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HDBank will disburse $250 million provided by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for two projects. — Photo courtesy of HDBank HDBank has been chosen as the bank to disburse World Bank and Asian Development Bank loans worth a total of US$250 million to two projects. The two are the Viet Nam Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises (VEEIE) and the Basic Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth (BIIG 2) in four provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri. The State Bank of Viet Nam has assigned the lender to support technical components of the VEEIE project using $100 million provided by the World Bank’s International Development Association. The ADB has provided almost US$150 million for the BIIG 2 project repayable over 20 years. With its prestige and financial strength, the bank has won authorities’ trust and been involved with many projects funded by multilateral agencies. As of the end of last year it had supported six ODA-funded projects worth … [Read more...] about HDBank chosen to support ODA projects

Vietnamese troops in a bomb and mine detection and clearance activity. PANO – The first conference of the Experts Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) will take place in Vietnam in mid-2014. The General Department of Politics instructs its units to popularize, ensure security and order, and prepare artistic performances for the event. Earlier, an initiative to form an ADMM+ expert working group on humanitarian mine action to overcome the aftermath of bombs and mines left by wars and conflicts, put forward by Vietnam, was adopted by the second ADMM+ in August 2013 in Brunei. Of which, Vietnam and India are the first co-chairs of the group. Accordingly, the two countries built an action plan for the group in the 2014-2017 period, which was discussed in the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and will be approved in the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting-Plus (ADSOM+) at … [Read more...] about Experts on humanitarian mine action to gather in mid-2014

The Hanoi Interior University under the Interior Ministry, the French Embassy in Vietnam and the Chandler Institute of Governance on December 6 jointly held an international conference on the training of the human resources in service of international integration. Photo for illustration. Source: baokiemtoannhanuoc.vn Opening the function with the participation of managers, experts and scientists from Vietnam, France, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Nigeria, Deputy Minister Trieu Van Cuong said the Vietnamese Government has implemented various cooperation activities with countries having rich experiences in administrative reform. This conference comes within the common efforts aimed at raising the quality of the personnel, thus pushing up the administrative reform, the official said, adding experiences learned from the function will create important theoretical and practical foundations for the ministry in providing consultations and … [Read more...] about Int’l conference on human resources training for integration

Army vehicles parade through the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (Archives photo) Meanwhile, VOV radio broadcasts furnished the soldiers’ “food for thought” and connected them with the world outside the jungles during those years of hardship.  Former VOV reporter Le Thong remembers the day he arrived at the Truong Son Trail in 1972. The two things that impressed him most were the dramatic atmosphere there with soldiers marching and supply trucks running day and night along the trail, and the soldiers’ iron will and endurance to overcome difficulties for national salvation. What kept the soldiers’ spirits up were their little pocket radios on which they listened to VOV broadcasts with music and news from home. One of the many moving stories Thong reported in his 3 years on Truong Son trail concerned a young volunteer who always kept his radio by his side. After he was killed, his body was located by his comrades thanks to his radio, which was still playing … [Read more...] about Stories of Ho Chi Minh trail told by VOV war correspondents

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha In his speech delivered at the CLMVT forum in Bangkok on June 24, the PM said despite the CLMVT region becoming a main player in the global value chain, the region faces threats from rapid technological development and geopolitics. These new technologies will render the existing production network, he said. According to Prayut, contract manufacturing and production will slowly decline as new production networks in different regions, which embrace the modern value chain, take their place. In terms of geopolitical threats, countries in the region must have effective risk management in place to cope with the changes in the global market, he added. The sectors most vulnerable to disruption are agribusinesses, textiles, automobile, and electronics, all traditional strengths of the CLMVT region, he said, adding the service industry within the CLMVT region will also be affected by these trends. He urged the governments to work together to support … [Read more...] about Thailand calls for regional countries’ modernization to increase competitiveness