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FLC told to pay for groundwater pumped without permit

HCMC – The government of Quang Ninh Province has told the FLC Group Joint Stock Company (FLC) to pay more than VND8 billion for the volume of groundwater the firm illegally pumped to irrigate its golf course from 2018 to 2021. Over the three-year period, the golf course pumped around 600,000 cubic

HCMC starts rehabilitation of polluted canal

HCMC – Work began this morning, February 23, on a VND8.2-trillion project to rehabilitate the heavily polluted Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len Canal, according to the local media. The 33-kilometer Tam Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len Canal will be dredged. It will also have concrete embankments, roads measuring

Gojek launches GoCar services at Tan Son Nhat airport

HCMC – Gojek, an on-demand platform, announced the launch of its GoCar service at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC today, February 23. The launch is expected to meet the rising demand of thousands of passengers leaving and arriving at the airport’s domestic and international

FPT acquires Intertec International’s IT Services division

HCMC – FPT Corporation, a leading Vietnamese technology firm, has announced its acquisition of Intertec International’s (Intertec) IT Services division to further strengthen its North American nearshore delivery capabilities. The acquisition enables FPT and Intertec to provide customers with a

Novaland’s former chairman leaves board of directors

HCMC – Bui Xuan Huy, former chairman of the HCMC-based property company Novaland, resigned yesterday, February 22, for personal reasons. He said in his resignation letter that his decision followed the firm’s restructuring plan. Huy held the post of general director of Novaland for two consecutive

Vietnam seeks express railway cooperation with Spain

HCMC – Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy has said Spain can invest in Vietnam’s transportation industry and launch education and training programs for local personnel, particularly in railway projects. Huy praised the growing ties between the two nations during a recent meeting with

Cat Bi Airport pilots facial recognition tech

HCMC – The Cat Bi International Airport in Haiphong City has arranged a single line equipped with biometric authentication technology for travelers having chip-based citizen identity (ID) cards. Passengers are required to go through a facial recognition system at the security checkpoint, where a

Vietnam to export 7 million tons of rice this year

HCMC – Vietnam’s rice export activity has shown positive signs early this year, with 6.5-7 million tons of rice forecast to be exported in all of 2023. The forecast was made during a trade conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in HCMC on February 21. At the conference, the

Air passengers soar over 90% in Jan-Feb

HCMC – Vietnam’s aviation sector has recovered robustly, achieving a high growth rate compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019. In a report the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) sent to the Ministry of Transport on air transportation so far this year, the number of flights and air

Charges filed against former Haiphong police chief

HCMC – Do Huu Ca, former director of the Haiphong City Police Department, has been charged with asset misappropriation fraud. The 65-year-old was detained on February 18 for his alleged involvement in tax evasion and illegal trading of invoices that happened in Haiphong City and neighboring Quang