• Govt debt to rise to 55% of GDP

      01/11/2016
    Mai Tien Dung, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office, has defended a proposal for hiking Government debt to no higher than 55% of gross domestic product (GDP).  
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  • Making ethanol without corn or other plants

      29/10/2016
    Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to produce liquid ethanol from carbon monoxide gas. This promising discovery could provide an eco-friendly alternative to conventional ethanol production from corn and other crops, say the scientists. Their results are published in the April 9 advanced online edition of the journal Nature.  
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  • Nano-spike catalysts convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol

      28/10/2016
    In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol.  
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  • Public debt ceiling to remain at 65%

      25/10/2016
    The government will not lift the public debt ceiling but will tighten its financial discipline to develop enterprises and further attract social investment to create the resources needed for reform and socioeconomic development.  
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  • Global cold chain to grow 7% annually through 2020

      20/10/2016
    The global cold chain market is projected to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 7% from 2016, to reach a value of US$234.49 billion by 2020, according to a report from Research and Markets.  
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