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Viet Nam plans to raise VND1.7 trillion (US$71.5 million) of investment from the private and foreign sectors to develop the national innovation centre (NIC).

 Viet Nam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Ha Noi on Saturday.

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested all-level authorities and sectors seriously implement his freshly-issued Directive 09 on solutions to remove obstacles to production and business activities so as to achieve this year’s growth target.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Electricity’s Hanoi Power Corporation (EVNHN) pledges to ensure sufficient power supply to people in the capital city of Hanoi in 2019, said its Deputy General Director Nguyen Anh Tuan during a meeting of the municipal Party Committee on April 2. 

Dong Nai (VNA) – The southern province of Dong Nai enjoyed a trade surplus of 690 million USD in the first quarter of 2019, said the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Son La (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision approving the planning of the Moc Chau national tourist site in the northern mountainous province of Son La by 2030. 

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Prime Minister, the Government and enterprises want ministries and agencies to carry out practical reforms, particularly those removing unnecessary administrative procedures, to create a better business climate in agriculture, a Government official said.

Lao Cai (VNA) - The import-export turnover through the Lao Cai International Border Gate on the Vietnam-China border hit 372.8 million USD in the first quarter of 2019, equivalent to 78.2 percent of the figure in the same period last year. 

HCMC – Local fuel retail prices have been revised upward by over VND1,000 per liter on average since 5 p.m. today, April 2, even though the fuel price stabilization fund was considerably tapped for this adjustment.