Fancy mini bonsai coconut attracts customers on the occasion of the Lunar New Year
The dried coconuts have been “turned” by gardeners into bonsai trees. With its fancy, this mini bonsai coconut has attracted many customers. The bonsai market, especially [...]
Amazed at the shape of a super plant that has been raised for 12 years, the giants paid millions of dollars and did not sell it
Super bonsai known as the ‘first in the South’ is a tree taken from the foothills of Sam mountain with a lifespan of several hundred [...]
Can Tho City sees double-digit GRDP growth for first time
HCMC – Can Tho City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) has hit an all-time high of 12.6% this year, placing it second among the Mekong Delta provinces and sixth nationwide. The industrial and construction sector has led the city’s economic performance in 2022, soaring 18.9% over 2021. The
HCMC breaks ground on VND3.4-trillion interchange
HCMC – The VND3.4-trillion An Phu interchange project got off the ground this morning, December 29, to ease traffic congestion in the eastern gateway of HCMC. The three-level interchange comprises a two-way underpass connecting HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway with Mai Chi Tho Street, a
Illegal fishing needs to be terminated to remove yellow card
HCMC – Vietnam has made progress in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing after five years of being given a yellow card by the European Commission (EU). However, the country still faces outstanding issues that must be resolved quickly. During an online conference on
Hoi An starts work on Cau Pagoda restoration
HCMC – The world-renowned city of Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, has started work on the Cau Pagoda Restoration Project. The project needs an investment of VND20.3 billion, half funded by the northern province of Quang Nam and the Hoi An City People’s Committee. The investment will be allocated to
HCMC vehicle registration centers get clogged
HCMC – Roughly half of the registration facilities in HCMC have stopped working recently, causing long queues of vehicles to rush to complete their periodic safety inspection and registration. As of December 27, nine out of 19 vehicle registration centers in HCMC had temporarily ceased operations,
HCMC’s full-year budget revenue soars
HCMC – HCMC’s budget revenue this year totaled nearly VND472 trillion, up 22% against the target and 23.6% year-on-year, heard a conference on the city’s 2022 budget collection and spending on December 28. The budget revenue from domestic production and business activities reached over VND330
FDI in Vietnam totals US$27.7 billion in 2022
HCMC – International investors had pledged around US$27.7 billion in new capital in Vietnam in the year to December 12, or 89% of the total reported in 2021, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Of the total, newly-registered capital saw a
Top 10 economic events of 2022
HCMC – Here’s a look back at 10 key economic events in Vietnam in 2022 selected by Kinh Te Saigon Online, a publication of the Saigon Times Group. Real estate market with bad records in 2022 The real estate market was known for its bad records in 2022, including inventory at a record high,
VinaCapital becomes Vietravel’s major shareholder
HCMC – Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport JSC (Vietravel), whose VTR shares are traded on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCOM), announced today that VinaCapital Fund Management JSC has become its major shareholder. Vietravel Holdings, the largest shareholder of Vietravel that is holding
The snow has covered the top of Fansipan white, and the people are excited: “Go to Sa Pa quickly and still have time”
This morning, when the temperature dropped, there was a heavy snowfall on the top of Fansipan. Due to the influence of cold air, early this [...]