Việt Nam News

Issues related to competition policy and its meaning in free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as economic partnerships agreements (EPAs) were the main topics discussed at the first working day of the APEC’s Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI).

Agricultural biotechnology is one of the key tools that can improve the yield and quality of agricultural products in a time of climate change, participants at an APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) workshop said.

Widespread usage of electric vehicles would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build low-carbon societies in the Asia-Pacific region, APEC officials said.

Food loss and waste are key challenges to global food security, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, experts said at a capacity-building workshop on a sustainable APEC food system held in Cần Thơ on Aug 19.

The location of Cai Lậy Build-Operate-Transfer toll station on the National Highway No 1 was appropriate.

Two seriously sick fishermen were rescued yesterday from the seas off Hoàng Sa (Paracels) Island, 300 nautical miles off the coast of Đà Nẵng.

Dengue fever has started to show signs of reduction in the capital city of Hà Nội, which recorded a huge number of patients over the past few months, according to the Hà Nội Department of Health.

Alongside the Government’s million-dollar support to public laboratories at institutions and universities over the last decade, private and foreign enterprises have also been working to develop their own research establishments.

Police in HCM City has busted a large-scale prostitution ring which involves local models and actresses.

The installation of exercising equipment in parks and other public areas has been an unqualified success in the capital city.

Widespread usage of electric vehicles would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build low-carbon societies in the Asia-Pacific region, participants at a workshop said on Saturday (August 19) at the third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3) in HCM City. 

Eliminating illegal timber from supply chains and the global timber trade requires the use of best practices and tools that can precisely identify illegal products, experts said at a two-day workshop held during the third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-3), which began yesterday in HCM City.

Việt Nam strongly support promoting co-operation in water management for sustainable agricultural development among APEC members, a senior Vietnamese official told the first APEC Water Resources Authorities Meeting for Food Security that opened in Cần Thơ yesterday.

Developing standards systems in addition to connecting and sharing experiences with members will help APEC economies successfully develop smart cities, heard a workshop on “Best practices sharing of standards and conformity assessment implementation on smart cities in APEC region” held in HCM City yesterday.

An agreement to ensure food safety at industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) was signed on Thursday (Aug 17) by the HCM City Food Safety Management Board, HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) and HCM City Labour Union.

Greater convergence among APEC members’ regulatory systems for medical products is expected to improve public safety and patient access to life-enhancing medical products, experts said at a forum at the APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-3) held in HCM City on Friday.

The Đèo Cả Investment Joint Stock Company will officially put into operation a tunnel route under the Cả Pass that will link the two central provinces of Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa on the National Highway 1A on August 21^st.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Trade Union and the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture (VNTPCA) on Friday signed an agreement to offer price support for agriculture products that are sold to trade union members.