Nearly 300 people conquered Fansipan peak in a day
LAO CAI – 270 tourists from Hanoi and 55 supporters successfully conquered the Fansipan peak by road in just one day, the end of December 2022. [...]
Get rich from raising snakehead fish on white sand
QUANG BINH – People in coastal communes of the Le Thuy district raise snakehead fish in sand and canvas ponds, earning hundreds of billions of dong [...]
Vietjet to launch HCMC-Melbourne service in late March
HCMC – Local budget carrier Vietjet Air has announced a plan to launch a new air service connecting HCMC with the Australian city of Melbourne starting from March 31, with three weekly flights. The carrier is expected to increase the number of its flights on the route to seven from December 2024,
VNG Corporation has new chair
HCMC – VNG Corporation has announced Vo Sy Nhan is its new board chairman, with effect from January 1 this year, replacing Le Hong Minh who was earlier removed from the post. Vo Sy Nhan is among four independent board members being appointed at VNG’s 2022 extraordinary general meeting. Nhan serves
Diesel down, gasoline unchanged
HCMC – The retail price of gasoline was kept unchanged while diesel oil and kerosene were revised down, according to an announcement jointly released by the ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance today, January 11. This is the third price adjustment since the start of 2023. Bio-fuel E5 RON92
HCMC eyes 40 million domestic and int’l visitors in 2023
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Tourism has met with tourism companies seeking to attract 40 million local and foreign tourists to the city this year, and obtain total revenue of VND160,000 billion from tourism. The above target was announced at a tourism conference held by the HCMC Department of
New elevated beltway opened to traffic in Hanoi
HCMC – The Beltway No.2 section from the Nga Tu So interchange to the Vinh Tuy Bridge was officially opened to traffic today, January 11, after four years of construction, according to the local media. As one of the key projects of the city in the 2016-2021 period, the elevated beltway runs
Tough screening procedures hinder soft-loan rollout
HCMC – Tough inspection and screening procedures have hindered the rollout of a financial aid package with an interest rate discount of two percentage points, the Ministry of Finance said. According to commercial banks, the package amounted to VND850,000 billion in 2022, targeting 750,000
Fuel traders in HCMC to be inspected in June
HCMC – The market surveillance authority in HCMC will inspect 91 gas stations operated by more than 50 fuel trading firms citywide in June this year, according to the Market Surveillance Department of HCMC. Market surveillance teams will look into these businesses’ compliance with laws and
Vietnam’s auto imports hit all-time high
HCMC – Vietnam imported over 173,460 completely-built-up (CBU) cars worth US$3.84 billion last year, the highest annual figures ever, despite global supply chain disruptions and shortages of auto parts, especially chips. The country’s 2022 auto imports rose by 8.5% in volume and 5.1% in value
Tan Son Nhat airport is crowded with overseas Vietnamese
HO CHI MINH CITY – Thousands of people wait in the lobby and corridor of Tan Son Nhat airport to welcome their loved ones home to [...]
The vibrant flower market meets only once a year
The traditional Tet flower market in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has officially opened from the full moon day of December (January 6). This is a unique feature [...]