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Softline Vietnam helps Lotte maintain IT infrastructure The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Information technology (IT) solution and service provider Softline Vietnam has signed a contract with Lotte Data Communication, a service company that manages Lotte Group’s IT facilities in Vietnam, to ensure the uninterrupted operation and development of IT services at Lotte’s subdivisions in Vietnam. Lotte Data Communication aims to set up a technical servicing system to promptly resolve all issues related to Microsoft product support without increasing the number of IT specialists on staff. The servicing system will help ensure the round-the-clock operation of its IT infrastructure and reduce downtime. Softline has analyzed Lotte Data Communication’s expectations and proposed comprehensive expert-level support with a round-the-clock response and preventive maintenance system. Ilya Anzhiganov, managing director of Softline’s emerging markets in Asia, said the company, with its … [Read more...] about Softline Vietnam helps Lotte maintain IT infrastructure

Vietnamese, Lao officials to maintain stability on border (11-01-2005) HA NOI — Officials from Viet Nam and Laos met over the weekend to discuss the accomplishments made and further steps to be taken in the maintaining of peace and stability along their common border. Viet Nam and Laos made outstanding achievements in maintaining security and social order along their common border last year, according to Vietnamese and Lao border officials during their 14th annual meeting in Vientiane that ran from January 6-9. In order to implement the Viet Nam-Laos agreement on national border regulations, the two sides drew up a border map and reached an agreement on the major points of a project to erect more boundary markers and upgrade existing markers. Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung who led the Vietnamese delegation to the meeting, and his Lao counterpart, Phongsavad Boupha, head of the Laos-Viet Nam border board, both agreed that Vietnamese and Lao provinces along the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Lao officials to maintain stability on border

It is important to maintain air routes to Can Tho: expert By Trung Chanh A view of Can Tho International Airport - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – Dr. Tran Huu Hiep, an economic expert, has stressed the importance of the effective operations of air routes to Can Tho International Airport in the Mekong Delta city of the same name, rather than launching many services and then stopping them. At a recent meeting in Can Tho, Le Tien Dung, director of the municipal Department of Transport, said that local budget air carrier Vietjet was set to open four new domestic air routes to Can Tho, while Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia would launch two international air services to the city in the next three months. Hiep told the Saigon Times that these new air routes would certainly help utilize Can Tho International Airport , which is operating at only 30% capacity. However, it is more important to ensure the long-term operations of these services, Hiep said, adding that … [Read more...] about It is important to maintain air routes to Can Tho: expert

Mekong region ministers sign pact to maintain river levels (23-06-2006) HCM CITY — Ministers representing the four member countries of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) signed an important agreement on the procedures concerning the maintenance of flows on the Mekong mainstream yesterday. The ministers, who are also members of the MRC Council from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam, endorsed the procedures at a signing ceremony in HCM City. The flow procedures are required under the provisions of the 1995 Mekong Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin, which formed the MRC. The agreement requires the member states to co-operate in the maintenance of acceptable minimum monthly flows in the dry season; acceptable natural reverse flow of the Tonle Sap during the wet season; and prevention of peak flows greater than those which occur naturally. The procedures clarify the related provisions of the Mekong Agreement … [Read more...] about Mekong region ministers sign pact to maintain river levels

Vietnamese leadership pledges to maintain strong ties with Laos (30-08-2006) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh (right) and Lao Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavanh. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sang Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Lao Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavanh review an honour guard in Ha Noi yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam HA NOI — Viet Nam would continue to maintain and develop its special relationship with Laos, Viet Nam Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh assured visiting Lao Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavanh yesterday. The general secretary also briefed his host about Viet Nam’s socio-economic progress. This included implementation of the resolution carried by the 10th Party Congress in May. In turn, Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavanh, who is making his first visit to Viet Nam since he became premier, briefed the general secretary about implementation of the resolution carried by Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s 8th … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leadership pledges to maintain strong ties with Laos

Party leader calls on NA deputies to maintain public accountability (15-03-2007) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong meet with delegates to review the performance of the Ha Noi National Assembly delegation during 2002-2007.—VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Ha Ha Noi — General Secretary of the Viet Nam Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh said National Assembly deputies should continue to exhibit their sense of responsibility toward the National Assembly and the public. Addressing a meeting to review the performance of the 11th tenure of the National Assembly (2002-2007) in the capital yesterday, Manh acknowledged the positive changes recorded by the body over the last five years. He also went on to suggest that the number of full time deputies in the Assembly should be increased in its next tenure. Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, emphasised the important role played by the deputies and the National Assembly Committees, including the local … [Read more...] about Party leader calls on NA deputies to maintain public accountability

Retail sector maintains robust growth The Saigon Times Daily Customers select apples at Vinmart Royal City in Hanoi. Vinmart has announced plans to increase the number of convenience stores it operates nationwide to 4,000 facilities – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The local retail sector has attracted significant foreign funding through merger and acquisition deals as well as business expansions. Last year, retail sales hit an estimated VND3,300 trillion, up 12.4% against sales in 2017, according to the General Statistics Office. Le Viet Nga, deputy director of the Domestic Market Department, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, was quoted by news site VietnamPlus as saying that many major foreign-invested retail firms had continued to expand their business scale as well as increase their market share in the local retail market. As for modern retail chains, the Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives, also known as Saigon Co.op, last year took the lead with sales of nearly … [Read more...] about Retail sector maintains robust growth

Govt proposes maintaining fuel price stabilization fund By Lan Nhi A woman waits for her motorcycle to be refilled at a gas station in HCMC in this file photo. The Government has proposed maintaining the fuel price stabilization fund. - PHOTO: THANH HOA HANOI – The Government has proposed maintaining the fuel price stabilization fund as it has helped local fuel prices stay at a lower growth rate than global prices. According to a report on fuel price management, sent by the Government to the National Assembly, local fuel prices have risen by 17.2%-27.1% since early this year, lower than the global rates of 30.6%-46.2%. After nine adjustments, the fuel price was revised upward four times by a total of VND4,416 per liter and downward once by VND515 per liter, and was kept stable in four adjustments. Earlier, the Vietnam Petroleum Association had proposed disbanding the fuel price stabilization fund as it brings no benefits to either consumers or fuel traders. … [Read more...] about Govt proposes maintaining fuel price stabilization fund

Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vi ệ t N am asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibilities in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson L ê Thị Thu H ằ ng yesterday . H ằ ng spoke in reply to reporters’ questions about news in foreign media that China has placed missiles at structures it illegally constructed on Vi ệ t Nam ’s Trườ ng Sa (Spratly) archipelago. "Vi ệ t N am is deeply concerned about the information," said H ằ ng, affirming that "all militarised activities, including the installation of missiles on the Tr ườ ng Sa archipelago, seriously violate the country’s sovereignty over the islands, violate the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement o f sea-related issues … [Read more...] about Việt Nam asks China to maintain peace in East Sea

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan — VNS Photo Trương Vị Viet Nam News Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan talks with Việt Nam News on the prospects of Canada-Việt Nam defence co-operation and Canada’s commitment to sustain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region during his visit to Việt Nam. Việt Nam and Canada set up a new vision on bilateral relations during the visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Việt Nam last November, including defence ties. What is the significance of the defence relations between Việt Nam and Canada? This is the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and we are very proud of that. Our Prime Minister was very happy to visit here and also happy at the comprehensive agreement to move our relationship forward after 45 years. It just shows that the relationship has been built over time. And now coming to defence, we want to move that relationship … [Read more...] about Canada to maintain security cooperation