Update: April, 05/2021 - 09:23 | Việt Nam achieved a trade surplus of US$19.1 billion last year, the highest in five years, after exports rose by 6.5 per cent to $281.5 billion. Photo tinhoa.net
Compiled by Thiên Lý The State Bank of Việt Nam’s reference exchange rate for the US dollar fell by 0.1 per cent at the end of 2020. Analysts expect the greenback to weaken further this year. The US’s Federal Reserve plans to keep its rates near zero per cent until at least 2023 and allow a period of higher inflation, which is going to keep the dollar weak in 2021, according to VNDirect.
Update: April, 05/2021 - 13:52 |
State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc takes the oath of office on April 5. VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI Việt Nam will continue to make new miracles on the foundation of the nation’s glorious tradition, turning the country into a prosperous and strong one, stated newly-elected State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc while taking the oath of office on April 5.
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Politburo member in the 13th tenure and a deputy of the 14th legislature, was elected by the 14th National Assembly as State President for the 2016-2021 term on April 5 morning.
Update: April, 05/2021 - 07:53 |
Chư Pưh District s forest rangers regularly together with the community teams patrol forest in order to promptly prevent acts of invading the forest. VNA/VNS Photo
GIA LAI Forests in Chư Pưh District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are facing a high risk of illegal forest destruction.
To minimise deforestation, local authorities have assigned new forestland to local people under contracts signed between the Forest Protection Department and households.
Phạm Văn Đạo, head of Chư Pưh District’s Forest Protection Department, said mostly ethnic minorities households in the district had registered to protect the forest.
Update: April, 04/2021 - 06:18 |
Deputy minister of Science and Technology Bùi Thế Duy meets leaders of the HCM City People’s Committee on April 2 to discuss the national AI strategy. VNA/VNS Photo
HCM CITY – Deputy minister of Science and Technology Bùi Thế Duy discussed implementation of the national strategy on research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) from now to 2030 with HCM City leaders on Friday.
His ministry drafted the strategy with a focus on transport, logistics, tourism, e-commerce, telecommunications, education, urban management, social management, and public administration, he said.
The strategy envisages building three AI innovation centres in the country, one of them in HCM City, which has a large number of universities, research institutes and
Update: April, 03/2021 - 16:07 |
The scene of a traffic accident at Bảo Lộc Overpass after a truck strayed into the wrong side of the road and hit a motorbike head-on last night (April 2), killing both people on the vehicle. Photo baolamdong.vn
LÂM ĐỒNG Two people died in a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle at 10pm on Friday in the Bảo Lộc Overpass in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.
The truck was travelling from Đà Lạt to HCM City, and the two deceased, Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, 22, and Nguyên Cao Trang Thu, 19, were riding in the opposite direction.