They include free land lease for new companies, an interest rate of 10% for businesses with investment capital of over 132 million USD, and corporate income tax exemption in 4 years. Phung Tan Viet, Head of the Da Nang high-tech zone management board, said it has invested 53 million USD in building the infrastructure and attracted 8 projects worth 200 million USD. “To compete with other major cities and provinces and develop into a driver of the central region, Da Nang needs to promote high-tech zones. The city’s Party Committee has issued a resolution to turn it into a high-tech urban area. It’s an important milestone in local economic restructuring.”The new incentives also stipulate that Vietnamese expats and foreigners working in Da Nang high-tech zone and their family members will be given multiple entry visas. … [Read more...] about Incentives for Da Nang high-tech zone
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HCM City, Japan’s prefecture promote tourism, hi-tech agriculture cooperation
At the meeting between leaders from Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture boast huge cooperation potential in tourism, food processing and high-tech agricultural production, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong. Holding a reception on January 16 for Governor of Kagoshima prefecture Mitazono Satoshi, Phong hoped that both sides will develop cooperation programmes in the fields. He hailed Kagoshima position as a gateway to connect Japan with the Southeast Asian region and expressed his wish that enterprises and investors from Kagoshima will increase their presence in the Vietnamese southern hub with a line-up of investment projects in economy and trade, education and tourism. He said that the moves will help promote ties between the two localities, thus consolidating and deepening the Vietnam-Japan friendship. For his part, … [Read more...] about HCM City, Japan’s prefecture promote tourism, hi-tech agriculture cooperation
Vietnam Farmers Association works towards 4.0 high tech agriculture revolution
Addressing the 13th congress of the Vietnam Farmers Association on Friday, the newly elected President of the association, Thao Xuan Sung, identified upcoming tasks :“We will review policies to promote agricultural economics, rural development and highly skilled workforce as a priority in my office term. The association will cooperate closely with ministries to promote efficient technological transfer to be successful in the 4.0 high tech agricultural revolution. As a result, Vietnam will be a supplier of clean food products to the world.” … [Read more...] about Vietnam Farmers Association works towards 4.0 high tech agriculture revolution
Đà Nẵng hi-tech park offers many sweet deals
ĐÀ NẴNG — State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in a new decision. Đoàn Hùng Anh, deputy head of the park’s management board, said that the PM’s approval would smooth the way for Đà Nẵng to call on more key investors to invest in hi-tech industries that the city has planned in the Master Plan until 2030, with vision to 2050. The decision, in general, would facilitate domestic and foreign investment inflow in the hi-tech park, he said. Under the decision, the Government will allocate State Budget funds for projects aiming to complete technical infrastructure in the park by 2020. The Government will also raise Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds for Đà Nẵng to develop public utilities projects at the park and to establish technology research and … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng hi-tech park offers many sweet deals
CES 2018: Were robots more than a gimmick at the tech show?
If you've ever wanted a robot to do the vacuuming, then the CES tech show has something for you.The Aeolus robot is designed to perform a range of household tasks - including mopping floors, rearranging furniture and putting away dishes.However, like many of the bots showcased in Las Vegas this year, the pressure sometimes got to it."Aeolus has had enough," tweeted Signe Brewster, a writer at tech site Wirecutter, after observing the bot stall inexplicably during a demo.On three separate occasions, Cloi sat there, painfully unresponsive having been prompted to do something helpful - like fetch a recipe for cooking chicken."Do it yourself," it seemed to say, through the medium of silence.And then there was Chinese firm YYD's effort - a bot designed to give you quick assessments of your health.BBC Click's Spencer Kelly found it, ironically, in a state of malady - the screen on its face displaying an ugly online error page."[Robots] have had a bit of bad press this year because there were … [Read more...] about CES 2018: Were robots more than a gimmick at the tech show?
High-tech bitumen plant to be built in Phu Yen
Chairman of DenimoTech (left) and CEO of Vung Ro Petroleum (right) agree to build a high-tech bitumen plant.(Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Danish global machinery equipment maker DenimoTech and Vung Ro Petroleum Company Limited on January 11 signed an agreement to build a high-tech bitumen plant in the central coastal province of Phu Yen. The construction of the plant will be divided into two phases. The first will be implemented in a year, and the second will begin in the middle of the year and last for 26-28 months. During the first phase, the plant will import high quality bituminous binders from the world’s leading manufacturers and process them into advanced construction materials for both the Vietnamese market and exports to neighbouring countries. The plant has been designed to have a storage capacity of 12,000 metric tonnes (MT) with a second phase upgrade to 30,000 MT. It is expected to be a top-notch environmentally-friendly bitumen-emulsion and … [Read more...] about High-tech bitumen plant to be built in Phu Yen
Phu Yen to get high-tech bitumen plant
Danish global machinery equipment maker DenimoTech and Vung Ro Petroleum Company Limited on Thursday signed an agreement to build a high-tech bitumen plant in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.The construction of the plant will be divided into two phases. The first will be implemented in a year, and the second will begin in the middle of the year and last for 26-28 months.During the first phase, the plant will import high quality bituminous binders from the world’s leading manufacturers and process them into advanced construction materials for both the Vietnamese market and exports to neighbouring countries.The plant has been designed to have a storage capacity of 12,000 metric tonnes (MT) with a second phase upgrade to 30,000 MT. It is expected to be a top-notch environmentally-friendly bitumen-emulsion and polymer-modified bitumen plant. It will also be a state-of-the-art packing facility for exports of hi-tech bituminous products to regional markets. It will have its own … [Read more...] about Phu Yen to get high-tech bitumen plant
Preferential policies designed for Da Nang hi-tech park
Da Nang hi-tech park (Photo: baodautu)Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has issued a decree onpreferential policies for the hi-tech park of the central city of Da Nang.Decree 04/2018/ND-CP clarifies that the city will receive central budgetto implement projects and works in the park as well as national programmes ondeveloping the park.Each year, if a central budget collection review finds it exceeds the plan,the Government will ask the National Assembly Standing Committee to prioritisecapital for the city to complete infrastructure for the park in 2020.The Government will also mobilise official development assistance (ODA) forDa Nang to build technology and social infrastructure, public works, trainingand technology application and development centres, and hi-tech enterprise incubator.The city will cover corresponding capital for the projects.The document also regulates many preferential policies in tax, land use,ground clearance, and credit for firms in the park.Specifically, along … [Read more...] about Preferential policies designed for Da Nang hi-tech park
Vĩnh Long’s high-tech agriculture pays off
Nguyễn Văn Sua, a farmer in Long Hồ District’s Phước Hậu Commune, said in 2016 he got good results from his 1,000 sq.m net house where he grew vegetables.The output in the net house was two to three times higher than vegetables grown in open-air fields, he said, adding that the survival rate is also higher.“After more than one year, I now have a second net house with an area of 2,000 sq.m for cultivating vegetables,” he said.With advanced farming techniques and environmental friendly production, urban agriculture needs less land area than traditional farming.The province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has helped farmers in Vĩnh Long City and Bình Minh Town develop 37 orchid cultivation models with a total of 37,000 pots of orchids.Last year, Lâm Quốc Hưng in Vĩnh Long City’s Trường An Commune was provided 1,000 pots of orchids by the city’s Agriculture … [Read more...] about Vĩnh Long’s high-tech agriculture pays off
Hanoi steps up hi-tech agricultural production
Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee (Source: VNA) Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee made the statement at a conference on implementing 2018 key tasks on developing agriculture, building new-style rural areas, and improving farmers’ living conditions from 2016 – 2020, in Hanoi on January 5th. The city hopes to see a growth rate of 2-2.5 percent in agriculture production, particularly in vegetable, flower, fruit, tea production, livestock, and aquaculture with high technology application. Additional 26 six communes and two more districts are expected to be recognised as new-style rural areas, raising the total districts receiving the status to six. Other goals include 80 more public schools meeting the national standard, 55 percent of local people accessing urban clean water, 85.3 percent of the population joining health insurance, annual per capita income reaching VND41 million (USD1,800), 62 … [Read more...] about Hanoi steps up hi-tech agricultural production