VN NEEDS MORE THAN US$128 BLN TO DEVELOP ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
Viet Nam needs about 128.3 billion USD of investment capital to develop its electricity industry in 2021-2030, according to draft electricity planning released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2021
Industrial production in February fell by 7.2% against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
FRESH POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH
The new regulations are on compulsory civil liability issuance, jobs subject to early retirement, and dimensional poverty line for 2022-2025
BECAMEX HOTEL NEW CITY - ROOM RATE OFFER
Becamex Hotel New City is one of the Vietnam’s green hotels right in the center of this very first smart city. The hotel is ideally located being just a short drive to the region’s major corporate offices, banking sector, governments, key industrial parks, international schools, and hospitals. Local leisure and entertainment facilities can be found nearby whilst Ho Chi Minh and Tan Son Nhat International Airport is just within 45 minute drive away.
GARMENT AND TEXTILE SECTOR SETS EXPORT TARGET OF 55 BLN USD
The Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association sets an export target of 55 billion USD for the sector for 2025.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS REACH OVER US$5 BILLION IN FIRST TWO MONTHS
Viet Nam has attracted US$5.46 billion in foreign direct investment in the first two months this year, equal to 84.4% of the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
VIETNAM LISTED AMONG WORLD’S TOP 10 EMERGING LOGISTICS MARKETS
Accordingly, China remained the world's leading emerging logistics market followed by India, while Indonesia ranked in third position. Qatar and Turkey ranked behind Vietnam in 9th and 10th position. Among ASEAN countries, Indonesia ranked third, Malaysia ranked fifth, Vietnam ranked 8th, Thailand ranked 11th, Philippines ranked 21st and Cambodia 41st.
MARCH CELEBRATIONS AT WINDSOR PLAZA HOTEL
From 6:00pm to 9:30pm, head to the Top of the Town rooftop restaurant & bar for the Bossa Nova Women's Night filled with nostalgic fun featuring live music in bossa nova style alongside finger food and free flowing German beer.
