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According to statistics published by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in the first month of 2020, Vietnam attracted $5.33 billion in foreign investment capital, up 2.8 times on-year. $4.46 billion of this was newly-registered capital, up 5.5 per cent, meanwhile, the added capital to existing projects was $334 million, equaling 98.1 per cent on-year. Besides, investment inflows via mergers and acquisitions reached $534.8 million, equaling 70.2 per cent of last year's figure. … [Read more...] about Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project triples January FDI inflow

Kien Giang (VNA) – Non-profit organisation VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) and Thanh Ha Fish Sauce Co. Ltd presented pediatric emergency carts to Kien Giang General Hospital at a ceremony on January 5. The equipment is part of a programme designed to improve pediatric emergency capacity in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. On the occasion, 32 doctors from 14 hospitals across the province took part in a pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course on teamwork first aid skills in emergency situations like heart stop, irregular heartbeat, and severe injuries. VCF Chairman Don Lam said the organisation has to date sponsored heart surgery for 217 children in Kien Giang. It worked with the Thanh Ha company to run the programme on improving pediatric emergency capacity at two hospitals and a medical centre on Phu Quoc island. VinaCapital Foundation was established in 2007 as a US-registered, non-profit, tax-deductible organisation, and was licensed as an international NGO in … [Read more...] about VinaCapital Foundation aids health sector in Kien Giang

Việt Nam is also the seventh largest investor in Myanmar, with 18 large projects worth a total of nearly $2.2 billion. Major companies such as Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, the Bank for Investment and Development and Viettel have operations there. — VNS … [Read more...] about Firms urged to be cautious when exporting to Myanmar

Larry’s partner, Kathy Favor, told me that Larry had requested that he be cremated and his ashes spread across Lake Michigan in Chicago where he spent most of his life. Since the lake is frozen, a ceremony will take place in the summer. I would like to send along something special from Viet Nam for the ceremony. And I can already see Larry’s soul rising up from Lake Michigan occasionally, travelling back to a country where he had fought and lost his youth, the same country which had become his heart’s home. And there, his many friends, myself included, will be opening our arms to welcome him back because Larry is our family. … [Read more...] about Larry Heinemann: Born to belong to Việt Nam

Moscow (VNA) – A funeral service was held in Moscow, Russia, on January 23 for eight Vietnamese killed in a greenhouse fire in Nesterovo village of Moscow Oblast’s Ramensky district on January 7. The funeral was organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, Vietnamese associations in the country and the bereaved families. Earlier, Russian authorities had carried out procedures to identify the victims, including two married couples, and handed over necessary papers to the Vietnamese Embassy. The dead consist of three men and five women from the provinces of Phu Tho, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. The injured victim is a woman from Phu Tho. At the funeral, representatives of associations and the bereaved families thanked the Vietnamese Embassy and people in Russia for actively working with Russian authorities to provide citizen support, accelerate procedures and make donations to help repatriate the deceased’s remains. About 2.3 million RUB (37,000 … [Read more...] about Funeral held for eight Vietnamese killed in greenhouse fire in Russia