Hanoi food street

Hanoi (VNA) – Since 2016, the equitisation and divestment have been carried out at 35 out of 127 State-owned enterprises (SOEs), equivalent to 27.5 percent, while 88 out of 405 firms have completed divestment, or 21.8 percent of the plan for 2016-2020. … [Read more...] about Equitisation of SOEs expected to fulfill targets in final stage

Hanoi (VNA) - Thai Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said on January 16 that all cargo trucks will be temporarily allowed to ply Bangkok streets only on every two days in order to reduce the volume of the city's airborne dust. Accordingly, cargo trucks are permitted to run on Bangkok streets between Kanchanaphisek ring road around the capital city and its inner parts only on even days during January and February. Such temporary measure to reduce the volume of PM 2.5 airborne dust in the city, which is to be endorsed by the cabinet on January 21, will be terminated when its air pollution is expected to improve from March, according to the minister. Meanwhile, he called on Bangkok residents to consider using a car pool among their neighbors or relatives to reduce the volume of the particulate matter. As much as 72 percent of the city's PM 2.5 airborne dust has reportedly resulted from vehicles' exhaust smoke, he said./. … [Read more...] about Thailand temporarily limits cargo trucks

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese embassies celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year festival on January 15. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue said with an economic growth rate of 7 percent last year, Vietnam remained a spotlight in the region and the world, placing among 20 economies contributing most to the global growth. She informed that Italian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano will visit Vietnam in the time to come to conduct deputy ministerial-level political consultation and co-chair the sixth meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, thus further deepening bilateral political and economic links. Hue thanked the overseas Vietnamese for their contributions, and hoped that they will serve as an effective bridge between the two nations, maintain Vietnamese language and bring Vietnam closer to Italy. Participants were treated to music performances and traditional Vietnamese food. Similar events were … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassies celebrate Lunar New Year festival