Day: March 3, 2023

Bac Giang will focus on removing obstacles to raise the efficiency in the implementation of the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Area Building in the northern province.   According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, from now to 2025, Bac Giang will priortise the building of advanced and model new-style rural […]

Thai government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri on March 2 said the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction remained strong in 2022, with FDI rising 36% to over 430 billion THB (12.3 billion USD).   Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) approved privileges for 2,119 investment projects worth a total 660 billion THB in 2022.   China was […]

The tax sector collected an estimated 325.78 trillion VND (13.73 billion USD) for the State budget in the first two months of 2023, a year-on-year rise of 16.7%, and equivalent to 23.7% of the yearly estimate, the General Department of Taxation has reported.   Of the total, domestic collection was nearly 315 trillion VND, equivalent […]

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,637 VND/USD on March 3, down 1 VND from the previous day.   With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,819 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,455 VND/USD.   The opening […]

Vietnam’s national jujitsu team has returned home with five gold medals from the Asian championship.   In the last day of competition on February 28, Vietnamese fighters secured three titles by Hoang Thi Nhat Que in the women’s over-70kg contact class, Phung Thi Hue in the women’s 45kg contact class and Duong Thi Thanh Minh […]

Saigon Heat will meet Singapore Slingers in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) 2023 at Nguyen Du Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.   Saigon Heat finished top of the league with 11 wins and three losses for the first time in history. Behind them, in second to fourth, were NS Matix, Hongkong […]

The K.League 2 footbal tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has freshly started with the participation of Vietnamese young players – Van Toan in the jersey of Seoul E-Land FC, and Vu Minh Hieu and Nguyen Canh Anh both in Cheonan City FC.   Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency in the RoK, Chairman […]