Electronic component production at a foreign-invested company. The disbursement of FDI capital in the first five months of 2021 was estimated at US$7.15 billion.— Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has announced plans to issue more specific criteria for special investment incentives to better attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The ministry is collecting opinions to finalise the draft of the Prime Minister’s decision on special investment incentives, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc. Việt Nam needs more specific regulations on special investment incentives, especially for sectors seeking investment under Việt Nam’s development plans, create more advantages when negotiating with…
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Hoàng Anh Gia Lai’s Triệu Việt Hưng (left) and Nguyễn Thanh Khôi (centre) vie for ball against Hải Phòng’s Nguyễn Thành Đồng during their friendly match on June 16. Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won 3-0 as both teams prepare for the return of the V.League 1 in July. Photo Hoàng Anh Gia Lai FC Football HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Professional Football (VPF) Company has proposed a plan for the resumption of club football to end the season on schedule. The V.League 1 was suspended on May 7 just hours before the final round matches of…
The Viettel squad has arrived in Thailand to prepare for their AFC Champions League fixtures. Photo courtesy of Viettel FC HÀ NỘI — Due to the complicated COVID-19 situation in Thailand, Viettel FC’s players and coaching staff must obey strict regulations on pandemic prevention during their time in the country for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League matches in Bangkok. When arriving in Thailand, all members of the travelling party must install the COSTE app from the Thai Department of Disease Control on their smartphone for daily temperature and symptoms reporting. Time for outdoor activities is extremely limited, the team must follow all…
Prolonged drought in the central province of Quảng Trị caused severe damage to local farmers’ crops in July last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu GENEVA — Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, attended the opening ceremony of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session, which is taking place from June 21 to July 15. Speaking at a dialogue session with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Mai affirmed Việt Nam’s consistent policy on the promotion and protection of human rights. She…
The Đình Vũ Port in the northern port city of Hải Phòng. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported a trade deficit of US$1.35 billion in the first half of June as exports reached only $12.3 billion – down nearly $2 billion compared to the latter half of May, the General Department of Customs has announced. Among items posting the strongest turnover decline included computers, electronics and parts with $1.06 billion, down $800 million; machinery and equipment with $1.1 billion, down $260 million and telephones and components with $1.96 billion, down $50 million. Since the…
An athlete taking part in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Hospital 199 in Đà Nẵng on Monday. — Photo dangcongsan.vn Thanh Nga HÀ NỘI — For weeks, track and field athlete Khuất Phương Anh has been training in the Hà Nội-based National Sports Training Centre, without being allowed out. “Due to the fear of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country, the centre’s leadership has banned all athletes and coaches at the centre from going out for more than a month,” Anh told Việt Nam News. …
A volunteer gives a meal to a police officer who is working at a lockdown area in Nghệ An Province. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Tý NGHỆ AN — It was late afternoon, the outdoor temperatures were recorded at 40 degrees Celsius in Vinh City, the northern province of Nghệ An. But the heat does not discourage people who work at COVID-19 checkpoints and quarantine zones in Vinh City because they always receive help from the community. At Tre Việt restaurant, Hà Huy Tập Ward, a group is busy preparing free meals to deliver to the frontline forces. The group of…
The Ocean Coatings (Vietnam) Company Limited, located in the Long Thành Industrial Zone, has set up six container offices to offer temporary accommodations for its workers. File photo from vnexpress.vn HCM CITY — Factories in the southern industrial province of Đồng Nai are creating temporary housing for workers as a way to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Ocean Coatings (Vietnam) Company Limited, located in Long Thành Industrial Zone in Long Thành District, has set up six containers to offer temporary accommodations for its workers. More than 100 workers at the factory agreed to stay at the factory in the temporary housing from two to three weeks. Hoàng Thị Minh Nguyệt, the company’s HR…
Vân Nguyễn & Bảo Hoa HÀ NỘI — Citizens in the capital city say they are excited with the reopening of some services and hopeful for the slow recovery of businesses as indoor dining, drinking venues and barbershops got back to business yesterday. Life has become much more convenient for Hanoians who often eat out in the morning – something they’ve been unable to do for almost a month. The first thing the 79-year-old resident Đào Thị Linh, who lives in Điện Biên Phủ Ward did after a health check-up on Tuesday was to enjoy a…
A correspondent of Tin Tức (News) newspaper under the Vietnam News Agency interviews a woman about COVID-19. Photo baotintuc.vn Nguyễn Thanh Lâm, director of the Authority of Press under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on the role of Vietnamese journalism in the fight against COVID-19. Can you give an assessment of the efficiency of the press system in preventing and controlling the pandemic? Over the past one and a half years since the pandemic broke out, press agencies have been very active in covering COVID news. This is the hottest topic covered by media agencies…