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Hanoi to host 2021 SEA Games
The host city does not have to build new facilities, but just needs to upgrade the available ones for the biennial competition.
Consumption tax hike needed
Health activists say special consumption taxes imposed on alcohol, beer and tobacco should be increased to improve community health and tackle the national budget deficit.
Cuong wins gold, sets record at Nat’l Archery Championships
Nguyen Tien Cuong was the best player at the National Archery Championships which wrapped up in Phu Tho Province on April 5.
Vietnam to sustain rice exports despite failed crops
The rice output of the winter-spring rice crop fell significantly because of drought and salination, but with an additional 200,000ha to be planted in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, there will be enough rice for exports.
Vietnam rank eighth in chess at Asian National Cup
Vietnam beat Sri Lanka 4-0 in the eighth round of the open category during the Asian National Cup chess tournament in the United Arab Emirates on April 4.
FDI projects on rise in Can Tho
Can Tho has issued a licence to the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Tae Kwang Vina Industrial for setting up a shoe production plant in its 2B Hung Phu Industrial Park.
Localities urged to use vendor database
To effectively utilise opportunities through free trade agreements (FTAs) provinces and cities should launch databases on foreign-invested enterprises and domestic suppliers to help domestic firms become suppliers of foreign counterparts.
Int’l bike brands arrive in Vietnam
Two years after the return of Peugeot, the Vietnamese bicycle market has welcomed several more famous brands.
Fitch sets 5 Vietnamese bank’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has issued the long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) on five Vietnamese banks.
2,900 firms close down in Q1
The shortage of long-term capital coupled with low competitiveness should be blamed for the rising number of firms going bankrupt and temporarily halting operations in the first quarter of 2016.