The Lao Cai border economic zone will be developed into an industrial, urban, trade and service hub, serving as a driving force for the growth of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, according to the zone’s master plan.

Hoa Binh attends trade promotion conference in Hanoi

(HBO) – As many as 11 businesses and cooperatives from the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh have attended a trade promotion conference in Hanoi which aimed to connect supply and demand between the capital city and other cities and provinces.

Slow equitisation and divestment cause difficulties for attracting private investment

In a bid to attract more investment capital and improve the competitiveness of many state-owned enterprises, the government has been speeding up the equitisation of these enterprises. However, the process still remains at a snail’s pace, making it difficult for private investors and businesses to engage in. Thu Ha reports.

National teleconference spotlights agriculture, farmers, rural areas

The settlement of issues regarding agriculture, farmers and rural areas is an important political task of the entire Party and people until 2020 and the years beyond, said a Party official.

Ky Son district restructures the agriculture mechanism with new rural construction

(HBO) - After 5 years of implementing the restructuring of agriculture, Ky Son district has achieved many important achievements. Its agriculture continues to develop in the direction of commodity production, improving productivity, quality and efficiency; ensuring food security stably. The rural economy is shifted towards increasing the industry, services and occupations; The forms of production organizations continue to innovate.

Five collective product brands owned by the Farmers'' Association

(HBO) - Over the past years, the Farmers' Association levels in the province has propagated its members to access and use the Internet to grasp the market demand for production and consumption, applying scientific technology knowledge in cultivation, animal husbandry. On the other hand, they guide, support to build brand products, synthesize the list of production households, excellent business to provide information to promote, introducing photos, contributing to the consumption of products for farmers.

Wood exports expected to hit 8.85 billion USD this year

Vietnam’s export of wood and wood-based products is projected to reach 8.85 billion USD in 2018, up over 1 billion USD from the 2017 record of 7.7 billion USD.

Fully spread the net for VietGAP orange garden

(HBO) - It is the idea of Mr. Duong Nhu Mung, in Mo gardening house, Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong). He has conducted an experiment to spread the net for oranges in his garden since July to now. The result is better than expected: the quality of fresh fruits is better, the color is eye - catching, the fruit is all ripe and especially there is a limitation of the fruit falling condition which is common influences from insects and pests.

Midori Company creates sustainable development from occupational health and safety

(HBO) - Midori Apparel Vietnam Hoa Binh Co., Ltd is located in Luong Son Industrial Park, which was established in 2011. It is a 100% foreign direct invested enterprise. The company specializes in manufacturing and processing workwear, casual wear, labor protection equipment and labor safety helmets. The factory of the company has its production scale of 1.3 - 1.5 million products / year, the total area of factory is 30,000 m2. From the time of its establishment, the company has always paid attention to the implementation of the law on occupational safety and health (OSH).

The veterans of Lung Van Commune actively develop their economy

(HBO) - In order to help its members to increase their economic development, in the past time, the Veterans Association of Lung Van commune (Tan Lac) always encourages its members to raise their self-reliance, no tolerance for poverty, emulation of effective production, actively contributing to poverty reduction in the locality.

Inflation target within reach this year

 In spite of strong increases in global oil prices, state-owned establishments and agencies’ wages, as well as school fees upsetting the government’s efforts to rein in inflation, the government’s target of controlling the economy’s inflation rate of below 4% this year is quite feasible.

Finance ministry to simplify 176 administrative procedures

The Ministry of Finance recently issued Decision No.2141/QD-BTC on reducing and simplifying 176 administrative procedures under its management.

More actions needed to boost reforms: businesses

Businesses expect to see quicker actions from state management agencies in the enforcement of the Government’s Resolutions No. 19 and 35 to boost reforms and promote business development.

Vietnam tops list of shrimp exporters to Canada

 Vietnam currently heads the list of shrimp exporters to the Canadian market, accounting for 29% of Canada’s total shrimp import value in the first nine months of this year.

Expectations from centralised state capital management

As planned, the transfer of state ownership of Vietnam’s 19 leading corporations and groups from five ministries to the Committee for Management of State Capital in Enterprises has been completed after the committee officially came into operation.

Vietnam-Czech Republic trade exchange records positive signs

Vietnam earned 88.05 million USD from exports to the Czech Republic in September, raising the figure for the first nine months of this year to 775.94 million USD, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Czech Statistical Office.

Releasing fishes to Hoa Binh Reservoir to reproduce aquatic resources

(HBO) – A recent ceremony to release fishes to Hoa Binh reservoir has drawn a large number of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers as well as the local administration and management agencies. The release, funded by businesses, monks, nuns and followers, sees over 60,000 fingerlings of different kinds swimming into the lake.

Mr. Hoang Van Giang becomes rich by planting Doi trees

(HBO) – With the love of land, trees and different mind, after ten years, Mr. Hoang Van Giang has become the owner of a Doi garden with 400 trees, which is considered as the largest scale in Lac Son area. In addition, his family raises hundreds of indigenous pigs, plants 2 hectares of yellow- hearted oranges in the commercial period. This economic model is being operated in the right direction and within some years, Mr. Giang can earn billion dongs from selling Doi trees.

Reference exchange rate stays unchanged on November 19

The daily reference exchange rate on November 19 was kept unchanged from the last day of the previous week (November 16), standing at 22,721 VND per USD.

Arriving at the new orange fruit growing in Binh Thanh

(HBO) - Binh Thanh Commune - new orange fruit growing of Cao Phong District, has been growing citrus fruit trees for about 10 years. Mr. Bui Tien Ban, living in Mo Village 2 is considered to be the first person to plant orange trees in this area.

Replication of production links, consumption of sachi with red turmeric.

(HBO) - According to Ms. Pham Huyen Lieu, the Head of Ky Son Commune Agricultural and Forestry Encouragement Station, planting medicinal plants (sachi trees with red turmeric) has brought the higher income at 2- 7 times in the first year and 8-20 times from the second year onwards compared with planting popular local plants. In addition, this helps the formation of concentrated production areas. The link between producing and consuming sachi-red turmeric, which was implemented by the district from 2017 to 2018, has shown the efficiency and has become the basis of multiplication in the area.

Creating driftwood products with artistic value to conquer the market

(HBO) – The driftwood production firm of Mr. Doan Xuan Thanh is located in Doan Ket Village, Lam Son Commune, Luong Son District.

Cao Phong ready to supply hundreds of tonnes of VietGAP-qualified citrus

(HBO) – Cao Phong district is currently home to more than 2,600ha of land under orange and tangerine fruit trees, about 800ha of which are cultivated under VietGAP standards.

Awakening the potential of "Lac Thuy chicken"

(HBO) - Being a cool climate locality with large garden area, this is considered a golden terrain advantage for Lac Thuy district to develop chicken raising. In order to awaken the potential and build up the brand for Lac Thuy chicken, the party committees, local authorities have promoted the propaganda and mobilized people to develop and expand the scale of production and husbandry according to the process to create delicious chicken products with prestige and high quality.

Major SOEs transferred to state capital management committee

The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) and the two Ministries of Finance and Information and Communications reached deals on November 12 to transfer the ministries’ right to represent the owner of State capital at their firms to the CMSC.