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During the visit, General Giang directly inspected the construction progress of the project and listened to reports delivered by the investor and the contractors about the results of the first phase of the project. Speaking at the working session with the investors and contractors, General Giang praised the collaboration among relevant agencies and functional organs of the defense ministry to ensure the project’s progress. He underlined that the project is significantly meaningful in terms of history and culture; therefore, he urged the investors to continue disseminating the importance of the project to relevant units and agencies, implementing the work in close line with legal regulations on managing construction investment and bidding, and avoiding wastefulness. Also, the defense minister required the contractors to ensure regulations of occupational safety and the construction’s quality as required. * The same day, General Giang worked with Army Corps 12 (Truong Son … [Read more...] about Defense minister inspects Vietnam Military History Museum’s project and Army Corps 2

Kenneth Chan, senior director of Market Development at Renze Textile JSC, under Texhong Group, has unveiled a new process to monitor origin-tracing. A tracing system is slated to be put into operation in August for the subsidiaries of Texhong Group, after Chan informed the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association and the American Cotton Association (CCI) at a meeting earlier in June. This US has made major decisions on cotton origin-tracing that affects Vietnam and beyond, Duc Thanh Renze, one of eight Texhong member companies, is using American cotton for its products to ensure product quality and comply with strict requirements for export to the United States and EU. From March, customers were able to access the Texhong cotton tracing system to trace the details of their orders. Chan noted that Renze is focusing on sustainability and transparency. He also informed the company’s partners about key development trends as well as viable solutions for Vietnamese suppliers to … [Read more...] about US ratchets up origin-tracing on cotton materials

As Vietnam steps into the post-pandemic era, experiences and learnings from the pandemic serve as a reminder of the importance of digital transformation and its crucial technology component. Eunjung Han, consultant at Rouse Legal Vietnam and vice chair of the Digital Sector Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam Despite COVID-19’s negative economic and social impact, Vietnam remains an attractive destination to European investors. According to the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) 2021 White Book, Vietnam’s stable macro-economic climate, with inflation in the single digits, continues to increase investor confidence in the country’s trade and investment environment. Only adding to that, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is paving the way for continued foreign direct investment (FDI) from the EU and is viewed as a means for shared recovery and economic rebound. As the first comprehensive FTA between the EU and a developing country in … [Read more...] about EVFTA underpinning growth in Vietnamese tech market

It requires the engagement of different stakeholders to ensure that carbon neutrality is achieved realistically and sustainably. Amid international efforts against climate change, Vietnam’s public and private sectors have made commitments to reduce their impact on the environment in the context that the country is among one of the most affected by global warming But how can carbon neutrality be achieved realistically and sustainably? Bamboo is biomass that captures CO 2 from the atmosphere effectively. Carbon neutrality is a state of net zero carbon emission, by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests for instance. Replacing polluting coal, gas, and oil-fired power with energy from renewable sources, such as wind or solar, would dramatically reduce carbon emissions. As well as deep and widespread cuts in emissions, for carbon neutrality to be … [Read more...] about Vietnam attempts to realize carbon neutrality commitment

Decarbonisation Sustainability is now on the main agenda of countries, also be a social license for companies. Multinational real estate firms such as Frasers Property are in a privileged position to play a major role in reducing their carbon footprint. In line with group-wide sustainability goals, Frasers Property Vietnam is making significant progress towards its main sustainability goals. These are: being a net-zero carbon corporation by 2050; being climate-resilient and establishing adaptation and mitigation plans by 2024; green-certifying 80 per cent of its owned and asset-managed properties by 2024; financing the majority of its sustainable asset portfolios with green, sustainable financing by 2024; and training all of its employees on sustainability by 2021. Frasers Property recognises that emerging technologies and solutions will be critical to help the company accelerate its sustainability goals, so it is an ongoing journey to keep track of these possibilities and … [Read more...] about Frasers property towards 4Ds perspective

A customer at an HDBank transaction office. Viet Nam’s policy rate is expected to rise 50 basis points to 4.5 per cent by end-2023. — VNA/VNS Photo Capital account restrictions largely insulate interest rates in Viet Nam from global monetary tightening and the country’s policy rate is expected to rise 50 basis points to 4.5 per cent by end-2023, according to Fitch Ratings. Under a report on the impact of rising interest rates on Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks released this week, Fitch said annual credit targeting remains a centrepiece of the State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) monetary policy framework, and the refinancing rate is not a primary policy lever. Moreover, strong foreign investment inflows underpin the dong's resilience, which has depreciated by only 2 per cent year-to-date by end-July 2022, making it the second-best performing currency in APAC behind only the Hong Kong dollar. According to Fitch, Viet Nam’s rates are driven chiefly by economic activity and inflation. … [Read more...] about Monetary stance points to only mildly higher interest rates in Viet Nam: Fitch Ratings