Trade surplus expected to soar sharply in the last months of the year The trade surplus is expected to soar sharply in the last months of the year The General Department of Customs has just released its report on Vietnam's imports and exports in the second half of September. Accordingly, the total import-export value reached $29.07 billion, up 17.9 per cent (equalling $4.42 billion) over the first half of the month. This outcome has boosted the total import-export turnover in the first nine months of 2021 to $483.82 billion (up 24.6 per cent on-year, equivalent to $95.39 billion). In the second half of September, trade surplus was $1.87 billion, contributing to reducing the trade deficit to $2.55 billion in the first nine months. Of this, total import-export turnover of the foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) was $335.85 billion, an increase of 28 per cent on-year (equalling $73.48 billion); total value of local firms was $147.97 billion, a rise of 17.4 per …
HCMC People’s Council deputies propose day of remembrance for Covid-19 victims
Deputy Tang Huu Phong, Editor-in-chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper speaks at the third meeting of the 10th-tenure People's Council of HCMC. (Photo: SGGP) Mr. Tang Huu Phong said that the moment of silence to remember those who died to Covie-19 has been organized in recent important meeting, such as the fourth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, the 9th session of the 11th HCMC Party Congress for term 2020-2025 and the third meeting of the 10th-tenure People's Council of HCMC. State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc also suggested a memorial remembrance form while Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee agreed with the Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee’s proposal on hosting a requiem for those who perished in the Covid-19 pandemic The Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper has proposed the organization of a memorial day for people and frontline forces in the Covid-19 battle who lost during the pandemic. The newspaper has received a lot of support from NA deputies, HCMC …
HCMC presents 90 tablets to ethnic minority students
Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC Phan Kieu Thanh Huong presents tablets to ethnic minority students Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC Phan Kieu Thanh Huong said for many years, the scholarship-awarding program for Cham ethnic students with difficult circumstances, initiated by former Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, has helped prevent dropouts. In this school year, students were abruptly forced to move all their education online in response to the Covid-19 crisis ; however, many families can’t afford to buy learning equipment for their children, especially children of ethnic minority groups. Therefore, the program to give tablets aims to help ethnic minority children who have difficult circumstances and do not have learning equipment to have access to learning like their peers. On this occasion, the program gave 90 tablets and gifts comprised of basic necessities and books to students of the Cham …
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Enterprises accelerate production, business recovery
Mô tả ảnh Releasing the spring Mr. Chu Tien Dung, Chairman of HCMC Union of Business Association, informed that businesses had actively worked with workers and partners to increase production and resolve backlogged orders to create conditions to receive new orders. Mr. Do Phuoc Tong, Chairman of the Board of Members of Duy Khanh Mechanical Company, said that the company restored 98 percent of production capacity while the remaining 2 percent was waiting for replenishment. This enterprise has been closely contacting relevant authorities to determine the pandemic-free areas to support safe accommodation for workers. According to Hepza, up to now, nearly 200,000 out of 288,000 workers have returned to work. Many enterprises have restored production to 90 percent of capacity. Mr. Nguyen Van Be, Chairman of the Hepza Business Association, said that after 15 days of remanufacturing, 1,500 enterprises, including 500 FDI enterprises - an important link in the global supply chain …
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Herd immunity has yet to be reached in HCM City, experts warn
With 98.5 percent of people aged 18 and over having been vaccinated and 75 percent of adults fully vaccinated, many people mistakenly believe that HCM City has reached herd immunity. Vu Thi D, 50, in Thu Duc City, recently carried her grandson in her arms and went to the swimming pool of an apartment building. “I don’t intend to get vaccinated. All people around me have got two shots, so there’s nothing to worry about,” she said, refusing the invitation from local authorities to get vaccinated. About 10 children were seen playing with their parents and grandparents around the pool. All of them had been vaccinated. Do Van Dung from HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy said vaccinated people are mostly protected from Covid-19, and unvaccinated people are only partially protected because of the lower risk of getting infected from people around them who are vaccinated. However, he stressed that there are risks that people can still get get infected (even vaccinated …
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HCM City eyes stronger cooperation with foreign countries, localities
A view of the meeting between newly-appointed heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, and representatives from 19 localities in the southern key economic region and the Mekong Delta. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wants to strengthen cooperation with foreign countries and localities to implement its development projects , a local official said on October 18. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan made the affirmation at a meeting between newly-appointed heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, and representatives from 19 localities in the southern key economic region and the Mekong Delta. He highlighted development projects in the southern city like those on building smart urban areas, a financial centre and a highly innovative and interactive urban area to the east of the city. HCM City needs external resources in terms of capital, knowledge, science and technology to realise its socio-economic development …
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‘Day of Pho’ offers fresh air, good meals to COVID-19 frontliners in Ho Chi Minh City
Tuoi Tre (Youth)newspaper collaborated with Vietnamese tour operator Saigontourist to offer 5,000 bowls of pho , a Vietnamese noodle soup made of beef or chicken broth , to COVID-19 medical workers staying at the group’s 24 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City from October 13 to 15. The medical workers were sent from other provinces to assist the southern metropolis which has been hit hard since the beginning of the fourth virus wave on April 27. Many enjoyed the soup which was cooked and served on the rooftop of the Rex Hotel Saigon in District 1 while those who could not come to receive their portions in person received deliveries to their hotels. “We have to enjoy this moment as we could only have quick meals during the past month in Ho Chi Minh City,” Dr. Vi Thi Ngoc Anh from the north-central province of Nghe An, said while looking at nearby Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street. “The pho tastes really good. “I’m touched as we were taken care of. “This bowl of northern-style pho …
The best experiences in “amazing Vietnam”
Exploring the world's largest cave in Quang Binh, enjoying the love market in Sapa, admiring Ha Long Bay... are among the best experiences in Vietnam. Looking for the best pho restaurant in Hanoi Pho (noodle) is a traditional dish that is considered typical Vietnamese cuisine. From north to south, Pho is preferred by local people and foreign tourists. However, to taste and feel the original flavor of Pho, all will lead to Hanoi pho, the noticeable feature of Hanoi cuisine culture and the pride of Hanoians. Each pho restaurant in the capital city has its own esoteric recipes. And the hunt for good pho restaurants in Hanoi is also an interesting experience for all visitors. Nestled among French-style buildings in the Old Quarter, the best pho restaurants often have simple looks, simple tables and chairs, and luscious pots of broth. The address definitely not to be missed on this list is Pho Thin Lo Duc restaurant with a very special 'smoky' taste of stir-fried …
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