Christmas atmosphere in Saigon parishes
For nearly a month now, many alleys in Go Vap districts, Thu Duc city have been decorated with colored lights, caves, and pine trees to [...]
Going around Vietnam hunting for the galaxy
Nhat Minh went to many places, accepted many sleepless nights, and sometimes had to stand for hours to hunt galaxies squeezed between the sea and [...]
Highway 51 toll collection yet to be discontinued
HCMC – Due to prolonged negotiations over financial matters, toll collection on National Highway 51 will not be suspended from December 17 as earlier proposed by the Department for Roads of Vietnam. After 17 rounds of negotiations, the department and the project’s investor, Bien Hoa – Vung Tau
Assistant to deputy PM expelled from Party
HCMC – Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, has been expelled from the Party due to degradation of morality and lifestyle, bribe taking, and violations of regulations and of the don’ts for Party members. Trinh’s expulsion from the Party came after Party General
Banks agree to slash lending rates
HCMC – Sixteen banks are offering an annual interest rate discount of 0.5-3 percentage points for clients from December 2022 to the end of January in 2023, the Vietnam Bankers’ Association said. The total interest rate reduction amounts to VND3.5 trillion. Yesterday morning, December 15, the
Vietravel Airlines operates first int’l flight
HCMC – Local carrier Vietravel Airlines began international operations on December 16 by inaugurating daily round-trip flights between Hanoi and Bangkok, Thailand. The flight is scheduled to take off at 11:55 a.m. from Hanoi using narrow-body Airbus A321 aircraft. It is Vietravel’s first foreign
Bonsai grapefruit down the street to serve customers to play Tet, a 50-year-old unique pot with a price of 100 million dong
At this time, when the Lunar New Year 2023 has more than 30 days left, bonsai pomelos and kumquats began to appear in the area [...]
Strangely, the flowers do not wilt all year, customers spend tens of millions to buy them for the Tet display
The unique flower vases made from money receive the attention of many people. Accordingly, they are willing to spend tens of millions of dong to display [...]
Bamboo Capital chairman acquires five million BCG shares
HCMC – Nguyen Ho Nam, chairman of Bamboo Capital Group JSC, whose shares are traded on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange under the code BCG, has purchased five million BCG shares. The share purchase was conducted from December 2 to 14, raising his ownership in BCG to 15.63%, or some 83.4 million
Vietnamese win big at int’l photo contest for combating drink driving
HCMC – An international photo contest award ceremony themed “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” was held online on December 15, naming Vietnamese photographers as winners in some categories. The event was part of the “Power of No” campaign against drink driving, conducted by an alliance of 28
Pre-tax profit of 18 SOEs above expectations
HCMC – Over VND39.2 trillion in pre-tax profit was earned by 18 of the 19 enterprises under the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises, representing 117% of the figure last year and exceeding 73% of the year’s plan. The total revenue of 19 enterprises and corporations is
Double compensation likely for aging apartments in Hanoi
HCMC – The Hanoi City People’s Committee has introduced the draft regulations on renovation of aging apartments to the public for feedback, with compensation possibly double. According to information from the portal of the Hanoi City’s People’s Committee, for the aging apartment buildings