Ninh Binh pilots double-decker bus service in town
HCMC – The Ninh Binh Department of Tourism has joined hands with the Anh Viet Hop On – Hop Off Viet Nam Company Limited to pilot the double-decker bus service aimed at wooing more visitors to the province. As part of the trial, the double-decker buses, which have an open-top design, started in Hoa
Nha Trang proposed for expansion by 880 hectares
HCMC – Four communes and towns in Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province, with a total area of around 880 hectares, would be incorporated into Nha Trang City, according to the amended Nha Trang City Master Plan until 2040. The four communes and towns comprise Dien An, Dien Toan, Suoi Hiep and
Large amount of sugar imported in 2021-2022 crop
HCMC – Vietnam imported a large proportion of sugar in the 2021-2022 crop to meet the domestic demand despite an 8.3% year-on-year increase in sugar output to 750,000 tons. There was a massive shortage of sugar though the country had many sources of sugar supply, such as local production, tariff
Vietnam’s outbound investment reaches US$534 million in 2022
HCMC – Vietnamese businesses poured nearly US$534 million into their projects abroad in 2022, a sharp increase over last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Some 109 new projects received certificates for overseas investment with total
Gov’t to add over VND900b to Hanoi’s metro line project
HCMC – The Government has decided to add over VND900 billion to the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line project in Hanoi. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai signed a decision amending the medium-term public investment plan using the central budget in the 2021-2025 period. According to the decision, an
Auto inspection centers to be probed nationwide
HCMC – An interdisciplinary team led by the leader of Vietnam Register will inspect the overall operations of auto registration centers in the country from January 1 to December 31, 2023, considered a key measure to enforce compliance at the registration and inspection centers. The inspection team
Vietnam sees higher agro trade surplus
HCMC – The agricultural sector’s trade surplus in 2022 is estimated to reach US$8.5 billion, improving 30% against the year-ago figure, according to statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Vietnam saw a 9.3% year-on-year increase in agricultural exports in 2022, at over
Transimex to issue nearly 16 million bonus shares
HCMC – Transimex Corporation, which trades its TMS shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, will issue more than 15.8 million bonus shares to raise its charter capital by nearly VND159 billion. The board of Transimex has passed a decision adjusting the order to implement share issuance plans, with
HCMC begins work on Highway 50 expansion today
HCMC – The HCMC Management Board of Investment and Construction of Traffic Projects today, December 27, broke ground on the National Highway 50 expansion project, with a total cost of VND1.5 trillion. A section of the highway spanning seven kilometers in the city’s outlying district of Binh Chanh
HCMC bans trailer trucks from entering inner-city streets
HCMC – Trailer trucks will be banned from entering Nguyen Dinh Chieu and Vo Van Tan streets in downtown HCMC starting from December 31 to ease traffic jams and accidents, according to the HCMC Department of Transport. Under the municipal department’s decision, trailer trucks are banned from
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Nhu cầu đối voi dầu tho toan cầu có thể vẫn sẽ gặp ap lực lon vao năm 2023 trong bối cảnh suy thoai kinh tế toan cầu đang đến gần. Suy thoai đã gần như trở nen khong thể tranh khỏi khi ma cac ngan hang trung ương lon tren thế gioi vẫn tiếp tục tăng lãi suất va tuyen bố sẽ thắt chặt hơn vao năm
First construction packages signed for North-South Expy’s phase two
HCMC – The Project Management Board No.6 under the Ministry of Transport held a contract signing ceremony for three construction packages of the Vung Ang-Bung and Bung-Van Ninh sections on phase two of the North-South Expressway project. They comprise a VND5.4-trillion package for the Vung
HCMC seen cancelling two long-stalled waste treatment projects
HCMC – HCMC is weighing the revocation of two waste treatment plant projects in the city’s outlying district of Cu Chi with a total investment of over VND13 trillion as they have lagged behind schedule. HCMC Vice Chairman Bui Xuan Cuong told the municipal Department of Natural Resources and
Vietnam’s export sector pins hopes on China’s reopening
HCMC – Vietnam’s exporters of tra fish, textiles and garments and rubber are pinning their hopes on China’s gradual reopening, according to VnDirect. According to the Vietnam News Agency, China started in early December to roll back many Covid-19 restrictions. Over the past three years, China has
Bridge connecting Binh Duong and Tay Ninh opened to traffic
HCMC – A bridge linking Binh Duong and Tay Ninh provinces was opened to traffic this morning, December 26, after two years of construction, according to the government of Binh Duong. The project, which includes two access roads, starts from Provincial Road No. 744 in Dau Tieng District, Binh
Saigontel to set up electronics manufacturing company
HCMC – Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation, which trades its SGT shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, has passed a plan to establish an electronics manufacturing company in Quang Ninh Province with charter capital of VND230 billion. The Quang Yen electronics company, wholly