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New national citizen management system will not be available until 2020

8 November 2017
Vietnam News
Demographics / Emigration / Immigration / Provincial profiles / Public and administrative legal services
citizen / Demographics / Emigration / Immigration / management / national / Provincial profiles / Public and administrative legal services / system

The transition from Việt Nam’s decades-old household residency book system to a new online national database will not take place until 2020, according to the Ministry of Public Security.Keep reading ...

 Vietnam News Reporter

Vietnam govt sets three major orientations: PM

8 November 2017
VnEconomy
Business structures and legal registration / Constitution and rights / Domestic investors / Exports / Foreign investors / Imports / Judiciary and court structure / Laws and regulations / Science and technology education and promotion / Securities exchange (stock market) / Securities exchange policy and regulation / SMEs policy and regulation / Stock market / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
business environment / Business structures and legal registration / Constitution and rights / Domestic investors / economy / Exports / Foreign investors / Imports / integration / Judiciary and court structure / Laws and regulations / Science and technology education and promotion / Securities exchange (stock market) / Securities exchange policy and regulation / SMEs policy and regulation / Stock market / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
Summary translated by ODV Team

“In the coming time, Vietnam will continue to promote international integration, improve business investment environment, create maximum favorable conditions for domestic and foreign investors, in line with the government’s goal of creation, integrity, and action,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the Vietnam Business ...

 Bao Quyen

Landslides in Mekong Delta could lead to serious flooding

There are 562 landslide spots in Mekong Delta with total length of over 786 kilometers, according to the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control.Keep reading ...

 VietNamNet Reporter

Vietnam plans to put special control on 28 major industry projects

7 November 2017
The Saigon Times
Air pollution / Cement / Clean development mechanism / Coal / Electronic waste / Environmental impact assessments / Gravel and limestone / Iron and steel / Major companies and projects / Manufacturing policy and regulation / Relevant ministries / Solid waste / Steel / Types of state-protected areas / Water pollution
Air pollution / Cement / Clean development mechanism / Coal / Electronic waste / environment / Environmental impact assessments / Gravel and limestone / industrial / Iron and steel / Major companies and projects / Manufacturing policy and regulation / projects / Relevant ministries / Solid waste / special control / Steel / Types of state-protected areas / Water pollution
Summary translated by ODV Team

Up to 28 biggest industrial production projects will be in a list of projects subject to special control on environment by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, according to a draft plan. Keep reading ...

 Lan Nhi

Tuition hike could harm ethnic minority students

As universities become financially independent, ethnic minority students enrolled in special majors may suffer tuition fee increases when their instituions impose fee levels higher than the Government’s ceiling.Keep reading ...

 VNS Reporter

Vietnam releases water from brimming reservoirs as APEC summit nears

8 November 2017
Reuters
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Irrigation and water management / Rivers and lakes / Storms
APEC / Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / flood / Irrigation and water management / reservoirs / Rivers and lakes / Storms / water

Vietnam released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday to avoid further flooding, after a weekend typhoon killed nearly 90 people. Authorities said particular effort was being made to avoid flooding around the city of Danang, which will host U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi ...

 Mai Nguyen

South’s EPZs, IZs to go hi-tech, green

It is critical for export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial zones (IZs) in HCM City to renovate towards high-technology and green development to help enhance the southern city’s economic growth quality.Keep reading ...

 VNA Reporter

APEC in Vietnam to promote innovation and inclusiveness

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) event to be held in Vietnam in November, will put the emphasis on Hanoi’s fast-tracking of innovation and inclusiveness, while the country will also bank on efforts to deepen regional cooperation.Keep reading ...

 Amir

Accurate valuations are key to luring FDI

6 November 2017
Vietnam Investment Review
Business structures and legal registration / Domestic investors / Foreign investors
accurate / Business structures and legal registration / Domestic investors / FDI / Foreign investors / valuation

Foreign investment in Vietnam is still on the rise, with the latest number showing that more than $28.2 billion were registered to invest in the country in the first 10 months of this year, up 37.4 per cent on-year. Accurate valuations are the first step. Keep reading ...

 Johnathan Ooi

Animals Asia director calls on Vietnamese city to end buffalo fight festival

6 November 2017
Tuoi tre News
Public sports venues / Sports development and assistance NGOs / Sports policy and administration
Animals Asia / buffalo fight / Public sports venues / Sports development and assistance NGOs / Sports policy and administration

Daniel Neale, animal welfare director at Animals Asia, has penned an open letter to authorities in a northern Vietnamese city to call for the abolishment of buffalo fights held yearly in one of its districts as part of a long-standing tradition.Keep reading ...

 Tuoi Tre News Reporter