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HCMC will deploy electronic one-stop information system for handling administrative procedures Today, speaking at the national online conference on the preliminary review of 6 months of implementing Project 06 on developing the application of population data, identification and electronic authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Anh Duc emphasized that the Government's Project 06 is implemented when the southern metropolis is determined to implement the digital transformation program for the building of the smart city, and putting into operation the shared data warehouse, all of which have facilitated the implementation of the Project 06. There are 403 online public services at level 3, and level 4 in HCMC and 25 essential public services under the Government's Project 06. According to Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc, with the aim to improve the quality of administrative … [Read more...] about HCMC to deploy one-stop information system for handling administrative procedure

Hanoi - Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to expand 7.5 percent in 2022 and 6.7 percent in 2023, with resilient manufacturing and a robust rebound in services serving as the driving forces for economic recovery. At the press conference to release the report. (Photo: WB Vietnam) According to the latest economic update by World Bank (WB) for Vietnam, the country’s economy expanded 5.2 percent in Q4 of 2021, and respectively 5.1 percent and 7.7 percent in Q1 and Q2 of 2022. Inflation is projected to average 3.8 percent over the year. Carolyn Turk, WB Country Director for Vietnam, said that the bi-annual report “lays out a set of policy recommendations that could help mitigate the impact of these risks and make the economy more resilient going forward.” Titled “Taking Stock: Educate to Grow”, this edition underlines transforming the higher education system as the key to boosting the country’s productivity and achieving its development goals, in the context where the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s economic growth forecast at 7.5 pc in 2022: World Bank

At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi, August 9 (VNA) - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 9 to introduce Giustozzi Diego Raul as the new head coach of the Vietnamese national futsal team, who is expected to lift the squad to new heights, starting with the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup and then at the 2024 World Cup final. Raul, of Argentine nationality and born in 1978, led his native country to win the 2016 Futsal World Cup in Colombia. He is contracted to lead the Vietnamese team from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Giustozzi Diego Raul (Photo: VNA) In recent years, Vietnamese futsal has made strong developments, participating in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia in 2016. The national team appeared at the World Cup again in 2021 under the guidance of coach Phạm Minh Giang. At both tournaments, Vietnam reached the round of 16. According to Tran Anh Tu, head of the futsal section of the VFF, to raise the level of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s futsal team has new coach

Nguyen Chi Cong, deputy general director of Vicostone JSC (middle), receives the award from Forbes Vietnam magazine. — Photo courtesy of Vicostone Vicostone JSC (HNX: VCS) has been recognised as one of the top 50 best-listed companies in 2022 by Forbes Vietnam magazine for the eighth consecutive year. The company - a member of Phenikaa Group, has also been named as one of the 50 best sustainable companies in the Nhip Cau Dau Tu magazine’s first-ever ranking. With Viet Nam and its local enterprises enduring adversities and challenges amid COVID-19, Vicostone has made remarkable achievements with its corporate governance, high adaptability and flexibility in the face of market changes. In 2021, Vicostone reported its total revenue and profit after tax gained respective growth of 24 per cent and 25 per cent year-on-year to more than VND7.07 trillion and VND1.77 trillion. Despite the pandemic, the company’s exports to key international markets last year increased by a record … [Read more...] about Vicostone named among top listed sustainable companies in 2022

The Vinh-Nha Trang railway will be upgraded with a total investment of over 1.2 trillion VND (Photo: sggp.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport has approved the Vinh-Nha Trang railway renovation and upgrade project under the North-South railway with a total investment of over 1.2 trillion VND (51.3 million USD) from 2022 to 2025. The Railway Project Management Board under the Ministry of Transport was assigned to be investors in upgrading projects of roads, bridges and stations with a total length of nearly 1,000km. The project aimed at ensuring traffic safety, improving the quality of railway connectivity, enhancing the capacity of transport, creating favourable conditions for luring customers and cargo, and effectively exploiting railway infrastructure in the section of Vinh-Nha Trang. According to the Ministry of Transport’s investment decision, the project capital is from the State budget in the medium-term public investment plan for the period … [Read more...] about 51.3 million USD invested in Vinh – Nha Trang railway renovation, upgrade project

The event saw the attendance of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen. Over the past years, the government and people of Ho Chi Minh City, together with the whole nation, have been standing side by side with officers, soldiers and local people at sea, on islands and in border areas. The support demonstrated the deep sentiment of the city’s Party Committee, government, and people toward the national sea, islands and border, contributing to firmly safeguarding national sovereignty and improving the quality of the material and spiritual life for residents at sea, on islands and in border areas. At the event, agencies of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee contributed VND 450 million in total. On the same day, the Office of the National Assembly deputies in HCM City, the city’s People’s Council and People’s Committee mobilized VND 84 million for the Fund “For the national sea and islands – For the Fatherland front-line.” Translated by Quynh Oanh … [Read more...] about Over VND 500 million contributed to “For national sea and islands – For Fatherland front-line” Fund