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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a big test for enterprise resilience but also an opportunity for businesses to re-evaluate their long-term strategy and urgency of sustainable development. Industry insiders and experts shared their opinions at a dialogue with the press on the topic “Sustainable business development, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic”, held by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) on July 15 in Hanoi. Experts said the pandemic has revealed the shortcomings in governance of Vietnamese enterprises, including risk management, crisis management and adaptation. This is considered one of the main reasons for the collapse of many local enterprises since the outbreak of the disease. According to data from the General Statistics Office (GSO), more than 56,200 enterprises were forced to stop operation in the first six months, up 10 percent year-on-year, of which the number of companies registering to … [Read more...] about Corporate sustainability key to enterprise resilience after pandemic

To ensure stable consumption and avoid inventories of rice in the market, the EC recommended importing 10,000 tons of unhusked rice from January 1 to March 31 each year, the other 5,000 between April 1 and June 6 and the remaining 5,000 tons from July 1 to September 30. … [Read more...] about EU announces import quotas for Vietnam’s farm produce

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati said search and rescue operations were hampered by thick mud covering roads and houses, and rain was continuing to fall, AP reported. … [Read more...] about Indonesia: Death toll in flash flood rises to 21

Hanoi (VNA) - Australia will continue to strongly advocate the freedom of navigation through the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on July 16. “Australia will continue to adopt a very consistent position,” Morrison told a media briefing in Canberra when asked about Australia’s stance on US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo’s latest statement on the South China Sea issue. On July 13, Pompeo affirmed that “the United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific”, and the China’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful. Regarding Pompeo’s statement, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on July 15 that Vietnam welcomes other countries’ stance on the East Sea issue in line with international law. Peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the sea are the aspiration and goal of countries … [Read more...] about Australia affirms continued support for freedom of navigation in East Sea

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently signed decisions on the appointment of new deputy defence ministers.  They are Vice Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission and Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy; Lieut. Gen. Vu Hai San, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, and Commander of Military Zone 3; and Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission and Commander of the Border Guard Command./. … [Read more...] about Prime Minister appoints new deputy defence ministers