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Speaking at a meeting held on January 13 to review the industry and trade sector’s performance last year and set tasks for this year, Nguyen Phuong Dong, the department’s deputy director, said: “In 2020 city enterprises restructured their production to make it market-oriented. The city’s industrial sector shrunk by 4 percent last year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 17

“Just a month ago, the Prime Minister said the Government was committed to maintaining stable prices for public services and basic amenities such as electricity in the last half of 2018, and now the Government has proposed an increase to the environmental tax, which in turn, would lead to an increase in the price of commodities,” Nguyễn Văn Giàu, chairman of the NA External Relations Committee, said at the meeting. … [Read more...] about NA Standing Committee delayed voting on environmental tax hike proposal

Financial resources for the implementation of the updated NDC are mobilised from various channels in compliance with the State Budget Law, Public Investment Law, Investment Law, and other relevant legal documents. Mobilisation channels include the state budget (both central and local budgets), international supports, and contributions from the private sector and communities … [Read more...] about Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030

Travelling northeast from Phan Rang City along Provincial Road 702, with picturesque views of the coastline, visitors reached Núi Chúa National Park, which straddles Ninh Hải and Thuận Bắc districts and sits on an area of 31,000ha, with a dry forest ecosystem unique in Việt Nam where sea turtles lay their eggs each year and which features the largest coastal coral reef in the country. … [Read more...] about An emerging land of sea and sun

The Government leader underlined that the province needs to focus on developing organic agriculture to produce high added value for its products while continuing to boost its role as aenergy hub of the country, creating a breakthrough in regional connectivity and having a greater part in the new economic corridor. It should also further expand its transport infrastructure and settle issues relating to irrigation to ensure water resource security, he added. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 17