The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam has disbursed some JPY10.8 billion (US$75 million) worth of ODA in Vietnam, exclusive of funding for the private sector, between April 2021 and March 2022, according to Chief Representative Shimizu Akira.

Various actions have been taken to bring a new face for the Vietnamese railway system in the future.

The "Vietnam Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation” (VN-ADAPT) is expected to greatly contribute to supporting the resilience of the Mekong Delta region against the severe impacts of climate change.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up their coordination with the Ministry of Health to deal with urgent issues in the medical sector while addressing a national teleconference on August 21.

VOV.VN - Although top 500 largest Vietnamese private enterprises (VPE500) represent a small part of the number of local enterprises, they has greatly contributed to the operations of the private economic sector and the national economy, according to insiders.

Over the past 30 years, industrial parks (IP) and economic zones (EZ) across the country have attracted more than US$100 billion of investment, and created jobs for more than 4 million labourers, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The numbers of enterprises and employees working in the non-state and FDI sectors increased rapidly, but reduced markedly in the state-owned sector during 2016-2020, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO)’s freshly released 2021 economic census.

VOV.VN - TCS World Travel, a company which specialises in all-inclusive and custom jet expeditions, announced its schedule of global journeys by private luxury aircraft for 2023, with Hoi An in central Vietnam named as one of its itineraries.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that developing the private sector is a correct policy during his visit to Truong Hai Group (THACO) as part of a working trip to the central province of Quang Nam on July 27.

Low income, high pressure at work and unattractive remuneration policies are listed as the reason nearly 9,400 health workers quit their jobs in State facilities and moved to private health facilities between early 2021 and June 2022.