Institutional reform needed to kick-start development

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Quang Ninh, April 29 (VNA) – Institutional reform was emphasised as the driving force of development at the 2014 Spring Economic Forum held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 28.

PM promises progress for domestic businesses

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Hanoi, April 29 (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested ministries, agencies and local authorities to improve the domestic business climate.

WB Group member aids financial access in Vietnam

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Hanoi, April 29 (VNA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group on April 28 said it will work with a Vietnamese partner to better micro-enterprises’ access to finance se

Hanoi to push Japanese infrastructure projects

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Hanoi, April 29 (VNA) – Hanoi will work with Japanese partners to speed up the progress of four of their infrastructure projects underway in the capital city, Deputy Chairman of the municipal Peopl

Vietnam, UK work in agriculture, wildlife conservation

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Hanoi, April 29 (VNA) – The UK has hoped that collaborations with Vietnam in agriculture and the conservation of rare wildlife species would be stepped up, according to Lord De Mauley, UK Parliamen

Another measles death confirmed in Hanoi

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Hanoi, April 29 (VNA) – Hanoi recorded another measles-linked death at the National Hospital of Paediatrics on April 28, pushing the fatalities from measles and its complications to 128 so far this

4 bln USD of FDI capital disbursed in four months

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Capital disbursement by foreign-invested projects reached about 4 billion USD in this year’s first four months, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent, according to the Foreign Investm

Excavation begins at ancient tomb in Ben Tre

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A museum from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City on April 26 began the excavation of an ancient tomb in Cho Lach town.

Thailand opens first department store in Hanoi

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Thailand’s leading retailer Central Group has officially set foot in Vietnam with the launch of a Robinson department store in the capital, aiming to turn it into a preferred retail outlet for youn

Rural electrification programme sparks success

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By the end of 2013, 15.8 million households in the country’s rural areas, equivalent to 96.7 percent of rural households, had access to power, signaling the success of the national rural electrific

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