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Despite difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as travel restrictions that prevent investors from site inspections and direct meetings, there remains great interest in the country since it is considered a new regional industrial powerhouse, it added. … [Read more...] about Industrial land rents in north rise to new peak

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s footwear sector is now beginning to see positive signs after export revenue for footwear and handbags fell 11 percent year-on-year to 19.5 billion USD in 2020, making it one of the sectors hardest hit by COVID-19. Vietnamese companies have proved their capacity in research and development (R&D) and design, according to Chairman of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO) Nguyen Duc Thuan. Signs show that Vietnam is further penetrating into the leather-footwear supply chain, he said, as the design and R&D processes rake in high added value for products. The domestic supply of materials for the sector now represents 60 percent. Local businesses can take the initiative in producing soles and moulds, as well as packaging and labelling. This is attributable to their activeness in manufacturing materials locally, Thuan added. In particular, the Gia Dinh Footwear JSC has set up industrial clusters to attract investment in … [Read more...] about Footwear sector further penetrates global supply chain

On being notified of the news, local competent forces on January 26 discovered that 17 people had come into close contact with her. The force took their samples for Covid-19 testing and sent them to the Chi Linh Medical Center for quarantine. The neighborhood where her family lives was also disinfected. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese worker tests positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Japan

Intel's representatives at the awarding ceremony of the amended investment registration certificate for the first phase of investment expansion Intel Products Vietnam is an important part of Intel’s worldwide manufacturing presence. As Intel redefines its position in the industry from a CPU to a multi-architecture XPU company, IPV will continue to diversify and improve its local operations so that it can take on more complex technologies and new products to enable Intel to tap new market opportunities. … [Read more...] about Intel injects additional $475 million into Vietnam facility

Phạm Duy Tuyến, Director of Hải Dương Province Centre for Disease Control (CDC), said the woman’s positive test result was available on January 17 at Japan's airport where COVID-19 screening tests are done for all arrivals, but only yesterday did local authorities were informed of the situation. … [Read more...] about Woman tests positive for UK coronavirus variant on arrival in Japan: official