HCMC needs 25,000 workers by year-end
HCMC – The Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information HCMC (FALMI) has estimated that HCMC’s labor demand in the rest of this year would be around 23,000-25,000 people. Around 17,000 of them are needed in trade and service, almost 8,000 in construction and a small number in
Vietnam, Cambodia bolster investment, trade
CAN THO – Vietnam and Cambodia have sought to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, particularly with potential projects in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. The information was given during a Vietnam-Cambodia trade and investment cooperation conference in Can Tho City
HCMC prepares 34,000 tons of goods for Tet shopping season
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies are working together to arrange around 34,000 tons of goods worth approximately VND20 trillion as part of the city’s price stabilization program to serve the upcoming Lunar New Year, or Tet. Bui Ta Hoang Vu, director of the
HCMC plans to expand public bike rental service to neighboring districts
HCMC – HCMC is planning to trial 1,000 public bike rental services in Thu Duc City, districts 3, 7, Binh Thanh and Phu Nhuan. After one year of launching 500 public bikes in 43 spots in District 1, the service has been well received by users. At a meeting with the Netherlands Consulate General,
CAAV proposes adding nine new airports
HCMC – After a month of working with 10 provinces that proposed including their local airports in the national airport plan, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has given the go-ahead to nine airport projects. CAAV submitted a document on the results to the Transport Ministry after
Baekdu Forum highlights measures to support S.Korean SMEs in Vietnam
HCMC – The Baekdu Forum 2022 was held in Quang Nam Province yesterday, December 8, discussing measures to support South Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to expand investment in Vietnam. The event was co-organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Korea Federation of
Vietnam Airlines resumes regular flights to China
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines has restarted its regular commercial flights to China since today, December 9, as the country began to ease its Covid-19 restrictions, according to the local media. Its flight departing from HCMC to Guanzhou, China, at 9:55 a.m. this morning marked the resumption of
KBC plans to buy back 100 million shares
HCMC – Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation, which trades its KBC shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, will hold the second extraordinary shareholder meeting on December 28 to pass a plan to buy back 100 million shares. At the meeting, the firm will seek to cancel its previous plan of
Sleeper bus tickets to central provinces out of stock
HCMC – Most sleeper bus tickets to central Vietnam are about to be sold out as workers flock home earlier than usual due to massive layoffs. Some transport operators reported that buses to central provinces from January 13 to 20 had been fully booked. The Saigon Transportation Mechanical
Fuel supply enough for Lunar New Year consumption
HCMC – Given the current volume of fuel imports and stockpiles, Vietnam has enough fuel supply to satisfy the increasing demand during the Lunar New Year 2023, Trinh Quang Khanh, vice president of the Vietnam Petroleum Association said on December 8. The country’s two oil refineries, Binh Son and
HCMC cancels 169 long-delayed housing projects
HCMC – Cracking the whip against delayed projects, HCMC canceled 169 out of 357 long-delayed housing projects. At the eighth session of the 10th-tenure HCMC People’s Council, Nguyen Toan Thang, director of the Natural Resources and Environment Department, said that the department had joined hands
Lien Khuong Airport upgrade proposed
HCMC – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has sought approval to expand the Lien Khuong Airport as an international airport by 2030, matching the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 4E category. The airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will serve
Hanoi to build VND3.4-trillion bridge over Red River
HCMC – Hanoi City will develop a bridge across the Red River and a road connecting with National Highway 32 in Phuc Tho District at a total cost of over VND3.4 trillion in the 2022-2027 period. The Van Phuc bridge project was among 31 projects sourced from public investment, it was announced at a
Coca-Cola honored as one of the Top 4 most sustainable companies in Vietnam
Hanoi, December 1st, 2022, Coca-Cola Vietnam was named among Vietnam’s four most sustainable companies at the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2022, organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in cooperation with the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development
Digital tech product exports forecast at US$136 billion
HCMC – Vietnam’s digital technology product exports are estimated to gain US$136 billion this year, indicating the role of digital technology in the country’s renovation and creativity. The fourth national forum on the development of digital technology companies in 2022 began in Hanoi on December
Bac Ninh seeks approval for elevated railway
HCMC – The northern province of Bac Ninh is seeking the prime minister’s approval for developing the Lim-Pha Lai railway on a viaduct instead of on the ground as planned to optimize the use of urban land. The Bac Ninh government said that building the Lim-Pha Lai rail route on the ground could
