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The city identifies the goal as a priority for economic development and to ensure social welfare. Hanoi plans to provide safe water to 90% of its population in urban and rural areas by 2023 and 100% by 2025. Overview of the discussion. Photo: The Hanoi Times “The local authorities consider the target not only a priority for economic development but also to ensure social welfare,” Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Duong Duc Tuan set the target during a group discussion among the municipal People’s Council deputies on December 7. With 149 Hanoi neighborhoods still without access to potable water, Tuan said the municipal People's Committee had authorized the Hanoi Clean Water Company No.2 to supply water to the northern and southern neighborhoods of the city, bordering Ha Nam Province to obtain water from Ha Nam. On the wastewater treatment issue, Tuan said the city is pushing to complete the Yen Xa Wastewater Treatment Plant before 2025. “The … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans 90% safe water coverage by 2023

People withdrawing money from Techcombank's ATMs in Ha Noi. The bank's shares surged by 7 per cent on Thursday, supporting the market's bullish trend. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet The stock market finished higher on Thursday, boosted by bargain-hunting force after a two-day correction. The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) closed the trading day at 1,050.53 points, an increase of 9.51 points, or 0.91 per cent. The market’s breadth returned to positive territory with more stocks recovering. Specifically, 257 ticker symbols on HoSE added points, while 86 dropped lower. Liquidity also improved, with trading value on the southern bourse rising 10.4 per cent over the previous session to VND15.45 trillion (US$649.1 million), equal to a trading volume of nearly 917 million shares. The index’s reversal was mainly driven by gains in some large-cap stocks as recent sharp falls stimulated some investors to increase stock proportions in their portfolios. The VN30-Index, … [Read more...] about Indices rebound on bottom-fishing force

In an interview granted to the media on December 7, Minister Bui Thanh Son described the visit from December 4 to 6 as highly successful. Taking place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, it was the highest-level trip to the RoK by a Party and State leader of Vietnam since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was also the first foreign leader to be welcomed by Yoon at the State level as President of the RoK. Leaders of the RoK affirmed that Vietnam is a focal partner in the implementation of their country’s “free, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific strategy” and “RoK-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative.” They also pledged support for close cooperation between Vietnamese and Korean ministries and sectors to achieve the common perceptions reached between the countries’ leaders, as well as signed agreements, according to Mr. Bui Thanh Son. He noted the most outstanding result of the visit was the elevation of the countries’ ties … [Read more...] about Vietnam – RoK relations to flourish even more across all fields: minister

The index closed 9.51 points higher after losing 7.67 points on Wednesday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 10.02% to VND15.45 trillion ($649 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers gain. STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank led with a 6.9% rise, followed by SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation and TCB of the largest private lender Techcombank, both went up 6.8%. Other gainers included PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development, up 5.1% and GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group, up 5%. Nine blue chips fell, with NVL of property developer Novaland Group hitting floor price with a 6.8% drop. MSN of conglomerate Masan Group lost 4%, and VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail went down 2.5%. Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND580.29 billion, mainly buying VIC of biggest private conglomerate Vingroup and STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank. The HNX-Index … [Read more...] about Two-thirds of blue chips close in green

Deputy Tang Huu Phong The Chairman made the statement at today’s eighth session of the tenth tenure of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council continued the second working day. Deputies posed questions about some matters. Deputy Tang Huu Phong raised the question that in mid-October, right after Ho Chi Minh City controlled the epidemic and moved to a stage of flexibly and safely adapting to the Covid-19 epidemic, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen directed at the Conference of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the term of 2020-2025 to focus on mobilizing all social resources to build social housing and public accommodation projects. This is an important program that received great attention from people from every walks of life, workers, employees, officials, teachers and businesspersons. Social housing construction was then repeatedly mentioned in city conferences, meetings and working sessions of city leaders with … [Read more...] about HCMC to focus on developing worker accommodation, social housing programs

Both sides are expected to cooperate in the reconstruction of the Long Bien Bridge into a cultural space. Vietnam prioritizes its relations with France and hopes to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership in all spheres, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue said today [December 8] during a meeting with France’s President of the Senate Gerard Larcher, who is currently on a visit to Vietnam from December 8-9. Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and France’s President of the Senate Gerard Larcher. Source: quochoi.vn On behalf of the National Assembly, Hue welcomed the visit of the delegation of French policymakers led by the Senate President to Vietnam, saying the move is a major milestone ahead of the upcoming 50 th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1973-2023) and 10 th anniversary of the strategic partnership (2013-2023). For his part, Larcher said Vietnam is key in France’s foreign affairs policy, highlighting the Southeast … [Read more...] about Vietnam, France to deepen strategic partnership