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  Executives of companies from the two countries at the India-Việt Nam Textile Cooperation event held in HCM City on November 21.  — VNS Photo HCM CITY — The garment industry has called for investment in the underdeveloped textile, dyeing and fabric segments to meet the global supply chain demand, according to the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Speaking at a business interaction event titled India-Việt Nam Textile Co-operation event held in HCM City on Thursday, Vũ Đức Giang, VITAS chairman, invited Indian companies to invest in the yarn, weaving, dyeing, and printing segments to take advantage of the market access provided by free trade agreements that Việt Nam has signed. He expressed hope that co-operation between India and Việt Nam would benefit both countries. K Srikar Reddy, the Indian consul general in the city, said: “Bilateral trade in textiles between India and Việt Nam has … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, India enhance closer co-operation in textile sector

Health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến during a Q&A session at the National Assembly. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — With 82 per cent approval, the National Assembly on Friday afternoon agreed to remove the incumbent health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến from her post as she has reached the legal retirement age of 60. Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến, born in 1959 in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, is the only female minister serving in the administration of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. She took over the role as health chief in 2011 – a position frequently deemed to be a ‘hot seat’ along with education and transport. She was receiving increasing votes of confidence by the National Assembly through the years as the NA gauged the assessment of the lawmakers on cabinet members. Her reform efforts included raising hospital fees, a controversial decision but many said helped to uplift … [Read more...] about Health minister to leave her post

A nursing home for meritorious revolution activists in Thái Ngyên Province receives 2,000 wounded or ill war veterans every year for treatment. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nguyên HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese lawmakers agreed with the Government’s proposal to raise benefit amounts for people who have rendered meritorious services to the revolution and expand the scope of those eligible. The majority of the delegates present at a meeting on Thursday – held by the National Assembly (NA) Committee on Social Affairs to review the amendments made to the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment of People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution – agreed that the benefits and allowances for those with recognised contributions to the revolution should also be raised to reflect the robust growth the country’s economy has witnessed in recent times. Under the ordinance, the State is expected to provide several “preferential … [Read more...] about NA Social Affairs Commitee agree to up benefits for revolution activitists

  A solar power project in central Việt Nam. Phú Yên Province is building the first solar-powered public lighting system for Tuy Hòa’s Walking Street. — Photo courtesy Thu Hương  PHÚ YÊN — The central province of Phú Yên began construction on the second stage of the first solar-powered public lighting system for the city of Tuy Hòa’s walking street, which will make it the first urban area in central Việt Nam lit by renewable energy. The provincial investment project managing board said solar panels will be installed with a total capacity of 104Kwp to supply clean energy for the lighting system, saving 360 tonnes of carbon per year. The lighting system will be operational later this year. In 2017, the first phase of the project placed solar panels on the rooftops of two public rest stops on downtown Độc Lập … [Read more...] about Phú Yên begins to build solar-powered lighting system

  A section of the La Sơn-Túy Loan Highway, part of the North-South Expressway, crossing the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — The management boards of the North-South Expressway’s sub-projects have received applications from 32 domestic investors and joint ventures. There are eight public-private partnership (PPP) sub-projects seeking domestic investors. The list of investors has not been revealed. A decision on the pre-qualification round is expected in February next year. The Ministry of Transport has set criteria to mark potential investors with a maximum score of 100. Financial capacity accounts for 60 points, while 30 scores points will be awarded for experience and 10 points for planning. Each project will select five investors to bid. According to Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể, it would take 30 days to evaluate the pre-qualification … [Read more...] about North-South Expressway projects draw 32 investors