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Private-sector 'green finance' needed for sustainable development
Given Việt Nam’s investment deficit in sustainable development projects, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that open up opportunities for private investment in sustainable development projects, banking experts said yesterday at the Sustainable Finance Forum in HCM City.
Customs sector focuses on CPTPP implementation
Việt Nam’s customs sector will help businesses carry out procedures while implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said a leader of General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Funding capacity, asset quality of banks improves
The financial capacity of Vietnam’s credit institutions has solidified in recent years, with their charter capital reaching 578.9 trillion VND (24.85 billion USD) by the end of the first quarter 2019.
Bus routes to link with Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway
If the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway ever begins operations, 15-20 percent of drivers in Hanoi will switch to using the train, according to the municipal Department of Transport.
Ministry tackles African swine fever subsidy fraud
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has instructed localities hit by African swine fever (ASF) to detect whether there has been fraud designed to take advantage of the Government's financial support for farmers whose pigs were infected and to deter further violations.
Logistics enterprises, schools work to close skills gap
With e-commerce and automation changing the landscape of the logistics sector dramatically, there will be a focus on re-skilling the existing workforce in technology, which will improve the competitiveness of the logistics industry.
Ministry starts project to restore forests in Central Highlands
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has kicked off a project to achieve forest coverage of 49.2 per cent in the Central Highlands region, or a total of 2.72 million hectares, by 2030.
Conference discusses ways to improve TESOL learning, teaching
Developing global citizens has increasingly become a focus at tertiary, secondary and even primary levels of education, Prof Richmond Stroupe of Soka University in Japan said at an international TESOL conference in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.
Wood exports soar to nearly $3.12b
Export turnover of wood and wooden products reached nearly US$3.12 billion in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 18.3 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs.
Vietnam forecast to face net imports of crude oil
Vietnam’s self-sufficiency for crude oil could come to an end due to exploitation that could turn the country into a net importer of crude oil for the first time, experts warned.