Economic growth and economic development

On the occasion of the World Population Day on July 11 the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has re-emphasised its commitment and support on World Population Day. UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, Astrid Bant, speaks at the World Population Day Celebration held in Hanoi on July 10 UNFPA wants to accelerate the progress of the implementation of the Programme of Action, which was agreed at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), in Cairo in 1994. Since the Cairo event, the world has gained remarkable achievements including the halving of the death rate during pregnancy or childbirth of women in the least-developed countries to 400 out of 100,000. Despite this success, UNFPA reports showed that more than 800 women died from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. Untold millions of women affected by war or disaster are cut off from services to prevent pregnancy or deliver safely. Since 2016, Vietnam, along with the … [Read more...] about 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development

Vietnamese businesses are urged to combine annual reports with sustainable development reports to make their shares more attractive to investors (Photo: ttvn.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Listed companies should find a way to include sustainable development in their business strategies as they seek to improve operations, experts said on September 30. Doing so will make the business more attractive to potential investors and shareholders as they now pay more attention to green business strategies, according to Tran Thi Thanh Tu, head of the financial-banking department at the University of Economics and Business under the Vietnam National University. As companies look for financing sources from green investors, it will make their business more profitable and reputable in the long term, she told a seminar on green finance and sustainable development. However, many of the 200 surveyed companies do not care about sustainable development and green finance as they consider the two things … [Read more...] about Annual sustainable development reports are a necessity

At the third congress of ethnic minority groups in Hanoi (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi has consistently implemented the policy of allocating large amount of resources to the development of mountainous and ethnic minority areas in the city towards narrowing the gap between those areas and other localities, it was reported at a conference on October 3. The third congress of ethnic minority groups in Hanoi, which took place on October 2 and 3, heard that in the capital’s investment plans both yearly and medium-term, the municipal authority has always given priority to building infrastructure facilities in the 14 communes with large communities of ethnic minority people. Those facilities are schools, medical stations, clean water supply systems, cultural houses, irrigation systems, rural roads, electricity grids and markets. During 2013-2015, the city allocated 837.5 billion VND (36.2 million USD at current exchange rate) to 105 such projects, of which 99 … [Read more...] about Hanoi invests big in developing ethnic areas

Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian government on October 11 officially inaugurated Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on an area of 523.7 hectares in Sorong district, West Papua province. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution stressed that the newly-established SEZ is projected to spur the local economy in West Papua in addition to the national economy. Over the past five years, the Indonesia n government has established 226 national strategic projects, of which 50 percent will be completed by the end of 2019, the minister noted, adding that one of the projects is the Sorong SEZ in West Papua , which boasts a big industrial estate. The minister voiced his belief that the development of the Sorong SEZ is part of the Indonesian government’s efforts to encourage investment outside Java Island. He said that Indonesian President Joko Widodo is keen to witness the involvement of investors in the … [Read more...] about Indonesia inaugurates new special economic zone in West Papua

Vietnam’s macro economic growth has been relatively stable since the beginning of this year, according to Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam Konaka Tetsuo. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is maintaining an outstanding pace of growth in the context of drastic changes in the global political and economic situation, Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam Konaka Tetsuo said at a mid-term press conference in Hanoi on October 17. He went on to say that Vietnam’s macro economic growth has been relatively stable since the beginning of this year. The enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in early 2019 and the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) in June 2019 have created a boost for Vietnam’s integration into … [Read more...] about JICA: Vietnam maintains outstanding growth pace