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Exhibition to gather big names of Vietnamese art
An exhibition of veteran artists representing different styles of Vietnamese fine arts will open from May 30 to June 15 in Hanoi.
HCM City aims to have no poor households by end of 2020
Local authorities need to learn more about the multi-dimensional aspects of poverty and offer solutions to reduce the poverty rate in HCM City, Vo Thi Dung, deputy secretary of the city’s Party Committee, said at a workshop on sustainable poverty reduction held on May 22.
Thousands of civil servants and public employees fail to complete tasks
Nearly 6,000 civil servants and public employees had failed to complete their tasks in 2018, according to a report by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
State capital divestment faces pressure
Capital divestment from State-owned enterprises (SOEs) had slowed and was still facing difficulties, said Dang Quyet Tien, Director of the Corporate Finance Department under the Ministry of Finance.
India and Vietnam enhance co-operation in silk sector
A delegation of business executives representing 30 Indian companies led by the chairman of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council met their Vietnamese counterparts at the Buyer-Seller meet held in HCM City on May 21.
VN banks handle $898.4 b through e-payments in Q1
Vietnam's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth nearly VND21 quadrillion (US$898.4 billion) in the first quarter of the year, up 23 per cent and 17.8 per cent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
Land clearance for expressway should be completed soon: ministry
The Ministry of Transport has urged stronger efforts to finish land clearance for the ongoing Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway project, which has been delayed because of several problems.
Seventh graders win environmental documentary award
A short documentary on how to unleash the potential of sustainable tourism of Quang Nam province’s Thu Bon river after the historic flood in 2000 has brought a special prize to two secondary school students in the “School Ambassador in Disaster Prevention and Climate Change Adaptation” Competition 2019.
Legal framework needed to promote OTT media services
Vietnam needed to build a legal framework to promote the development of over-the-top (OTT) media services as the Government strives to build a digital economy and accelerate digital transformation, experts have said.
Power prices should have been increased more: MoIT
Electricity retail prices should have been raised by 9.26 percent instead of 8.36 percent if Vietnam Electricity (EVN) had correctly calculated the 3.26 trillion VND foreign exchange rate difference in 2018 into its power production costs.