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Urban unemployment hits 10-year high in Vietnam
Vietnam saw second quarter unemployment rate in urban areas reach a 10-year high of 4.46 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
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Six-month budget revenue falls to seven-year low on COVID-19 pandemic
Vietnam’s budget revenue in first half of this year dropped 10.5% from 2019, lowest since 2013, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung told Tuesday cabinet meeting attended by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Coffee industry earns $1.6 billion in first half of 2020
Coffee exports in the first half of 2020 earned an estimated $1.6 billion, a year-on-year rise of 2.5%, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam's most gravely-ill COVID-19 patient declared free of coronavirus
The most gravely-ill coronavirus patient in Vietnam has been declared free of the virus and scheduled to flight home on July 12, Ministry of Health said.
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- Vietnamese textile-garment sector logs record number of export markets 2
- Vietnamese fruits struggle with higher standards 3
- VinaCapital seeks to sell SkyX Solar for $100 million 4
- Vietnam takes advantage of FTAs for exporting agricultural products 5
- Vietnam on the rise as a promising destination for int'l retailers 6
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Vietnam's largest city records highest number of layoffs in years on pandemic
Over 327,000 Ho Chi Minh City employees have lost their jobs in the first half of 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, the highest tally for the past four years.
Quang Nam wants private sector to build Chu Lai Airport on restricted budget
Leaders of Quang Nam province is seeking approval to allow private companies to invest and operate Chu Lai International Airport, a similar policy applied to Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh province.
Nine more people in Gia Lai positive for diphtheria bacteria
Nine more people in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai have confirmed to be positive for diphtheria bacteria bringing infection cases of diphtheria to 10 including one death.
Shoemaker PouYuen temporarily lays off additional 6,000 workers in ...
Taiwanese shoemaker Pouyuen, the largest employers in Ho Chi Minh City has announced it was laying off 6,000 workers temporarily since the Covid-19 pandemic caused order shortage.
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Laos to move on third Mekong dam project despite neighbours' green ...
Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, Mekong River Commission said.
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Vietnam and US plans to build $6.2bln power plant in central region
The US-Vietnam joint-stock company - Chan May LNG JSC will sign agreements involving American equipment and construction of a power plant worth $6.2 billion in Thu Thien - Hue.
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Indonesian national shows negative with COVID-19 after confirming ...
Indonesian citizen who had been suspected to have contracted with coronavirus in initial test and 145 people whom he had contact have shown negative results.
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Sharp’s energy unit to launch 45-megawatt solar farm in central ...
Sharp Corp. completed the construction of a 45-megawatt solar farm in Ninh Thuan province in Vietnam, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
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21 people quarantined after having contact with an Indonesian suspected COVID-19 ...
Health officials in Ho Chi Minh City quarantined 21 people including 10 medical workers after having contact with an Indonesian citizen who had been suspected to have contracted coronavirus.
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Vietnam earns $1.41bln from exporting 2.9mln tons of rice in five ...
The country earned $1.41 billion from exporting 2.9 million tonnes of rice over the first five months of the year, VOV cited data from the Agro Processing Market Development Authority.
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7.8 million Vietnamese workers' jobs affected by Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has caused 7.8 million workers to lose their jobs or have working hours reduced.
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Vietnam’s Jan.-June industrial production grows 2.71%
The country’s index of industrial production recorded a year-on-year rise of 2.71 percent in the first six months of this year, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
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Vietnam rail operators eyes launch of freight trains to Europe
Vietnam Railways Corporation plans to operate freight trains to China and onward to third countries such as Russia and others in Europe this year.
