Tag: Governments
French Development Agency lends EUR74.7 million to EVN’s hydropower project
The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on June 29 signed a credit agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) on a loan of EUR74.7 million (US$82.6 million) to develop the expanded Ialy hydropower plant in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.
10-year Gov’t bond futures to be launched on June 28
The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
Japan set to donate additional one million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to grant a further one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam to combat the pandemic, as announced on June 25 by Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.
Nearly 36% of public investment for agriculture disbursed in six months
The agricultural sector has disbursed about VND3.52 trillion (US$152.98 million) of public investment in the first six months of 2021, completing 35.83% of its yearly target, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Lao provinces join hands with Vietnam to fight COVID-19
Many Lao provinces have joined hands with the Vietnamese Government and people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Government plans to borrow VND1.7 quadrillion in 2021-2023
The Vietnamese Government plans to borrow more than VND1.7 quadrillion (US$73.2 billion) in the 2021-2023 period to meet the capital demand for socio-economic development, according to the public debt management plan for the next three years approved late last week.
Laos joins hands with Vietnam to fight COVID-19
Several organisations and units of Laos have offered financial donations to the Vietnamese Government and people to support their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
HCM City to set up centre to support companies’ digital transformation
The Quang Trung Software City Development Co in HCM City is collaborating with the city Departments of Information and Communications and Science and Technology to set up a centre for supporting businesses achieve digital transformation, it says on its website.
Japan to tighten border control for visitors from Vietnam, Malaysia
Japan plans to tighten its border control over travellers from Vietnam and Malaysia to prevent the spread of more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus.
RoK donates 40 thermal imaging scanners to aid COVID-19 fight
VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 28 handed over 40 thermal imaging scanners as the RoK government’s gift to the Vietnamese government to assist it with the ongoing fight against the CVOID-19 pandemic.
