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Source:Viet Nam News
May 23, 2019 07:07 UTC
Study reveals development drivers of ethnic groups
Pupils from ethnic groups attend a class at the Boarding Ethnic Group School in Chư Sê District, Gia Lai Province. VNA/VNS Photo Văn ThôngHÀ NỘI Physical and economic connectivity, market links and labor market mobility were among the top drivers distinguishing the best-performing ethnic groups, according to a study released by the World Bank (WB) yesterday. The poverty rate among Vietnamese ethnic minority groups was 23 per cent in 2016, three times higher than the national average. According to the study, the pathway out of poverty for top-performing ethnic groups, which in this case were the Mường and Sán Dìu ethnic groups, depended partly on the good connection between where they live and basic infrastructure and economic clusters. The study suggests a number of policy recommendations, including refocusing future ethic minority development agenda and enhancing existing policies and mechanisms.
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May 22, 2019 01:07 UTC
Study reveals development drivers of ethnic groups | # AsiaNewsNetwork
By shedding light on this intricate set of drivers behind the top-and bottom-performing ethnic groups, the study is expected to inform the ongoing revision of development policies and programmes for ethnic minorities, which are estimated to account for 84 per cent of the remaining poor population by 2020. The poverty rate among Vietnamese ethnic minority groups was 23 per cent in 2016, three times higher than the national average. According to the study, the pathway out of poverty for top-performing ethnic groups, which in this case were the Mường and Sán Dìu ethnic groups, depended partly on the good connection between where they live and basic infrastructure and economic clusters. The study suggests a number of policy recommendations, including refocusing future ethic minority development agenda and enhancing existing policies and mechanisms. Meanwhile, current mechanisms should go beyond physical connectivity improvements towards strengthening market institutions and actors to support doing business in ethnic minority areas.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 22, 2019 01:07 UTC
Sales of auto down despite of strong discounts | # AsiaNewsNetwork
Cut price deals, in some cases reductions of tens of millions of đồng during recent holidays, failed to attract the expected amount of buyers. Nissen Vietnam slashed prices by up to VNĐ70 million for buyers of Sunny, Navara, X-Trail and SUV Terra vehicles. They also offered deals for registration fees and offered free gifts with certain cars. Isuzu also offered similar sale prices along with Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and BMW, but again, sales slowed. According to the latest report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA), the total sales in April were 21,021, down 35 per year compared with the previous month.
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May 21, 2019 05:26 UTC
PM Phúc starts official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden | # AsiaNewsNetwork
PM Phúc’s visit to Russia from May 20-23 takes place in the context of the Việt Nam Year in Russia and the Russia Year in Việt Nam in 2019 and 2020 to mark the 25th anniversary of the treaty on basic principles for bilateral relations and the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. It also demonstrates that Việt Nam treasures its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, as well as aiming to strengthen all-round cooperation, especially in economy, trade and investment. His visit to Norway from May 24-26 will affirm the strong relations between the two nations and help deepen the traditional friendship and develop bilateral co-operation in a more effective manner. After Norway, PM Phúc will visit Sweden from May 26-28, asserting that Việt Nam had attached importance to consolidating the friendship and traditional co-operation between the two countries in the past five decades. Notably, this is the first visit at a PM-level to Sweden in 20 years.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 21, 2019 04:52 UTC
Việt Nam coffee exports plummet on global headwinds | # AsiaNewsNetwork
According to the Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association, exporters have been facing fierce competition from other major exporting countries. In addition, the sector’s weakness in all areas from the production to trading was one of the main reasons the country was unable to influence global coffee prices, he said. To overcome this, the coffee industry needed to change its production methods with increased use of technology to ensure quality, he added. The coffee industry has carried out a restructuring programme to improve its competitiveness by improving productivity, quality and value. The programme envisages having more than 80 per cent of raw coffee processed industrially and 30- 40 per cent processed intensively and branded by 2030.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 21, 2019 04:52 UTC
PM Phúc starts official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, his wife and a high-ranking delegation left Hà Nội yesterday morning for official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden.— VNA/VNS PhotoHÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, his wife and a high-ranking delegation left Hà Nội yesterday morning for official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden. The visits are being made at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. It also demonstrates that Việt Nam treasures its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, as well as aiming to strengthen all-round cooperation, especially in economy, trade and investment. After Norway, PM Phúc will visit Sweden from May 26-28, asserting that Việt Nam had attached importance to consolidating the friendship and traditional co-operation between the two countries in the past five decades. Notably, this is the first visit at a PM-level to Sweden in 20 years.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 21, 2019 02:15 UTC
Sales of auto down despite of strong discounts
— VNA/VNS Photo Thống NhấtHÀ NỘI — Despite huge reductions in the price of motor vehicles, car dealerships say sales have been unexpectedly slow in recent weeks. Cut price deals, in some cases reductions of tens of millions of đồng during recent holidays, failed to attract the expected amount of buyers. Nissen Vietnam slashed prices by up to VNĐ70 million for buyers of Sunny, Navara, X-Trail and SUV Terra vehicles. Isuzu also offered similar sale prices along with Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and BMW, but again, sales slowed. According to the latest report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA), the total sales in April were 21,021, down 35 per year compared with the previous month.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 21, 2019 01:18 UTC
ASEAN, Chinese officials convene 17th meeting on DOC implementation | # AsiaNewsNetwork
Addressing the meeting, head of the Vietnamese delegation Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng acknowledged the progress made in the implementation of the COC and negotiations for the COC. The Vietnamese delegate emphasized the East Sea was also facing other challenges such as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing), pollution and plastic waste. He added that Việt Nam would host the 18th ASEAN-China SOM on the implementation of the DOC in the latter half of 2019. The countries reiterated the importance of ensuring peace, stability, and security, and safety and freedom of navigation and overflight on the East Sea. They committed themselves to the full and effective implementation of the DOC, especially self-restraint, and to co-operate on trust building.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 20, 2019 04:52 UTC
Seventh session of 14th National Assembly begins
Current and former Party and State leaders attend the 7th session's opening ceremony . — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng ĐứcHÀ NỘI — The 7th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened at the NA Hall in Hà Nội today in a ceremony broadcast live on national television and radio. The NA also held a preparatory meeting to discuss and pass the working agenda for the 7th session. The 7th session will spend 60 percent of the total meeting time (20 working days) on law making work. The NA’s 7th session will conclude on June 14.—VNS
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May 20, 2019 04:07 UTC
Seventh session of 14th National Assembly begins | # AsiaNewsNetwork
Before the opening ceremony, Party and State leaders and NA deputies laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Hồ Chí Minh at his mausoleum. The NA also held a preparatory meeting to discuss and pass the working agenda for the 7th session. The 7th session will spend 60 percent of the total meeting time (20 working days) on law making work. The NA will listen to reports summing up voters’ opinions and petitions and on the supervision of the settlement of voters’ petitions submitted to the NA’s 6th session. The NA’s 7th session will conclude on June 14.—VNSRead more at http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/520174/seventh-session-of-14th-natio...
Source:Viet Nam News
May 20, 2019 04:07 UTC
ASEAN, Chinese officials convene 17th meeting on DOC implementation
High senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China take group photo at the 17th senior officials’ meeting (SOM) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea (DOC) in Hangzhou, China, on Friday and Saturday. — VNA/VNS Photo Lương TuấnHÀ NỘI — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China held the 17th senior officials’ meeting (SOM) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea (DOC) in Hangzhou, China, on Friday and Saturday. Addressing the meeting, head of the Vietnamese delegation Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng acknowledged the progress made in the implementation of the COC and negotiations for the COC. He added that Việt Nam would host the 18th ASEAN-China SOM on the implementation of the DOC in the latter half of 2019. They committed themselves to the full and effective implementation of the DOC, especially self-restraint, and to co-operate on trust building.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 20, 2019 03:56 UTC
Hồ Chí Minh Trail: 60 years and beyond#AsiaNewsNetwork
Trường Sơn — Hồ Chí Minh TrailSixty years ago, Gia Nghĩa Town was the meeting point between the North and South on the Trường Sơn Trail, hence the reason for holding the conference there. In 1971, French author Van Geirt published his book, La Piste Hồ Chí Minh, or The Hồ Chí Minh Trail describing how the US spent a tremendous amount of resources trying in vain to cut off the supply line. Along the Trường Sơn – Hồ Chí Minh Trail, the US also dropped Agent Orange to destroy green foliage, which the North used for cover. image: http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2019/5/17/11823_02.jpgFrom small segments of dirt roads, the Hồ Chí Minh Trail grew into a network of five roads along the Trường Sơn Mountain Range. image: http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2019/5/17/11895_00.jpgGeneral Ngô Xuân Lịch leads a team of senior millitary officers to pay tribute to fallen soldiers at the Hồ Chí Minh Trail Museum.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 19, 2019 02:03 UTC
Suarez Undergoes Surgery For Knee Injury
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez underwent surgery on a knee injury on Thursday and could be a doubt for their Copa del Rey final against Valencia later this month. Suarez played the full 90 minutes of Barca’s shock 4-0 defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday, which ended their hopes of reaching the Champions League final according to AFP. But the club announced on Thursday that Suarez needed an operation, with the cup final just over a fortnight away on May 25. “Luis Suarez has an internal meniscal injury to the right knee and will be subjected today to an arthroscopy,” read a club statement. Suarez is unlikely to face Getafe at home in La Liga on Sunday before Barcelona play away to Eibar the following weekend in their last league game of the season.
Source:Viet Nam News
May 10, 2019 11:05 UTC
As trade truce collapses, US, China scramble to revive a deal-AFP for Viet Nam News | # AsiaNewsNetwork
Scott Kennedy, a China trade and economics expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on Wednesday that the negotiating teams were unfamiliar with each other. "It turns out the Chinese had pulled out an eraser and started taking back things that they had offered," said Kennedy. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer released an official notice on Wednesday making the tariff increase a virtual fait accompli. Analysts say China will be reluctant to make many of these changes, which could undermine the Communist Party's political power. She also doubted the Chinese side had simply miscalculated the potential American reaction, adding that Liu, the Chinese trade envoy, likely still believed he could offer enough concessions to ensure a deal with the Americans.
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May 09, 2019 05:15 UTC