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The French VAR naval ship, led by Vice Admiral Gerard Valin, commander of the French Joint Forces in the Indian Ocean, anchored at Da Nang Port on May 20, beginning a five-day friendly visit to the central city.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on May 21 for a three-day working visit to Japan where he is scheduled to attend the 15th international conference on “The Future of Asia” in Tokyo by Nikkei newspaper.
With the Urban Environment Company no longer collecting industrial waste due to unspecified problems, garbage, including hazardous substances, are piling up at factories.
Toxic waste inspections, launched after nearly 10 tonnes of dead fish were found along a 2-km stretch of the Nhue River, discovered that 100 per cent of surveyed businesses had discharged toxic waste into the river.
Despite having rich potential for renewable energy, Viet Nam had not made full use of its advantages, a conference in Hanoi was told last week.
The development of industrial parks and export processing zones will have an adverse impact on the environment if measures are not taken to treat waste, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
Supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City have pledged not to increase essential products’ prices although many suppliers have announced raising prices of some goods in the next two to four weeks.
Dr Tran Du Lich, former head of the HCM City Economics Institute, now deputy head of the HCM City Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, said that it is necessary to find out why businesses are reluctant to part with dollars in order to fix the dollar shortage problem at the roots.
Counterfeit Honda scooter models are being sold openly in both Hanoi and HCM City for an average of VND16 million. The surprisingly low prices have lured customers, even though they know they are counterfeit.
Indochina Land, a real estate division of the financial services firm Indochina Capital, has launched a sale of condominiums and villas at its beachfront resort and residential complex in the central city of Danang.
A business forum was held in Santiago, Chile, on May 15 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Chilean Industrial Society (SOFOFA).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay a working visit to Japan from May 21-23, according to a communiqué released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 17.
