Earn tens of millions in less than 24 hours thanks to the custom of buying golden sugar cane to worship God in Saigon
Once a year, yellow sugarcane becomes a “hot” item that houses buy together to worship God on January 9. A small section of Le Quang [...]
Over VND638 trillion of public investment for 2023 allocated
HCMC – More than VND638 trillion in public investment capital for this year has been allocated, reaching over 90% of the target set by the Prime Minister, according to a Ministry of Finance report. The ministry said in the report that the total amount of capital earmarked for public investment in
Tet train schedules remain in place
HCMC – The railway industry will keep in place the extra train schedules designed for the Tet holiday season, according to the Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (HARACO). TN3 and SE9 trains will be in service longer than expected to meet the travel demands of passengers from central provinces to HCMC,
Work starts on Vam Giong Bridge in Tien Giang
HCMC – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang began construction on the VND56-billion Vam Giong Bridge project today, February 1. The bridge connects the districts of Cho Gao and Go Cong Tay, with the main span and its access roads stretching roughly 1,300 meters. The project would be completed
Sacombank deputy general director resigns
HCMC – The Sai Gon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) has relieved Le Van Ron from his posts of deputy general director and risk management director at the bank following his request, with effect from today, February 1. Ron has 32 years’ experience in finance and banking. He
State budget revenue reaches over VND165 trillion in January
HCMC – State budget revenue in January 2023 totaled VND165.7 trillion, meeting 12.1% of the year’s estimate and reaching 4.4% higher than the same period last year, according to the General Department of Taxation under the Ministry of Finance. Of the total, budget revenue from crude oil amounted
Two carriers conduct nearly 400 ferry flights from Tan Son Nhat airport
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air operated a total of 399 ferry flights from the Tan Son Nhat airport to take passengers from northern and central provinces to HCMC from January 26 to 30 as the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) ended. Migrant workers in HCMC and some neighboring provinces
Local cooking gas prices soar in Feb
HCMC – The domestic retail cooking gas price surged by over VND60,000 per 12-kilogram cylinder starting today, February 1, following the soaring global prices of the product. In Hanoi City, a 12-kilogram cylinder of the Petrolimex cooking gas is priced at VND480,500, up VND62,000 against the
Int’l cruise ships return to Vietnam post pandemic
HCMC – Many cruise ships have begun carrying foreign passengers to Vietnam, particularly during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, signaling the recovery of international tourism after more than two years of declining due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of ships arriving in Vietnam in the
HCMC proposes six BOT road projects worth VND100 trillion
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed developing six projects to widen and upgrade existing roads under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format with a total cost of VND100 trillion. Under the Law on Public-Private-Partnership Investment, the BOT format is only used for building new
Nationwide ASF vaccine rollout set to start from this month
HCMC – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that an African swine fever (ASF) vaccination campaign would be launched across Vietnam in February this year. The ministry made the announcement at a meeting held yesterday, January 31, which featured discussions to supervise the
Real estate sector’s debt hits VND1,200 trillion
HCMC – Outstanding loans in the real estate sector have topped VND1,200 trillion, according to the Ministry of Construction. As of December 31, 2022, the sector had owed nearly VND800 trillion to banks, while real estate bonds amounted to VND419 trillion. In 2022 alone, property firms took out