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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is exerting efforts to become one of the six centres of excellence in terms of labour productivity of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) in 2020. Labour productivity is a decisive factor to increase the competitiveness of an economy and business. Improving labour productivity is essential to rapid and sustainable development. Over the past years, the productivity of Vietnam has been improved, but yet to match with the country’s potential and expectation. Therefore, Vietnam has taken a lot of measures synchronously and effectively to raise its labour productivity such as increasing national governance capacity and competitiveness, improving the business environment, boosting the shifting of labour structure from agriculture to industry and services, reforming the financial and banking sector, promoting start-ups, and attracting more foreign investment. The Ministry of Science and Technology is studying and building a master plan on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to become APO’s centre of excellence

Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Sakda Wichiansilp, director general of the Department of Ground Water Resources, has visited areas affected by drought in Sakon Nakhon province and followed up on the project to develop ground water for large-sized farms in the dry season. Mr. Sakda held a meeting with relevant officials on the project, which is financed by the Fund for Ground Water Development. The director general of the Department of Ground Water Resources said officials have inspected conditions of ground water wells, water pumps and systems, which make tap water from ground water and improve the quality of water. He also offered advice to local villagers on the repair and maintenance of ground water wells and the truck-mounted distribution of ground water for drinking in drought-hit areas. Members of the public can call 02 666 7099 for help. In Surin province, Chirayu Nantharathorn, inspector attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, visited drought-hit areas and followed up on the … [Read more...] about Thailand: Officials follow up on anti-drought project

Hanoi (VNA) – A training course on sustainable national debt management is taking place in Hanoi as part of Vietnam’s public debt management reform programme. The event is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from February 24-28. According to Vo Huu Hien, Vice General Director of the MoF’s Department of Debt Management and External Finance, the ministry will coordinate with relevant departments, sectors and localities to draw up a five-year plan on borrowing and repaying public debt in the 2021-2025 period to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration before June 30. The plan will include a public debt ceiling and safety threshold for indicators of public and government debts compared to GDP, and a target for direct government debt repayments compared to the State budget, he said. Currently, debt sustainability analysis (DSA) is one of the key debt management models that … [Read more...] about Course on sustainable debt management held in Hanoi

The protesters, confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a political crisis, had mounted the blockade on a Canadian National Railway line east of Toronto and at other places in support of a small group fighting construction of a natural gas pipeline on indigenous lands in British Columbia. … [Read more...] about Police in Canada clear rail blockade by indigenous protesters

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) chairs a meeting on February 24 discussing the prevention and control of the spread of Covid-19 – PHOTO: THANH NIEN HCMC - Schools across the country will remain closed as authorities have to consider the development of the coronavirus outbreak before setting their reopening dates, noted the prime minister. … [Read more...] about School reopening dates not yet finalized: PM