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CPI growth in Jan-Apr lowest in three years The Saigon Times Daily Shoppers select vegetables at a Co.opmart supermarket in HCMC. The country’s CPI growth in the first four months of the year was the lowest in the last three years - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – The country’s consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months of the year grew 2.71% year-on-year, the lowest for the period in three years, according to the General Statistics Office. The CPI this month inched up 0.31% over the previous month and 2.93% against the same period last year. Last month, nine out of 11 groups of consumer goods and services in the basket of items used to calculate the CPI have marked an increase in prices, with the transport group topping the list, recording an increase of 4.29% due to the fuel price hikes on April 2 and 17 following an increase of 2.76% in train fares given the high travel demand during the ongoing holiday. Only the food and catering service and post and … [Read more...] about CPI growth in Jan-Apr lowest in three years

A dengue fever cases at the National Tropical Diseases Hospital. Dengue fever cases have dramatically increased in the last two weeks in northern Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc HÀ NỘI — Dengue fever cases have dramatically increased in the last two weeks in northern Việt Nam. Notably, many victims suffered dangerous complications such as brain and organ haemorrhages, which can be fatal. The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has been overcrowded with dengue fever patients, with some patients forced to share beds, according to online newspaper Vietnamplus.vn. Nguyễn Văn Thắng, 26, living in Khâm Thiên Street of Hà Nội was hospitalised after six days of self-treatment at home. “In the first day of the fever, I bought medicine myself at the pharmacy but the fever did not subside”, Thắng told the newspaper. “Then I went to a hospital near my house for treatment for three days but the fever got worse. I decided to go to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases … [Read more...] about Dengue fever with complications rise this year

Use of public transport is expected to peak during the holiday period. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Railway and airline companies in Việt Nam plan to increase the number of trips and vehicles at the end of April as travel demand is expected to rise during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays. The Hà Nội Railway Transport JSC said it would provide additional 29 trains (15,172 seats) for round-trips from Hà Nội to the central cities of Vinh, Đồng Hới, Đà Nẵng and Thanh Hóa. Accordingly, the Saigon Railway Transport JSC said it would provide 27 extra trains (13,000 seats) for round-trips from HCM City to the southern cities of Phan Thiết, Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn from April 26 to May 1. The railway companies said customers should book tickets via their official websites dsvn.vn and vetau.com.vn , or at train stations and certified ticket offices and agencies. Vietjet Air plans to provide customers with 200 more flights (46,000 seats) to domestic … [Read more...] about Additional busses, trains and planes to be deployed during holiday period

Foreign investment in Jan-Apr highest in four years By Hung Le A laborer works at a foreign-invested company. Foreign investment pledged to Vietnam in the first four months of the year is the highest for the period since 2016 - PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC - Foreign investment pledged to Vietnam in the first four months of the year reached US$14.59 billion, the highest for the period over the last four years, according to data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The figure was US$7.5 billion, US$10.6 billion and US$8 billion for the same period in 2016, 2017 and last year, respectively. In the first four months of the year, nearly 1,100 new projects obtained investment certificates, with total registered capital of US$5.34 billion, surging by 50.4% year-on-year. In addition, nearly 395 operational foreign-invested projects won approval to receive additional funding of US$2.11 billion, down 6% against the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Foreign investment in Jan-Apr highest in four years

A baby with measles at HCM City’s Children’s Hospital 1.—VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s Preventive Medicine Centre has warned that dengue fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease and measles are threatening to spread at the start of the new school year. The warning was issued during an online conference on preventive medicine and healthcare held by the city’s Health Department and health officials from 24 districts on Wednesday, during which experts emphasised that preschool children living in suburban districts were at high risk of infection. Dr Lê Hồng Nga, head of the Infectious Disease Control Department at the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, said over the last eight months, the city had reported 10,146 cases of dengue fever and 2,500 cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease , down 28 per cent and 31 per cent respectively against the same period in 2017. In July and August, dengue cases increased in all 24 districts against May and June,  … [Read more...] about Health experts worry the seasonal-disease epidemic during school period

Jan-Feb FDI disbursement highest in three years By Van Ly An employee at work at a Samsung factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh - PHOTO: TL HANOI - Realized foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in the year’s first two months grew 9.8% year-on-year to US$2.58 billion, the highest January-February growth in three years, while other FDI indicators were also robust, the Government said at a February press meeting on March 1. In the past two months, fresh capital pledged in the country has picked up almost 76% against the same period a year earlier, while additional capital injected into existing projects was up 22%, and the amount of capital attracted via capital contribution and stake purchases quadrupled. In all, FDI inflows totalled US$8.47 billion, increasing by 2.5 times year-on-year. At the news conference, Minister Mai Tien Dung, head of the Government Office, said that socio-economic conditions in January and February stayed stable and positive in … [Read more...] about Jan-Feb FDI disbursement highest in three years

Foreign investment in Q1 highest in three years By Hung Le Workers are seen at a foreign-invested automaking enterprise - PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC - Foreign investment pledged to Vietnam in the first quarter of the year reached US$10.8 billion, the highest for the period over the last three years, according to data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The figure was US$4.03 billion in 2016, US$7.71 billion in 2017 and US$5.8 billion last year. In the year to March 20, as many as 785 new projects obtained investment certificates, with total registered capital of some US$3.82 billion, surging by 80.1% year-on-year. In addition, 279 operational foreign-invested projects won approval for receiving additional funding of US$1.3 billion, equal to 72.5% of the figure seen in the same period last year. Despite an increase of 40.2% in the number of projects receiving additional capital, the extra capital injected into each project in … [Read more...] about Foreign investment in Q1 highest in three years

A view of the Quán Hàu tollbooth in Quảng Bình Province. The provincial People’s Committee has proposed to increase the fee collection period at the tollbooth at km604+700 and at the Quán Hàu tollbooth. – Photo laodongthudo.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG BÌNH – People’s Committee of the central Quảng Bình Province has proposed to reduce fees collected whilst increase the fee collection period at the tollbooth at km604+700 and at the Quán Hàu tollbooth on Highway 1 that passes through this province. Nguyễn Hữu Hoài, chairman of the People’s Committee, said the province had twice proposed to the finance and transport ministries to reduce the fees collected at these tollbooths by 40-50 per cent for the under nine-seater automobiles and the under two-tonne lorries with Quảng Bình number plates. After receiving guidance from the Ministry of Transport, the Trường Thịnh Group, which manages the Quán Hàu tollbooth, and the Tasco Joint-Stock Company, which manages the tollbooth at … [Read more...] about Quảng Bình proposes to increase fee collection period

Participants meet at the 10th Congress of the HCM City Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure, chaired by Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, held yesterday in HCM City. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City needs to continue mobilising all resources to achieve sustainable growth in productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness for the rest of the year, a city official said. Speaking at the 14th conference of the HCM City Party Committee’s 10th Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure yesterday, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said that HCM City continued playing a leading role as the country’s socio-economic, cultural, education, and science and technology hub. It also focused on assessment of major infrastructure projects that are expected to reduce congestion as well as administrative reform and Party resolutions regarding Party building work, among others. Speaking at the … [Read more...] about City urged to achieve higher growth by year-end

VNA to offer over 7.5 million seats for peak summer period By Le Anh Air passengers at the Lien Khuong airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. VNA will add 600,000 seats to serve the peak travel season from June 1 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will add some 600,000 seats on domestic and international flights between June 1 and August 31, raising its total seats on offer during the period to over 7.5 million to meet surging travel demand over the summer vacation. Specifically, the national flag carrier will offer 4.8 million seats for domestic flights, up over 420,000 seats year-on-year, on routes linking Hanoi and HCMC with Danang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. Meanwhile, nearly 2.7 million seats will be available for international flights, rising 170,000 units against the year-ago figure, on the Vietnam-Thailand/Japan/South Korea routes. Aside from adding more seats, VNA has added sufficient personnel and prepared facilities to ensure … [Read more...] about VNA to offer over 7.5 million seats for peak summer period