Lending bank

In the past, the Government has issued a number of regulations to increase the effectiveness of foreign loan attraction and use, including a decree on the re-lending of the Government’s foreign loans to local governments, and a prime ministerial decision on orientations for the attraction, management and use of ODA and preferential loans from foreign donors in the 2018-2020 period with a vision for the 2021-2025 period. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 14

However, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the government’s cabinet meeting last week on Vietnam’s socio-economic development that despite big losses caused by global economic difficulties and the nCoV, the government “has no plans to revise its growth target,” and “greater efforts must be made to reach the set target.” … [Read more...] about Government retaining prudent stance over 2020 growth targets

"My friend has lost four or five big tour groups... they would have paid for his low season," said Tee, a guide in Luang Prabang, giving only one name in the tightly-controlled country, a mass of tuk-tuks standing idle behind him. … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia feels the burn as virus keeps Chinese tourists at home

China COVID-19 toll leaps past 1,600 as new cases slow, photo AFP Global concern remains high about the spread of the virus, which first emerged in China's central Hubei province in December, with the first death outside Asia reported in France this weekend. … [Read more...] about China COVID-19 toll leaps past 1,600 as new cases slow

The Mekong Delta province of Long An may see an unsold volume of dragon fruit amounting to over 120,000 tons in the first three months of the year due to the Wuhan coronavirus, heard attendees at a meeting between a working team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial government on February 11. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 13