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Vietnam regulatory shifts worry foreign companies
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in boosting Vietnam’s economic growth, recent changes in policies and regulations that do not meet international best practices have exposed many foreign investors to considerable risks and obstacles in executing their investments.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Vietnam pays to fortify local production of cashews
The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) gave the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture a $66,000 grant late last week to support cashew production in the Kingdom, according to ministry officials. According to Hean Vanhan, director general at General Directorate of Agriculture, the grant will go toward enacting ...
Cheng Sokhorng
UN Women conducts online survey on revised Labour Code
The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on men, women and different labour groups in society. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Scholarship program for the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices
Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam and Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies announce that the online application for the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices (DPP) for 2018-2019 is now open (http://dpp.graduateinstitute.ch/home.html). Scholarships are available for candidates coming from the Mekong Region (Vietnam, ...
AIT-VN
Mekong provinces link up on water management
The Mekong provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang have worked together to efficiently use water resources, combat natural disasters and cope with their aftermath.Kien Giang and An Giang signed an agreement in 2013 for water resource management in the Long Xuyen Quadrilateral with support ...
VNA
More than 30 investors to pour money into electricity-from-waste plants
The government’s commitment to purchase all electricity output generated from waste-to-energy projects have encouraged more investors to develop projects in HCMC.Keep reading ...
Chi Mai
Vietnam makes slow progress in listing its banks
Nhiều ngân hàng ở Việt Nam vẫn chậm niêm yết cổ phiếu lên sàn mặc dù chính phủ đặt mục tiêu sẽ có 10 ngân hàng niêm yết cổ phiếu từ năm 2013 đến 2016. Đọc tiếp ...
Nikkei Reporter
Contaminated groundwater poses cancer threat for tens of thousands in Saigon
Residents in Ho Chi Minh City who continue to consume groundwater face severe health problems, a new study has found. The study by the city’s Preventive Health Department, based on surveys conducted last July, found that 62 percent of groundwater samples in the city were ...
VnExpress Reporter
Fifth national population and housing census scheduled for April 2019
The Prime Minister has issued Directive 44/CT-TTg on the organisation of the fifth national population and housing census in April, 2019. The census, to be launched at 0:00 hour on April 1, 2019, is conducted to assess the implementation of socio-economic development policies and plans in ...
VNA Reporter
New Country Manager of Pact Vietnam
Pact Vietnam has announced that Ms. Dang Thi Thanh Binh is no longer with Pact, and its new Country Manager, Ms. Kanika Mannan has taken the role as of December 1, 2017.Her email for your contact is kmannan@pactworld.org.For more information, please visit here ...
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