Fishermen won a billion catch in the “open sea” trip at the beginning of the year
The price of Ho fish is 80,000-90,000 VND/kg, and many Nghe An fishermen earned a billion VND after their first trip to the sea.($1=24,000 VND) [...]
VNA to resume more air services to China
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will reopen international services on five more routes linking Vietnam and neighboring China in the next two months, raising the total number of Vietnam-China routes operated by the airline to nine, just one less than the pre-pandemic level. The national flag carrier
Grilling fish at the foot of a sacred temple in Nghe An
These days, even though it’s as cold as “cutting the flesh”, the people who bake herring at the foot of Con Temple are still hard [...]
Quang Tri proposes adding power projects to national plan
HCMC – The government of Quang Tri Province has proposed adding local power generation projects to the National Power Development Plan for 2021-2030, reported the local media. These projects comprise a 1,800-2,000MW wind farm west of the province and a 1,200-2,000MW pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Aqua-product exports plunge 31% in January
HCMC – Vietnam’s aqua-product exports dropped sharply in January, fetching only US$600 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). The first month this year saw a plunge of 31% in aqua-product export value year-on-year due to the week-long Lunar New
Two broken undersea cables linked to Vietnam to be fixed
HCMC – Two among four broken undersea cables linked to Vietnam are scheduled to be fixed in March and April this year, reported the local media. A plan to fix Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) and Intra Asia (IA) undersea cable networks has been announced, according to a representative of an internet
FIR to issue nearly 9 million shares to pay dividend
HCMC – First Real JSC, whose shares are traded on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange under the code FIR, is set to issue over 8.9 million shares to make the 2021 dividend payment to its existing shareholders. The firm will close the shareholder list for dividend payment on February 14. With the stock
Saltwater contamination threatens Mekong Delta agricultural land
HCMC – Saltwater intrusion has begun to make its way into provinces near the Mekong River, affecting the irrigation of crops. Some 60,000 hectares of rice and over 43,000 hectares of fruit in the Mekong Delta’s coastal provinces are at risk of being contaminated by saltwater, said the Directorate
Interbank interest rates surge
HCMC – Interbank interest rates surged last week as the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, shifted from net cash injections to withdrawals from the banking system. February 2 saw the interbank rate for the 9-month term jumping to 13% per annum from the previous 9.61%, but the
Unique contest of cooking traditional dishes combined with modern in Hanoi
Within the framework of “Spring Festival, Spring Culinary Culture Festival 2023”, the contest “Spring Cuisine – Ngu Xa Pearl Island 2023” attracted the participation of [...]
Farmers pay off debts, and build houses by growing clean vegetables
Many farmers know how to link production, towards high quality and safe products, serving market needs, so that people’s income has been improved. In the [...]
The old farmer collects billions of money every year with the off-season specialty of yellow potatoes
For many years, old farmer Nguyen Trinh has planted and cared for Le Can sweet potato varieties, producing many famous products; billions of dollars in annual [...]