The development of new-style rural areas is defined among key and regular political tasks of the Party, State and the entire political system, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a teleconference in Hanoi on January 22.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung underscored that ministries and sectors must firmly move towards the targets set from the beginning of the year, including a GDP growth rate of 6.2% and an inflation rate of around 5%.
The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on January 22 announced the Business Climate Index (BCI) for the fourth quarter of 2014, showing business confidence, prospects and expectations improved significantly.
Ho Chi Minh City’s January consumer price index (CPI) inched down 0.48% from last month as a result of recent reductions in petrol, oil and gas prices.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan received Danish Minister of Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen on January 21, on the occasion of the minister’s working visit to the city.
A series of cultural activities have been taking place in Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, during the Vietnam Days, which runs from January 18-30.
The Vietnam Food Administration has issued a warning and called for inspection of local businesses that might be importing prepackaged caramel apples from the United States.
The price of RON95 gasoline was slashed by VND1,900 down to VND16,270 on the afternoon of January 21, according to the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex).
The Solar Radiation and Solar Potential Maps of Vietnam were introduced to the public on January 21 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, according to the Spanish Embassy in Vietnam.
Vietnam remains as one of Asian appealing trade and investment destinations for international businesses, including those from India, said Indian Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Rajeev Kher at the Vietnam-India Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.