Toward sustainable tourism
Lam Dong Province’s success in agritourism has paved the way for other regions, including HCMC as Vietnam’s most populous city, to achieve sustainable development in the near future. Agritourism, a combination of three main elements of agriculture – farming, farmers, and rural areas – and tourism,
Ambitious targets amid challenges
While the business community is concerned about a fall in profit this year, the banking system still expects positive growth. Optimistic goals Despite accomplishing 55% of its plan for 2022 with pre-tax profit of over VND1.7 trillion, down 13% against 2021, ABBank has confidently set a pre-tax
Three corporations from Korea, Germany, and Japan committed to investing 3.7 billion USD in Vietnam
Three groups spoke with the Ministry of Planning and Investment about new investments and expansion this year at the Prime Minister Conference to Meet Foreign Investors, with a total investment capital of up to $3.7 billion.
LienVietPostBank ‘held’ more than 418 trillion dong of mortgage real estate
In 2022, LienVietPostBank's total pre-tax profit reached 5,689 billion VND, an increase of 54% compared to the same period in 2021. Currently, this bank owns more than 418 trillion VND of mortgage real estate, accounting for 68% of the total collateral value, 1.77 times higher than total
Digitalisation, innovation spur Vietnamese small businesses on expansion
Vietnamese small business owners overwhelmingly expect to grow in 2023, with a new survey showing they are the most confident in their local economy across the surveyed markets in the Asia-Pacific.
EU-invested expansion projects suspended over green energy standards
HCMC – Several EU investment projects in Vietnam have put their expansion plans on hold as the country does not meet green energy standards, heard at a conference between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and foreign investors. The conference was chaired by PM Chinh at the Government Office this
HCMC opens City Hall to visitors on holiday
HCMC – The 110-plus-year-old City Hall, the office of the HCMC People’s Committee, will be opened to tourists for the first time during the upcoming holidays on April 30 and May 1. Visitors are required to register between April 22 and 26 with the HCMC Tourism Department to secure a slot on the
China purchases this product from Vietnam at exceptionally high prices
Not yet the biggest customer, China is paying sky-high prices to buy tea from Vietnam in the first months of this year.
A must-visit coffee in Da Lat, Vietnam
Referring to the city of thousands of flowers, people not only think of Da Lat tourist destinations, entertainment, and fragrant flower villages but also of coffee shops, and afternoon tea with chill views, in harmony with nature to the soul is relaxed.
Philippines approves tariff commitments under RCEP
The Philippines on Thursday approved the executive order operationalizing the Philippines' tariff commitments under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.
Interesting places in Hanoi for families to go out on April 30
Old town food tour, suburban resort, camping ... are interesting experiences right in Hanoi on the occasion of April 30 for families who do not have time to travel far.
Stringee receives Series A financing from DSVGF
HCMC – Local communication platform start-up Stringee JSC has successfully secured the first round of initial investment from DAIWA-SSIAM Vietnam Growth Fund III L.P (DSVGF), a private equity fund investing primarily in private and non-listed domestic companies. DSVGF’s decision was attributed to