Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:44
The global healthcare group Sanofi is planning to build its third
pharmaceutical plant in Vietnam, which is the group’s second most
important market in Asia.
The President of Sanofi’s Global Operations, Hanspeter Spek, stated this during his recent visit to Vietnam.
Sanofi’s third plant is likely to be built in Ho Chi Minh City .
Work will begin this year ...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:44
Senior Vietnamese, Lao and Thai officials convened at a meeting in the
central province of Quang Tri on May 17 ahead of the forthcoming Deputy
Foreign Ministerial Conference on East-West Economic Corridor.
Participants discussed issues related to the East-West Economic Corridor, and reached consensus on a joint declaration.
They also talked about issues such as the devel...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:44
Uncle Ho was not only a preeminent politician but also a man of great
virtue, says retired diplomat E. P. Glazunov, who had previously been
stationed in the former Soviet Union’s embassy in Vietnam.
Glazunov reminisced about President Ho Chi Minh when he visited the Ho
Chi Minh Museum during his recent visit to Vietnam.
Minister Counsellor Glazunov, who also acted as a...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:44
Measures to further boost Vietnam’s exports, especially wooden and
aquatic products, to the European market were the main focus of a
seminar that was held in Quy Nhon city, the central city of Binh Dinh,
on May 17.
The event was coorganised by Vietnam
Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Da Nang Chapter and Binh Dinh
provincial People’s Committee.
At the seminar,
...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:44
This year’s North Vietnam International Cycling Tournament has drawn the
participation of 45 racers from nine teams, including two teams from
the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand, the organising board said in
Hanoi on May 17.
The cyclists will compete in six
stages over 900 kilometres, through seven cities and provinces of
Hanoi, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, H...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:43
The World Bank will provide advisory services to ASEAN to strengthen its
capacity to monitor progress towards achieving the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) in 2015.
To this effect, an
agreement on the AEC Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building
Programme (AECMEP) was recently signed in Jakarta by the ASEAN
Secretariat and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the WB.
...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:43
A seminar on Vietnam as an important industrial and trade partner of
France in Southeast Asia, was held in Paris on May 16.
Addressing the opening of the seminar, Deputy Minister of Industry and
Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien spoke of Vietnam ’s orientation for trade
development from now until 2020 and the country’s import-export strategy
for the 2011-2020 period, which s...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:43
Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology in conjunction with China’s
Ministry of Science and Technology held a scientific seminar on
international transformation of the two countries’ research
establishments, in Hanoi on May 17.
The seminar was
an opportunity for both ministries to exchange experiences in the
process of transforming and reforming the institutions o...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:43
The northern province of Thai Binh has been selected as the first
locality in Vietnam to implement a five-year project on local energy
planning, from 2012.
The project is jointly carried
out by the cooperative alliance for sustainable energy development in
Vietnam and the Mekong region, the Green Innovation and Development
Centre, the Centre for Sustainable Water and Resources ...
Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 05:43
The third session of the 13th National Assembly will open on May 21, and is expected to approve 13 draft laws and seven resolutions, and comment on six other bills.
This information was released by Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Head of the NA Office, at a press conference in Hanoi on May 17 on the contents of the NA third session.
According to Phuc, the 13 draft laws to be adopted will be the...
Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:43
A special concert was held in Hanoi on May 15 to celebrate the 122 nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.
Broadcast live on VTV1, the event was attended by Party General
Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong
Thi Phong as well as several other senior officials.
The programme, entitled “Offering Uncle Ho a Lotus Sepal”, featured
outst...
Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:43
Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction
with Germany’s Ministry of the Environment held a seminar on Germany’s
experiences in dealing with land pollution, in Hanoi on May 15.
The seminar was an opportunity for policy-makers and specialists from
both countries to exchange information and discuss ways of treating
polluted land areas in Vi...
Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:43
Vietnam ’s military-run telecoms group, Viettel, officially opened a branch in the Mozambican capital of Maputo on May 15.
After a one year trial, the group now has the largest telecoms network in Mozambique , called Movitel.
Movitel has the most extensive coverage in Mozambique , with 1,800
2G and 3G transceiver stations, which cover 100 percent of the East
Afri...
Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:43
The 2011 Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC)
Awards and the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Awards
have been presented to 44 outstanding scientific and technological
projects and inventors.
The VIFOTEC Awards,
including 4 first , 9 second, 13 third and 12 consolation prizes
were given to 38 projects involved in mechanical engi...
Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:43
The social business model is one of the measures and initiatives that
can help Vietnam deal with challenges in economic recovery and
restructuring and maintaining sustainable development, a Vietnamese
official has said.
Speaking at a conference to
release the report of research on “Social businesses in Vietnam –
Definition, Context and Policy” in Hanoi on May 1...
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