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3792 newsA delegation of businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) expressed their delight at investment policies of the northern province of Ha Nam at a meeting between businesses and local authorities on January 15.
The governments of Vietnam and France signed the second financial protocol on a project to purchase equipment for the Can Tho General Hospital in the Mekong Delta, at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15.
Mekong Delta Bac Lieu province has asked for the Indian Institute of Public Administration to offer assistance in training local government staff in agricultural development, urban management and e-governance.
The northwestern region needs to strongly advertise its strength and promote trade activities abroad in order to attract foreign investment, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appreciated development work undertaken by ethnic groups, reiterating that the Party and State attach great importance to ethnic community development.
President Truong Tan Sang has asked the People’ Public Security to raise officers’ awareness of President’s Ho Chi Minh’s teachings.
Practical initiatives and new ideas of the community are being sought to enhance transparency, public integrity and accountability and reduce corruption in Vietnam, heard a conference in northern Thai Nguyen province on January 15.
The Vietnamese Government highlighted the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) financial support, which amounts to US$13 billion in aid so far, contributing to national poverty reduction work, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Remittances to Vietnam are expected to increase this year, boosted by better employment prospects in overseas markets and new investment by overseas Vietnamese, according to economic think-tanks.
Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen has been presented an insignia in recognition of his contributions to Vietnam’s planning and investment sector.