Moray 10 year plan

In a report to the Government Office, the ministry said: “Right now is not the right time to establish a master plan to develop Phu Quoc Island into an SEZ due to lack of provisions in the current laws on planning [to set up a special economic unit].” But as a long-term development strategy, it said the province should draft a new master plan to develop Phu Quoc sustainably, ultimately making it an SEZ. Kien Giang authorities had sought permission from the Government to suspend the master plan until a draft SEZ law is approved by the National Assembly. In a report to the Prime Minister, the province said it now wanted to develop the island into a normal economic zone and hire a foreign consultant to create a new master plan. Last August, the Prime Minister approved the province’s master plan to develop Phu Quoc into an SEZ with areas earmarked for urban development, tourism, services, housing, agricultural and … [Read more...] about Kien Giang gets nod to delay special economic zone plans

The inductees were named at the launch of the 10th season in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday. Charles, who played for Saigon Heat in the 2014-15 season and recently resigned with the team for this season, is in fourth place in the ABL's all-time scoring list with a total 1,726 points. … [Read more...] about Two players from Vietnam basketball club named in ASEAN’s all-time top 10

Hammond has held out the prospect of billions of pounds of extra public spending or tax cuts if parliament approves a deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union agreed between Prime Minister Theresa May and other EU leaders. But lawmakers within the Conservative Party of May and Hammond remain divided on the deal, leading to the EU extending the Brexit deadline until the end of October. … [Read more...] about UK’s Hammond misses budget target but deficit hits 17-year low

At present, thousands of teachers are working under direct contracts with their schools. The streamlining plan says that teachers must be instead on the Government payroll. This means they have to reapply for their jobs or the schools will have to end their contracts. … [Read more...] about Downsizing plan causes teacher shortages

The signing of the EU-Vietnam FTA in June 2019 is expected to help Vietnamese garment and textile sector to penetrate wider into the EU market - Illustrative image The export revenue hike was due to opportunities and market expansion as the result of the signing of free trade agreements (FTA) such as the CPTPP, with a tax exemption roadmap to 0% and other incentives. … [Read more...] about Garment and textile exports increase 10.5 percent in seven months

In the afternoon, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung delivered a government report on the settlement of matters that arose in the state budget management last year and the state budget estimates between 2018 and 2020, while Chairman of the NA’s Finance and Budget Committee Nguyen Duc Hai presented a report to verify the settlement of such issues. … [Read more...] about NA reviews socio-economic development, state budget plans