Petroleum prices have been managed according to market changes Petroleum and sugar The information released at a meeting held by the Domestic Market Management Team to summarize operations in 2018 showed that the CPI decreased by 0.25 percent in December compared with November thanks to lower prices of various kinds of goods, such as petroleum, pork and gas. According to Nguyen Loc An, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Domestic Market Department, flexible price management based on effective coordination among different ministries and sectors yielded good results in 2018. Petroleum prices are an example. In October, global prices of petroleum products fluctuated, reaching a level of US$86.29 per barrel and creating upward pressure on domestic prices. As petroleum products are essential goods that affect the prices of most other kinds of goods, managing their prices in accordance with global fluctuations while moderating their impact on the economy is a … [Read more...] about Effective price management kept 2018 on course
Results day 2018
1,000 people join Vietnam Clean Air Days 2018
Co-organised by the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Live & Learn Environmental Education Centre (Live&Learn), the event, with the message "Clean air - Green gift - Healthy family", is expected to contribute to increasing public awareness on the current situation, causes and impacts of air pollution to public health, and promote changes in attitudes and actions in improving air quality. Participants had the chance to receive information, visit exhibitions and join painting activities on the topic of air pollution. The event opened activities under the "Vietnam Clean Air" campaign organised annually by GreenID and Live & Learn. The campaign aims to contribute to the voice of the community in the process of building, improving and enforcing clean air policies in Vietnam. According to Nguyen Thi Hang, manager of GreenID’s Air and Water Programme, in recent years, GreenID has actively implemented many initiatives to contribute to the effort to … [Read more...] about 1,000 people join Vietnam Clean Air Days 2018
National volunteer festival 2018 launched
At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Volunteer Day 2018 was organised in Hanoi on December 1 in response to International Volunteer Day (December 5). Speaking at the event, permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Nguyen Anh Tuan said the event aims to honour efforts of domestic and foreign voluntary organisations and individuals, thus contributing to socio-economic development. It also offers participants a chance to meet and share experience in the field, he said, hailing creative models to bring practical results to the community. The day attracted 2,000 domestic and foreign volunteers with diverse activities such as the opening ceremony, a walking event gathering 1,500 people to popularise International Volunteer Day, and fundraising in support of ethnic minority students in the northern mountainous region. On the occasion, the HCMCYU Central Committee and the United Nations … [Read more...] about National volunteer festival 2018 launched
World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
This year’s IP Day celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courages of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future. Vietnam organized various meaningful activities to celebrate this event. Since the first IP Day in 2000, this day had become the day when people all over the world celebrate the contribution of intellectual property rights to the development of culture and arts, technology and innovation for the sake of humans’ life. The message of the WIPO 2018 is that innovation and creativity are manifested through various forms, from the very common to the very extra-ordinary things. For example, a billboard in Peru harvests water from the air, supplying the local community with clean drinking water; a 3D-printer at an American university regenerates damaged human tissue; money can be transferred via mobile phones and minor financial services in Kenya; or renewable energy is used to power refrigerators in rural areas of India. … [Read more...] about World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
Vietnam, Russia draws up road-map for defense cooperation in 2018-20 period
The two defense ministers reviewed the results of the bilateral defense cooperation in the past time and discussed orientations for bilateral defense cooperation in the future. The host affirmed that the Russian Federation always considers Vietnam as an important partner and a traditional close friend in the Asia-Pacific region. Russia is always willing to expand defense cooperation with Vietnam, he emphasized. The guest congratulated the Russians on the successful organization of the recent presidential election. At the working session He showed empathy for difficulties facing the country, but still strongly believed that the Russians, under the leadership of the Russian State and President V. Putin, will soon overcome difficulties and build a developed country with its increasing credibility and status in the world. General Lich also highly appreciated Russia’s organization of the annual Moscow Conference on International Security, saying that the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia draws up road-map for defense cooperation in 2018-20 period