MPI Portal - Regional and Local Economy News http://www.mpi.gov.vn MPI Portal - Regional and Local Economy News portal.mpi.gov.vn:http://portal.mpi.gov.vn/rss/ US $1.13 million to mitigate natural calamity risks http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=23893662&p_details=1 World Vision will provide more than US $1.13 million for Thanh Hoa Province to improve its capacity in natural disaster risk prevention and mitigation from now to 2014. 27-OCT-11 HCM City holds rents to protect poor from inflation http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=18466498&p_details=1 District authorities in HCM City have taken many measures to ensure social welfare after the Government passed Resolution 11 last month to curb inflation and stabilise the economy. 23-MAR-11 Northwestern region registers 11.6% economic growth in first half http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=14115845&p_details=1 In the first half, the northwestern region saw a growth rate of 11.6%, higher than the figure of 7.81% in the same period last year. 13-JUL-10 Long An province seeks partners in Japan http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=13999161&p_details=1 A high-level delegation from the Mekong Delta province of Long An concluded a visit to the prefectures of Fukuoka and Nagasaki on Kyushu Island in Japan, on June 24. 26-JUN-10 Da Nang, Australia target closer cooperative ties http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=13221765&p_details=1 The central city of Da Nang and Australia are implementing important projects on education and healthcare, and their cooperation is expected to be stepped up in the coming time. 24-MAY-10 CPI in two biggest cities all up http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=13221329&p_details=1 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi statistics offices reported an increase of 0.48 percent and 0.41 percent, respectively, in the consumer price index (CPI) in May over April. 21-MAY-10 Can Tho urged to be modern, civilised city http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=12325545&p_details=1 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Mekong delta city of Can Tho to develop into a modern and civilised city, becoming a gateway for the region. 26-APR-10 SEA’s biggest cable-stayed bridge inaugurated in Mekong Delta city http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=12275152&p_details=1 The Ministry of Transport this morning inaugurated the Can Tho Bridge, the biggest cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia, connecting the two banks of the Hau River. 24-APR-10 Three strategies for an industrialized and modernized Hanoi http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=11749903&p_details=1 Hanoi should target an annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 9-10% from 2011 to 2020 and 7.5-8.5% in the 2021-2030 period while ensuring average GDP per capita of US $5,100-5,300 in 2020 and US $11,000 -12,000 in 2030, according to the municipal socio-economic development plans discussed by the City’s Party officials on April 7. 08-APR-10 Korea firms seek investment opportunities in Ho Chi Minh City http://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mpi_en/32343?pers_id=417336&item_id=11542086&p_details=1 Ten Korean enterprises operating in the fields of cosmetics, vacuum cleaners, underwater cameras and fuel filters are currently paying a visit to Hồ Chí Minh City (HCMC) to seek local partners for technology transfer and joint production. 07-APR-10