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Gas emitting factories in four provinces asked to pay up
Factories which omit too much carbon dioxide waste will have to pay fees under a new pilot scheme in four provinces.
Symposium highlights approaches to improving Asian child nutrition
Many Vietnamese and foreign experts shared the latest perspectives on and novel approaches to improving the nutritional status of Asian children at the FrieslandCampina Institute Asia Pacific Symposium held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s logistics firms remain small despite potential
There are 4,000 Vietnamese businesses operating in the logistics field but most of them are small-scale with weak human resource quality, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported.
HCM City speeds up work on four underground parking lots
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.
Conference discusses promoting Vietnam as a tourist destination
New technologies and the rise of Industry 4.0 call for more creative and effective solutions to develop Vietnam's tourism industry, experts said during a conference in Hanoi on August 6.
Eligible age for social welfare benefits to be reduced to 75
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.
Vietnamese travelers abroad still prefer cash: survey
Vietnam’s outbound tourists, who still prefer paying in cash, could surpass the number of Thailand's in the next decade, according to a report from the tourism consulting firm Outbox Consulting.
Gold market demand quiet despite recent strong gains
Gold prices on global markets have made strong gains in the past two months, but investors with short-term appetite seem uninterested in gold.
Insurance stocks fail to attract individual investors
Most insurance stocks have underperformed despite a positive outlook for the Vietnamese insurance sector.
Adjustments proposed for HCM City’s metro line projects
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has instructed the Management Board of Urban Railway (MAUR) to send the changes to the first two metro lines’ cost estimates to the municipal People’s Council for approval.