MAKE EVERY MEAL A STORY TOLD AT OTTIMO HOUSE TRATTORIA
Let’s enjoy several special holidays this April, including Easter Day, Reunification Day, The Hùng King’s Temple Festival, and International Workers' Day. After a busy day of work and daily life, LOTTE HOTEL SAIGON will become a "lively diary chapter", recording unforgettable moments as well as providing a refreshing retreat to relax and unwind.
MEKONG DELTA NEEDS $4B TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE
The proposal was made by the ministries of Transport and Agriculture and Rural Development and 13 localities (including 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City) at the first meeting of the Steering Committee for Sustainable Development Projects in the Mekong Delta to respond to climate change organised in Cần Thơ last weekend.
GARMENT EXPORTS SLUMP IN FIRST QUARTER
Textile and garment export value in the first quarter of 2023 reached US$7.1 billion, down 17 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, due to the impact of global inflation, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
POLICIES NEEDED TO BOOST PRODUCTION LINKAGE, LOCALISATION RATE: INSIDERS
Policies are needed to boost the number of domestic enterprises participating in the supply chain of multinational companies, and a boost is necessary in the localisation rate of the processing and manufacturing industry, which now remain modest, insiders said.
VIETNAM’S DIGITAL ECONOMY SETS HIGH GROWTH Q1
According to the ministry’s report, revenue of the industry in March was estimated to hit $14.15 billion), up 30 per cent on-month, thus increasing its total revenue to $23.85 billion in the first quarter, down 3 per cent on-year, and meeting 20 per cent of the yearly target.
RETAIL ENERGY PRICING IN PLANNING
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) was tasked with completing the plan to modify the average retail price of electricity and submitting it to the government in accordance with the March resolution by the government at the monthly meeting.
ENHANCING APPEAL OF ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Binh Dinh province defines that developing industrial zones and economic zones is one of the new engines of growth and development. In order to attract investment capital and develop economic zones and industrial zones, the province has created many competitive advantages thanks to the open investment environment, simple and streamlined administrative procedures.
VIETNAM NEEDS HUGE CAPITAL FOR SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
As of October 2022, Vietnam had 296 ports about 107 km in length (five times that of 2000). International gateway ports have been established in the northern and southern regions, with Lach Huyen wharf area (Hai Phong) and Cai Mep wharf area (Ba Ria-Vung Tau) capable of accommodating container ships up to 145,000 tons and 214,000 tons, respectively.
