PROMOTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM COVID-19
“Post-COVID 19 Economic Recovery and Development - International experience and lessons for Vietnam” is the theme of an online seminar co-organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam.
VIETNAM EYES 4 GW OFFSHORE WIND POWER CAPACITY BY 2030
Vietnam will increase offshore wind power capacity to 4 GW from 1 GW and onshore wind power capacity to nearly 17.34 GW from about 1.26 GW by 2030, according to the latest draft of the National Power Development Plan VIII.
US-SUPPORTED GREEN INDEX TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM IN VIETNAM
On November 23, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam (SPV) signed an MoU to establish a Green Index to help businesses identify provinces that are facilitating green operations.
GOV’T ENCOURAGES PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The Vietnamese Government will lead the way in digital transformation to mobilize public-private investment in this process. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made the above statement in Tokyo on Wednesday morning during his meeting with leaders of several major Japanese digital enterprises.
IMPORT-EXPORT REVENUE FORECAST TO HIT NEW RECORD IN 2021: MOIT
According to the ministry, by the end of this year, businesses can regain a growth rate like before the pandemic broke out. Sectors that are traditionally strong in export such as telephone, electronics, machinery and accessories are also likely to post export growth of 15-25 percent this year, it said.
JAPAN IS STRATEGIC PARTNER OF TOP IMPORTANCE TO VIET NAM, PM SAYS
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Japan is a strategic partner of top importance to Viet Nam. PM Pham, who is on a four-day official visit to Japan, made the above statement at his meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and President of the Japan–Viet Nam Parliamentary Friendship Union Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on November 23.
TAY NINH SETS UP INVESTMENT TIES WITH SIX FOREIGN LOCALITIES
Authorities of the southern province of Tay Ninh granted investment certificates and gave in-principle approval to 12 foreign-invested projects with a total registered capital of 91 million USD in the first ten months of 2021.
TWO KEY PPP RING ROAD PROJECTS
Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City and Ring Road 4 of Hanoi City may be built in the form of public-private partnership (PPP).
