Member countries of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) have gained tangible benefits with prospects for greater fruitful cooperation in the years to come, diplomats say. The encouraging remarks were made as the LMC member countries – Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – celebrated the second anniversary of the LMC last week. In his address […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and AFI KLM E&M have signed a long term flight hour support contract covering the GEnx engines equipping the Vietnamese flag carrier’s fleet of Boeing 787s, which will grow to 19 Aircraft by 2021. The signing ceremony was witnessed by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The government is expected to divest funds in a series of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the coming time, stated in a recent report of the Ministry of Finance. Additionally, Vietnam has raised VND713 billion (US$31.3 million) from divesting VND676 billion (US$29.7 million) in book value, according to the report. SOEs subject to divestment […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Exports of Vietnam’s phones and spare parts last year skyrocketed by 31.9 percent against the previous year to US$45.27 billion, accounting for 21.15 percent of the country’s total export revenue. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it in the Vietnam’s 2017 Export-Import Report released recently, however, noting that 99 percent of the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – 2018 is expected to be an active year in the Hanoi retail market with a total of 157,000 sqm coming from eight under-development projects. Most of these new projects are located in fast developing residential areas with good connecting infrastructure, which are expected to be attractive to both retailers and consumers, according to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Poliburo recently issued Resolution 23-NQ/TW to develop the national industry until 2030, with vision to 2045, aiming to finalize the industrialization and modernization targets and become one of the top three countries in industry in ASEAN. According to the resolution, Vietnam’s industry will contribute 40 percent to the national GDP by 2030. […]
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