Trade investments in balance sheet

With a huge sea network of 45 ports, 286 berths, and 18 anchorage and ship-to-ship transfer areas, Vietnam’s maritime market is a magnet to foreign players, including those from the EU. In the coverage, the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port area, which is home to seven ports, is among the most promising seaports in Vietnam. The port area boasts a total capacity of seven million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) a year, with current capacity reaching 80 per cent, and is able to accommodate mainline vessels of 194,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) connecting Vietnam with Europe, North America, and Asia. … [Read more...] about Trade upswing pressures local ports

According to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), steel pipe export volume in the first half of the year of its member companies fell by 17.3 percent from the corresponding period last year. However, Hoa Phat steel pipes still had positive results thank to diversified markets and flexible sale policies. … [Read more...] about Hoa Phat’s steel pipe exports rise 16 percent in seven months

This file image shows Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre Vietnam’s public opinion and experts/government often consider Singapore a model for Vietnamese development. What is the lesson Vietnam can learn from Singapore? Regarding the cooperation between the two nations, what is the most important advantage/lesson that Singapore can learn from Vietnam?  … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore can learn from each other: ambassador

10-year-old Tong My Anh has been going to hospitals for six years. She also gets used to the pain due to malignant tumours in bones and joint cartilage. If she falls even slightly, she may suffer from broken legs and the wounds take a long time to heal. Anh's family said her leg broke once and she had to use a cast for half a year. After Anh was diagnosed with malignant tumours, Anh's parents registered as long-term temporary residence to gain household registration book in HCM City so that they could register Anh for health insurance. "We worked at bricklayer so we often locked our two children at home. In 2014, after returning home, we found a bump on Anh's head. We didn't think much of it," said Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang, Anh's mother. "But the bump grew and caused much pain for Anh so we brought her to the hospital. Doctors said there's a tumour and it needed to be removed." At first, everyone thought it was a benign tumour but after the operation and a biopsy, the doctors found out … [Read more...] about Mother calls for help for terminally-ill daughter

He reiterated ASEAN’s in-principle stance on the East Sea agreed upon by leaders at the recent 36th ASEAN Summit, and noted ASEAN will continue to strengthen cooperation in the constructive manner with all partners, including Canada, to foster dialogue, build trust, and maintain peace and stability in the region. … [Read more...] about Canada attaches importance to cooperation with ASEAN