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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.
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Indonesian national shows negative with COVID-19 after confirming test
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.
Sharp’s energy unit to launch 45-megawatt solar farm in central Vietnam
Sharp Corp. completed the construction of a 45-megawatt solar farm in Ninh Thuan province in Vietnam, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
21 people quarantined after having contact with an Indonesian suspected COVID-19 patient
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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- 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 earns $1.41bln from exporting 2.9mln tons of rice in five months
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.
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.
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.
Agricultural sector gains $4.5bln trade surplus in 1H despite ...
Vietnam’s agricultural sector reported a trade surplus of about $4.5 billion in the first six months of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
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Vietnam grounds 27 Pakistani pilots over fake degree concerns
27 Pakistani pilots working for Vietnamese airlines have been suspended following Pakistan discovering 262 local pilots used fake airplane licenses.
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Philippines drops multinational rice purchase as Vietnam resumes ...
Philippine government dropped a plan to import up to 300,000 tonnes of rice from various governments as its traditional main supplier, Vietnam, has resumed selling grains, the agriculture department said on Saturday.
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Vietnam to cut 30% jet fuel environmental tax to back virus-hit ...
Vietnam plans to cut environmental protection tax on jet fuel by VND900 ($0.04) per liter till end of 2020 to support local aviation sector, according to a posting on government news portal.
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Japan to partially resume air route connecting Vietnam this week
Travel from Japan to Vietnam will partially resume this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday, marking the first step in easing travel restrictions aimed at stemming coronavirus.
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Vietnam encourages all economic sectors to join power generation
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that all economic sectors can join power generation while he was addressing a meeting on mechanisms for development of power sources and networks.
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Saigontourist offers to support repatriation of British COVID-19 ...
The country's leading tour operator has expressed an interest in contributing to efforts to help repatriate a British novel coronavirus patient once he makes a full recovery.
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Ho Chi Minh City's biggest employer lays off nearly 3,000 workers
Taiwanese shoemaker Pouyuen Vietnam Co. Ltd. Saturday announced it was ending contracts with 2,786 workers as the Covid-19 pandemic cuts new orders.
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Virus-stricken UK pilot in Vietnam may be discharged from hospital ...
A British pilot in Vietnam stricken with COVID-19 who at one point seemed close to death has almost fully recovered and is in a position to be discharged from hospital.
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No evidence of bribery by Japanese firm: customs official
There is no evidence that Vietnamese customs officials have received bribes from Japanese company Tenma as alleged by Japanese news reports.
