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Large enterprises are urgently and actively looking for imported coal sources from South Africa for domestic electricity production and industrial production.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People's Committee has organized a tour to Can Gio and Cu Chi districts by speedboat for a group of guests attending the 2022 HCM City Economic Forum.

Vietnam’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 was consolidated thanks to the solid performance of export-oriented manufacturing and recovering service sector, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report recently released by World Bank.

On the occasion of the traditional Bunpimay Tet of the Lao peoples in 2022, different organizations in Nghe An Province, in collaboration with the Nghe An Pedagogical College, organized an exchange between the college’s students with Lao students.

On April 17, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City cooperated with the City Department of Education and Training to open the 10th contest to learn about Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought, "Light of the times" - 2022.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) has just organized the international friendship exchange 2022 program for diplomatic delegations, international organizations, foreign NGOs and VUFO member organizations at the Tan Trao Special National Historic Site, Tuyen Quang Province.

The northern Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee has decided to approve the development of an IT park covering an area of about 274 hectares in the province.

Ho Chi Minh City on April 16 started to vaccinate children aged from 5 to under 12 against COVID-19, with 109 vaccination stations set up across the city.

People who have been in close contact with COVID-19 patients, or F1 cases, are now no longer required to self-quarantine but have to avoid going to places where people gather, according to a new guidance issued by the Health Ministry.

The latest draft National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII) has made drastic reduction of CO2 emissions with no new coal-fired power plants to be built in the planning period, and with the switch from coal and natural gas to biomass, ammonia, and hydrogen, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An.

A consultation session on export to the Algerian market will be held on April 19 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of activities in the national programme on trade promotion in 2022, according to Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Le Hoang Tai.

(CPV) - The Australian Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) have launched Australia’s next phase of support for Vietnam’s vocational education and training (VET).

Commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City said that they will offer short-term interest loans of 5.9%-6.4% a year; and medium and long term loans of 6.5%-10% a year for the market stabilization program in 2022-2023.

The third Open Pu Ta Leng International Paragliding Tournament has closed at Si Thau Chai village, Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. This is one of the activities within the framework of Lai Chau Culture and Tourism Week in 2022.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Ninh Thuan to further exploit its advantages to become a major renewable energy hub of the country while addressing a ceremony to mark the 30th re-establishment anniversary of the south central province (April 1, 1992-2022) on April 16.

Vietnam is anticipated to enjoy the highest trade and income gains among members of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a latest World Bank report.

Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai and Hekou border management force of China’s Yunnan province discussed measures to intensify cooperation in law enforcement in the border areas during their talks on April 15.

An investment promotion conference with businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 15.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue its support to Vietnam, especially in green growth, climate change response and increasing productivity in the private sector, IFC Vice President for Asia and Pacific Garcia Mora pledged on April 15.

Vietnam always treasures and wishes to enhance its comprehensive strategic partnership with India, both bilaterally and multilaterally, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said on April 15.

The Politburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on April 15 held a national conference on the implementation of the 13th-tenure Politburo’s resolution on orientations for socio-economic development and defence - security ensuring in the northern midland and mountainous region by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

On April 14, in Hanoi, the High Command on protecting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum held a press conference to orient the key propaganda contents in 2022.

On April 14, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam officially announced the next phase of vocational education support in Vietnam - the Aus4Skills program.

Ambassador Luong Quoc Huy on April 12 had a meeting with Mr. Kamal Sajjadi, President of the Iran-Vietnam Friendship Association, to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the two sides in order to promote bilateral relations in the coming time.

Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Thi Thang highly appreciated International Finance Corporation (IFC)'s support for Vietnam in particular and Ho Chi Minh City in general, especially in optimizing investment capital and supporting infrastructure development.

The highlight of the 2022 Red Phoenix Flower Festival will be an art program, themed “Hai Phong - Successful Destination”, held at 8 pm on May 13 at the Opera House Square.

In 2022, more than 70 trade events with more than 1,000 Korean businesses and 1,500 businesses buying Vietnamese products will be hosted by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Brazil and concurrently the Republic of Peru Pham Thi Kim Hoa has paid a working visit to Peru.

(CPV) - On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Niê is determined to return to monitor Xuan Lien and Ben En forest that Miss participated in planting 20 days ago.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Chairman and CEO of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Yoon Dae-hee in Hanoi on April 14, during which the president suggested that the fund assist Vietnamese businesses to join global supply chains.