HANOI, January 06, 2022—The Government of Vietnam and the World Bank have signed a US$126.9 million financing agreement to improve access to infrastructure, connectivity and reduce flood risk in the urban core of Vinh Long City. Vinh Long City, strategically located along the economic corridor that connects Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta, […]
Continue ReadingActivities are taking place nationwide to celebrate the 72nd anniversary on January 9th of the Traditional Day of Vietnamese Students and the Vietnam Students Association. A ceremony was held in Hanoi on Wednesday evening to honor outstanding individuals and collectives with the title “Students with Five Good Performances” in the 2020-2021 school year and to […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged the financial sector to harmoniously combine fiscal and monetary policies, and better the State budget management work in 2022. At an online national conference on Thursday, he said the State budget must be spent economically and effectively stressing the need to cut unnecessary expenses and ensure resources for […]
Continue ReadingThe National Committee for Traffic Safety in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony on Thursday to kick off the Traffic Safety Year 2022. Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh highlighted positive results ensuring traffic safety in 2021, saying that the traffic order and safety last year was improved considerably […]
Continue ReadingThe International Monetary Fund will release its World Economic Outlook on January 25, a week later than planned. IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Tuesday that this delay will allow the latest pandemic developments to be incorporated into the economic forecasts. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said last month that the IMF is likely to further […]
Continue ReadingA Vietnam Airlines plane was forced to divert its route but then safely resumed its trip after a man through a phone call threatened to shoot down the plane departing Japan for Hanoi Wednesday noon. In a press release, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said flight VN5311 took off from Narita airport at 10:30 […]
Continue ReadingKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday that he had appealed to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, to assist Kazakhstan amid mounting threats from terrorist gangs. Tokayev said terrorist groups in Kazakhstan have received extensive training abroad, making their actions acts of international terrorism. […]
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