In Bac Lieu (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is attracting foreign investment and experience to support the socio-economic development of ethnic minorities . By 2025, the province will draw official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans, especially non-refundable aid, for socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas based on demand and potential and on the principle of preserving and upholding traditional cultural identities and protecting the environment. It will give priority to dealing with shortages of land, housing, and water for daily use among ethnic minority households; and developing agro-forestry and investing in key infrastructure, education, scientific research and technological transfer in production connectivity models via value chains. Further attention will also be paid to healthcare, child malnutrition prevention, gender equality, and addressing urgent problems faced by women and children. … [Read more...] about Bac Lieu attracting foreign investment for ethnic minority areas
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Bac Giang betters master plan on IPs development
A corner of Bac Giang city (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang is improving a master plan on the development of industrial parks (IPs) and complexes, as well as land use planning, according it its provincial Party Committee. The province is also refining a master plan on urban areas for the 2021-2030 period to attract investment. It built a project on supporting start-ups in the locality, towards strongly developing private economy, and issued a list of projects in need of investment in the fields of agriculture and rural development. The locality considered building mechanisms to support investment in hotel construction projects and hi-end services. In particular, Bac Giang will step up administrative reform , improve the provincial competitiveness index, pool resources to build key socio-economic infrastructure while enhancing the quality of human resources and State management on projects. The province will actively assist … [Read more...] about Bac Giang betters master plan on IPs development
Insiders make suggestions to maintain sustainable export growth
Tra fish processed for export (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese enterprises should take advantage of online marketing channels, re-arrange production and business orientations and strategies, and bring into full play advantages brought by free trade agreements if they want to achieve sustainable export growth , according to insiders. Statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) shows that Vietnam’s import-export value reached 95.8 billion USD in the first two months of 2021, up 24.5 percent year-on-year. Of the total, exports were valued at 48.55 billion USD, up 23.2 percent, and imports 47.26 billion USD, up 25.9 percent. During January-February, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.29 billion USD, down from the 1.8 billion USD seen in the same period last year. The domestic sector posted a trade deficit of 4.14 billion USD, while the FDI sector, including crude oil, saw a trade surplus of 5.43 billion USD. At the Government’s February regular … [Read more...] about Insiders make suggestions to maintain sustainable export growth
E-commerce platforms help “rescue” agricultural products
E-commerce platforms are effective tools that can help farmers reduce losses when there is an oversupply of produce and sales are slow. In Gia Loc district in Hai Duong province on March 2, the roads were very quiet even though in a few hours the social isolation order would expire (at 0:00 on March 3). Somewhere in the fields were farmers who were still doing their daily work. For them, their fields must be taken care of every day. With more than 93,000 hectares of agricultural land, accounting for 56.5% of the total area, Hai Duong is among provinces with a large agricultural production area. Its main agricultural products are vegetables, fruits, livestock and poultry. Before the pandemic, the biggest difficulty for local farmers was the connection between producers and consumers. During the pandemic, because of the blockade and restriction of means of travel, the difficulties multiplied. Born into a … [Read more...] about E-commerce platforms help “rescue” agricultural products
Việt Nam, Venezuela seek to beef up friendship
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh during the talk with his Venezuelan counterpart. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza has affirmed that his country always attaches great importance to and wants to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with Việt Nam. During his virtual talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Friday, Arreaza congratulated Việt Nam on the success of the 13th National Party Congress, while praising the country’s efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in maintaining economic growth. Minh detailed Việt Nam’s situation and the outcomes of the 13th National Party Congress as well as the country’s COVID-19 response measures and solutions to promote socio-economic development and ensure social security. He said Việt Nam supports efforts by the constitutional government of … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Venezuela seek to beef up friendship