Addressing a ceremony marking the force’s 75th anniversary (February 21) in Hanoi on January 19, PM Phuc stressed that to fulfill the heavy responsibility assigned by the Party, State, Ministry of Public Security, and people, the public security intelligence force needs to be well aware of the situation and their tasks while closely following and effectively serving the Party and State’s leadership and governance. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 20
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People urged to continue pandemic prevention to ensure peaceful Tet
Hanoi (VNA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has been well controlled in Vietnam, but risks of an outbreak are still present, especially with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday approaching, leading experts to warn that people need to strictly abide by preventive regulations. Associate professor Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor to the Vietnam Emergency Operations Centre, told Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper that the current risk of infection was mainly due to a lack of strict control of entry and lax quarantining. Each ministry, branch and locality must continue to seriously implement pandemic prevention and control measures, he said, adding that along with the strict control and prevention of illegal entry, local authorities and police need to closely monitor border areas, especially land borders. Along calling on provincial and municipal health departments to strictly implement COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long urged … [Read more...] about People urged to continue pandemic prevention to ensure peaceful Tet
Vietcombank provides 65 mln USD in credit to PV Gas pipeline project
Hanoi (VNA) – The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has agreed to provide 1.5 trillion VND (65.1 million USD) in credit for the PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) to finance the second phase of the adjusted Nam Con Son 2 Gas Pipeline Project. The credit agreement marks a new milestone in the comprehensive strategic partnership established in 2018 between the two State-owned enterprises. Part of the Master Plan for Vietnam’s Gas Industry Development to 2025 and a vision until 2035, the project is significant for the synchronous development of infrastructure in the country’s gas industry and will help enhance the capacity and flexibility of local gas projects. The first phase, laying 151 km of undersea pipeline off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, was completed in 2015. The second phase will build main pipelines for transporting gas from the Cuu Long and Nam Con Son fields to the mainland. PV Gas General … [Read more...] about Vietcombank provides 65 mln USD in credit to PV Gas pipeline project
The migrant women who never quit
To support each other in overcoming hardships, several migrant women organised themselves in a network Over 30 years ago, Do Thi Hong said goodbye to the poor countryside in Nghia Hung district of Nam Dinh province to bring her seriously ill mother to Hanoi to find work and get medical treatment. With no qualifications and no experience, Hong could only apply for odd jobs such as washing dishes, serving in restaurants, and selling at street vendors. … [Read more...] about The migrant women who never quit
MLM enterprises dodge licencing by setting up new entities
As shown by statistics published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Competition Agency (VCA), as of June 2019, 817,034 people signed contracts to join Oriflame’s MLM network. The total revenue from MLM activities in the first half of 2019 amounted to VND5.8 trillion ($252.17 million), equalling 53 per cent of the company’s revenue for the whole year of 2018. The total commission the company paid sales staff and agents was VND1.92 trillion ($83.48 million), accounting for 36.2 per cent of its revenue. … [Read more...] about MLM enterprises dodge licencing by setting up new entities
