Investment

Over VND129 trillion (roughly US$6.06 billion) was collected for the State budget in the first two months of 2014, a 12.9% year-on-year increase and equivalent to 26.6% of the year's estimate, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Together with the determination of the business community and the measures by the Government, the Vietnamese economy will receive more impetus to move forward in 2014, said a weekly magazine of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Trade surplus in the first two months of 2014 was estimated at US$244 million, equivalent to 1.2% of total export revenue, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Government's efforts to speed up the institutional reform and perfect the legal system in line with market rules and sound competitions made enterprises optimistic about the prospect of the national economy in the 2014-2015 period.

Ngày 20-2, tại Nhà Hát Lớn Hà Nội đã diễn ra Lễ trao giải Liên hoan ảnh và Phim phóng sự tài liệu về bảo vệ môi trường, biến đổi khí hậu trong cộng đồng ASEAN năm 2013 do Trung tâm Báo chí và Hợp tác Truyền thông quốc tế, Vụ hợp tác quốc tế - Bộ Thông tin và Tuyền thông tổ chức.

The TPP Ministerial Meeting is taking place in Singapore from February 22 to 25 with participation of ministers from 12 TPP countries.

Economists predict the Vietnam economy will experience positive growth in 2014 on the back of an increasing global demand and much improved world economic environment.

India is not yet satisfied with its trade in cotton and textiles with Vietnam, although it is securing firm footholds in other markets, President of India's Cotton and Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) Manikam Ramaswami has said.

Vietnamese exporters shipped 307,255 tons of rice abroad, earning nearly US$ 128 million in the first month of 2014, according to the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA).

Economists citing the standard depression lifespan of approximately five years believe Vietnam that embraces market principles and pursues international integration will be economically successful.

Businesses are eyeing real estate, securities, pharmaceuticals, and exports as the most attractive investment fields in 2014.

Nhắc đến mỹ thuật trẻ Ninh Bình mấy năm gần đây, không thể không nhắc đến cái tên Kù Kao Khải. Mặc dù tuổi đời còn trẻ nhưng đây là họa sỹ thường xuyên có các tác phẩm tham dự các triển lãm mỹ thuật trong khu vực Đồng bằng sông Hồng và toàn quốc. Năm qua anh đã vinh dự đem về những thành tích xuất sắc cho mỹ thuật Ninh Bình.

Cách đây hơn chục năm, khi mới bước chân vào làng báo, trong một lần vềxã Khánh Thiện (Yên Khánh) để tìm hiểu viết bài về chiếu cải Bồng Hải, chỉ vì muốn hiểu ngọn nguồn, tường tận mấy câu thơ về làng dệt chiếu nổi tiếng đất Yên Khánh, tôi đã cất công tìm đến nhà nghiên cứu lịch sử văn hóa Đỗ Trọng Am.

VGP - Export revenue of agro-aquatic-forestry products in January was estimated at US$ 2.32 billion, representing a year-on-year decline of 9.7%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 44th World Economic Forum (WEF 2014), which officially opened on January 22 in Davos, Switzerland.

Vietnam's economic outlook for 2014-2015 necessitates a more concerted restructuring of the national economy to form a new growth model, one Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) official has said.

Vietnam Customs has reported the nation's 2013 trade turnover totalled an estimated US$264.26 billion, a 15.7% rise year-on-year.

Vietnam attracted nearly US$22 billion in foreign investment in 2013, the highest figure since 2008, according to statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)'s Foreign Investment Agency.

The Government has committed to undertaking economic restructuring in 2014, focusing on investment, credit organizations, the financial market, SOEs, agriculture and rural areas, industry and service.