Luong Ngoc Khue, head of VMSA under Ministry of Health and vice head of Non-communicable Diseases Control Department shared: “One of the important focuses of the health sector for the period 2013-20 is the implementation of the national strategy on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, as well as building a strategy for the next phase in Viet Nam. The joined forces with Bayer to raise public awareness on stroke prevention with new digital resource programme in period 2021-23 is in accordance with this strategy, contributes to the community’s awareness raising and correct understanding of stroke.” … [Read more...] about Bayer joins forces with VAMS to raise public awareness on stroke prevention
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Thu Duc City to commence operations in a day
According to the government resolution submitted last year to the NA, the strong development of all three districts in terms of banking, finance, industry, commerce, services and tourism, along with rapid urbanization and increasing population density, "has prompted the demand for reorganization, through their merger into one administrative unit." … [Read more...] about Thu Duc City to commence operations in a day
Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth
Profits come from service diversification Looking at the profit results of the four State-owned commercial banks (Big 4), Vietcombank had a pre-tax profit of nearly VND23.1 trillion (approximately US$1 billion) - the highest level in the banking system, helping the lender to be in the list of 200 groups with the highest profit in the world. Vietcombank's credit growth in 2020 was higher than the general growth rate of the banking system, at 14 percent. This is also the highest credit growth ever of this lender and the highest in the banking industry. The pre-tax profit of Vietinbank also reached VND16.45 trillion, up 43.5 percent over the previous year due to good credit growth. The recent report of Agribank shows that not only did the business results continue to improve, Agribank's administrative costs in 2020 were also being cut by 10 percent, helping the bank's pre-tax profit to touch nearly VND12.87 trillion, VND369 billion, or approximately 3 percent, higher than the plan. It … [Read more...] about Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth
Nghe An targets 1.2 billion USD in export revenue
Nghe An (VNA) – The central province of Nghe An has set forth a raft of measures to realise its yearly target of 1.2 billion USD in export revenue. At a meeting on January 20, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Hong Vinh asked departments and agencies to focus on implementing the export promotion project for the 2021-2025 period. Apart from developing major exports, it is a must to push ahead with administrative reform, hold more dialogues with businesses and step up infrastructure building, he went on. The province has encouraged enterprises to expand production, overhaul technologies, raise productivity, especially in garment-textile, mining, and fruit and aquatic product processing, as well as enhance connectivity and effectively engage in value and production chains. It has considered investment attraction a significant solution to increasing export value in the period, the official stressed. Last year, enterprises in the locality overcame … [Read more...] about Nghe An targets 1.2 billion USD in export revenue
Congratulations to new US President, Vice President
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 21 congratulated Joseph R. Biden Jr. on taking oath as the 46th President of the US. In their congratulations, the Vietnamese leaders expressed their belief that the new US President and his administration will obtain various achievements for prosperous development and happiness of the US and its people, as well as continue to contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the world. On the basis of Vietnam-US relations built over the last 25 years, and sentiments of President Biden toward Vietnam, the ties between the two countries will continue to thrive in a result-oriented, effective and sustainable manner. On the same day, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh extended congratulations to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US on January 20 (US time)./. … [Read more...] about Congratulations to new US President, Vice President