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Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Rebecca Bryant, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Australian Embassy said: ‘Deeper, stronger ties between our innovation systems is a key goal for our strategic partnership with Vietnam and the Innovation Partnership Grants provide excellent opportunities to nurture innovative ideas and scale on-going partnerships between Australian and Vietnamese organisations. I’m delighted to see more and more collaboration between the research institutions of our two countries.’ … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

Politburo member, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on behalf of the Political Bureau, presented the Political Bureau’s acquirement and explanation report on ideas discussed by the Party Central Committee on the draft report summarising the implementation of the socio-economic strategy in the 2011-2020 period and the building of a socio-economic development strategy for the 2021-2030 period; the draft report on the socio-economic situation in the 2016-2020 period and the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2025 period. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

According to Trinh Quoc Vu, deputy head of Energy Saving under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, with some 6,000 factories employing more than 3 million people, the industry is both economically and socially important for the country. However, the sector has an adverse environmental impact. Intensive water extraction, use and discharge of wastewater and high energy consumption for water heating and steam generation are all environmental concerns. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

Finally, as the standard of living is improving around Vietnam, the need for consumer durable loans and two-wheeler loans issued at the point-of-sale (POS) continues to grow steadily. FE CREDIT’s total loans at POS make up 9 per cent of the total loan book and grew nearly 10 per cent vs. the first quarter. It has captured the increase in market demand by boosting strategic partnerships with leading retailers who make up the bulk of the home appliances and two-wheeler sales in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 11

Realtribune on Friday following his Việt Nam trip during which he visited the Hoàng Sa Exhibition House in the central city of Đà Nẵng.  The expert expressed his strong impressions of the historical objects on display featuring Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Archipelago in the East Sea, saying the exhibition was key to security in Southeast Asia and the world at large.  The exhibits clearly prove Việt Nam’s sovereignty over Hoàng Sa for centuries, he said.  Trofimchuk suggested sharing this proof among foreigners, especially researchers on the East Sea in Russia, and expressed his hopes of organising a conference on the subject. Regarding the current tensions in the East Sea, the expert condemned China’s ambition to monopolise the waters.  Việt Nam and other regional countries should give prominence to the implementation of the ruling on the East Sea issued by The … [Read more...] about VN owns convincing evidence of sovereignty in East Sea: Russian expert

He said the country would spare no efforts to address bottlenecks to facilitate firms’ operations, noting Việt Nam had jumped ten places in the latest Global Competitiveness report compiled by the World Economic Forum, marking the strongest rise in this year’s global ranking.  … [Read more...] about Việt Nam creates optimal conditions for foreign investors: PM Phúc