therefore is necessary. "I hope the association could be a place for both organizations and individuals to share their experience and resources to foster research and trials, therefore contributing to the nation's digital transformation and the development of a digital economy and society," Tung said. Hoang Van Huay, head of Vietnam Blockchain Association, … [Read more...] about Vietnam launches national blockchain association

Vo Van Thuong, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, speak at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Urbanisation is indispensable and an important driving force for Vietnam’s rapid, sustainable socio-economic development in the time ahead, Vo Van Thuong , permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said at a conference in Hanoi on May 18. The conference looked into the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, dated January 24, 2022, on urban planning, building, management and development by 2030, with a vision towards 2045. Thuong laid emphasis on the need to quickly build action programmes and plans on the implementation of the resolution, with specific roadmaps and tasks, he noted. It is also crucial to change theoretical mindset and urban planning methods, and ensure the long-term vision, harmony and modernity of planning schemes, with people and their living standards at the centre, and urban … [Read more...] about Urbanisation indispensable in national development: Party official

Developers clamour for legal clarity, Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Manh Ha, vice chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, said that tourism real estate needs to break down barriers to development as soon as possible, in order to move alongside the general economic recovery. “Currently, mechanisms and policies for resort real estate are unclear, especially in terms of new types of real estate such as condotels, officetels, and second-home villas in resorts,” Ha said. The legal framework has not kept pace with the reality of hospitality and resort real estate development, thus partly hindering the growth momentum of these types of property, Ha added. They are not given a right use certificate, known as a red book in Vietnam, because they are built on land plots permitted for developing tourism property only, and not for residential projects. Doan Van Binh, chairman of CEO Group, said that supply is scarce not only in Vietnam but worldwide due to the impact of … [Read more...] about Developers clamour for legal clarity

The Vietnam National University's Hoa Lac campus is ready with all facilities and equipment for educational and research activities. The Vietnam National University (VNU)’s headquarter has been relocated to its newly built campus in Hoa Lac on Hanoi's outskirt this week. The campus is expected to be the most modern and advanced university town in Southeast Asia. Planned to cover about 1,113.7 hectares, the campus includes the Polytechnic School, a research center, and offices of the management board. Built with a total investment of VND22 trillion (nearly US$950 million), the college town consisting of nine member universities, eight institutes, 13 research centers, and four specialized high schools will provide training for more than 41,000 students. A bird's eye view of the Center for Library Information and Digital Knowledge in the  VNU-Hanoi campus in Hoa Lac. Photo: VNU Currently, the VNU-Hanoi student population on the Hoa Lac campus has numbered … [Read more...] about Vietnam National University moved to Hanoi’s outskirt

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen (third, right) and UNEFA Rector Pascualino Angiolillo at the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) Addressing the launching ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen thanked the UNEFA for organizing the event. He stressed that President Ho Chi Minh's life and revolutionary career is an epic of patriotism and revolutionary heroism. The national leader, who devoted his whole life to the national liberation, independence freedom of the nation and happiness of the people, is an example for nations that are struggling to advance to socialism, including Vietnam and Venezuela, said the ambassador. He expressed his hope that through the research of Vietnamese nation and Ho Chi Minh ideology in all fields as well as the national struggles, Venezuelan friends will draw useful lessons to overcome hard time and build a country of peace and prosperity. The ambassador said he believes that UNEFA will become a center for education … [Read more...] about Venezuela university opens faculty on Vietnamese nation

Dong Thap is famous for its lotus fields. According to the Institute for Tourism Development Research under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the Mekong Delta has a special and diversified ecosystem featuring different habitat types of the sea, islands, river gates, mangrove forest, islets, biosphere reserves, national parks, nature reserves, typical diversified natural resource, unique culture and history creating oriental multiple cultural identities of the region. Globalization and international integration have created a driving force for tourism development, a connection between the Mekong Delta region and HCMC along with areas across the country and nations. The tourism growth of the Mekong Delta and HCMC will affect the socioeconomic development of localities in the region. Moreover, tourism also provides chances to introduce cultural values, landscapes and Vietnamese people to international friends and offers cooperation opportunities among provinces … [Read more...] about HCMC, Southern provinces boost linkage for tourism development