64-year-old mother and son travel around Vietnam
After retiring, Ms. Lien traveled around Vietnam and always had her son as a companion. “My country is beautiful everywhere, from the mountains to the [...]
Near Tet, the village of Banh Chung makes people forget to eat and sleep
Near Tet, hundreds of households in the craft village pack Vinh Hoa Banh Chung (Yen Thanh district, Nghe An), so busy making cakes that they [...]
What does the worshiping tray of Ong Cong and Ong Tao include?
The tray of offerings to Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao is full to represent a prosperous year, so your family needs to prepare solemnly and [...]
The Tet season: The profession of repairing clothes and shoes is full at the end of the year because of the huge orders, earning nearly tens of millions a day
The closer the Tet holiday is, the stronger the cash inflow and outflow are. While some families lamented the ups and downs due to crop failures, [...]
What’s in Hung Thoong, a new natural cave system has been exploited to welcome tourists to Quang Binh
Besides Son Doong, Quang Binh now has another natural cave system for visitors to conquer and explore. Referring to the famous natural cave system in [...]
Tan Cang Long Binh Inland Container Depot put into service
HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has announced to launch the first phase of the Tan Cang Long Binh Inland Container Depot covering 25 hectares in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province. The Tan Cang Long Binh Inland Container Depot, developed by Tan Cang Long Binh ICD JSC, is located at 10 Phan Dang Luu
VND5 trillion to be spent on railway upgrade
HCMC – The Ministry of Transport will start work on five North-South express railway upgrade projects in the first quarter of this year, at a total cost of over VND5 trillion. The Vietnam Railway Authority under the ministry is in charge of deploying the five projects using the mid-term public
New apartment supply in Hanoi plunges to eight-year low
HCMC – Hanoi City saw new apartment supply tumbling to an eight-year low last year, but the average primary home price remained high, at about VND47 million per square meter, up 15% year-on-year, according to Savills Vietnam’s 2022 report. In 2022, a mere 12,640 new apartments were put up for sale
CAAV approves more flights for Tet
HCMC – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved an additional 28 flights each day, equivalent to 5,600 seats per day, to meet the huge air travel demand in the run up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which starts on January 22. There will be two flights per hour from 7 […]
Vietnam’s 2022 foreign trade expands 9.1% y-o-y
HCMC – Vietnam’s foreign trade in goods topped US$730 billion, up 9.1% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of US$12.4 billion, according to preliminary data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Imports rose 7.8% over 2021 to US$358.9 billion while exports soared 10.5% over the
Vietnam Register chief detained on bribe-taking allegations
HCMC – The police of HCMC said yesterday, January 11, that they had detained the head of Vietnam Register, Dang Viet Ha, on alleged charges of taking bribes. Speaking at a news briefing, Tran Thi Kim Ly, chief of the Office of the Investigative Division at the HCMC Police Department, said HCMC
Foreign investments in Binh Duong rise sharply
HCMC – Foreign investment approvals in the southern province of Binh Duong have grown strongly between 2016 to 2022, with US$39.7 billion pledged for around 4,085 projects. On average, around US$9.7 million was committed to a foreign-invested project. Last year the province saw a surge of