Trucks arrive at Cat Lai port (Photo: SGGP) Director of the USAID-funded Trade Facilitation Project Claudio Dordi revealed that according to a survey of the current state of Cat Lai port operations conducted by USAID, four main difficulties have been threatening the stability and port performance including traffic congestion around the port, overload of administrative procedures, incomplete information technology infrastructure. Additionally, he said the city’s canal system is not capable of receiving a container ship capacity of over 3,000 TEUs. Many businesses also said that the clearance time at Cat Lai port has improved, but compared to other ports in the region, it takes 6.37 days to clear the shipment. As international trade recovers from the impacts of Covid-19, addressing congestion at Cat Lai Port has become a priority. However, this is difficult to improve because the volume of containers passing through Cat Lai port is about 6 million TEU (in 20-foot containers) each … [Read more...] about Action plan to be implemented to reduce congestion at Cat Lai port
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SeABank implements and applies Basel III
Be proactive in an uncertain world Nourishing all stakeholders key to sustainability: RFC President Da Nang tourism blooms with series of top products and services Privilege of living in 'urban wonder': Vinhomes Ocean Park 2 - The Empire Vinhomes launches the mega-urban project - Vinhomes Ocean Park 2 - The Empire On May 19, 2022, Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code SSB) hosted a seminar to announce the implementation and application of Basel III in business activities and risk management. This helped SeABank improve its governance capability, financial soundness, risk management transparency, and market shock resistance have improved. Basel III is a global set of risk management standards created in 2010 in response to the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and amended in 2017 to strengthen the regulation, supervision and risk management of banks. As a result, a foundation for a long-term financial system is laid, potentially … [Read more...] about SeABank implements and applies Basel III
Coordination promoted in sovereignty management and protection
Over the past time, the Coast Guard Region 4 Command has closely coordinated with the border guard commands of Kien Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Ca Mau provinces, and Border Guard Flotillas 48 and 28 in information exchange to thoroughly grasp regional situations, so as to promptly deal with issues related to sovereignty and political security protection, as well as prevention and fight of crime and violations in accordance with the State’s laws. At the signing ceremony, the sides agreed to foster information sharing to update situations at sea and islands, strengthen the implementation of patrol, inspection, and control duties at sea, and promote prevention and fight against law violation and maritime crimes. Meanwhile, the units will work together to draw up effective measures for natural disaster prevention, search and rescue at sea, and address issues related to the maritime environment. Additionally, they will boost law dissemination and education and open more refresher … [Read more...] about Coordination promoted in sovereignty management and protection
Hanoi to report on implementation of National target programs in 2016-2020 period
Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Document 3183/UBND-KH&DT, requesting units to report the implementation of 2016-2020 National target programs in the first half of 2017 in Hanoi. This is the city’s effort to realize regulation on report according to Regulation on managing, operating implementation of National target programs in the period of 2016 to 2020 (issued together with Decision 41/2016/QD-TTg dated October 10, 2016 of the Prime Minister). Accordingly, the Hanoi People’s Committee requests Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to report the result after implementing National target program on new-style rural area construction in the first six months of 2017, and Plan 188/KH-UBND dated October 6, 2016 on implementing Program 02-CTr/TU dated April 26, 2016 of the Hanoi Party Committee on developing agriculture, building new-style rural area and improving peasants’ life in the 2016-2020 period. Report will be submitted to the Authority of … [Read more...] about Hanoi to report on implementation of National target programs in 2016-2020 period
NA Chairman meets with Lao PM, discussing measures to boost ties
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left ) meets with Lao PM Phankham Viphavanh. (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on May 17, where the two leaders discussed measures to promote bilateral relations. They expressed delight at the development of cooperative ties between the two countries over the past years and appreciated that the two sides kept up regular exchanges of high-ranking delegations, including the Lao Prime Minister's official visit to Vietnam earlier this year and the bilateral meeting between the two PMs on the sidelines of the ASEAN-US Special Summit in the US last week. Regarding the orientation to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the future, they stressed that the two countries need to coordinate to seriously implement high-level agreements, including the results of the 44th meeting of the Vietnam–Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation held in … [Read more...] about NA Chairman meets with Lao PM, discussing measures to boost ties
NA Chairman meets Lao PM, discusses measures to boost ties
National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ met Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh. — VNA/VNS Photo VIENTIANE — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ met Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Tuesday, where the two discussed measures to promote bilateral relations. They expressed delight at the development of the cooperation between the two countries over the past years and appreciated that the two sides kept up regular exchanges of high-ranking delegations, including the Lao Prime Minister's official visit to Việt Nam earlier this year and the bilateral meeting between the two PMs on the sidelines of the ASEAN-US Special Summit in the US last week. Regarding the orientation to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the future, they stressed that the two countries need to coordinate to seriously implement high-level agreements, including the results of the 44th meeting of the Việt Nam–Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation held in Hà Nội in January, … [Read more...] about NA Chairman meets Lao PM, discusses measures to boost ties