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
Full-year budget revenue 24% higher than targeted
HCMC – Budget revenue is estimated to exceed the full-year target by 24.3%, topping VND1,460 trillion, the General Department of Taxation reported during an online conference held yesterday, December 15. Compared to the revenue recorded in 2021, the figure this year improved by 8.5%. Of the
Wild plants from abroad to Vietnam cost millions, and sisters race to buy
This type of plant in foreign countries grows wild around the house, now it is expensive to return to Vietnam. This is a plant that [...]
Strangely, the “eunuch” chicken was selected from the egg, the “expensive” price was still not enough for the giants to buy during Tet
The “eunuch” chicken costs up to a million per one, but it is still not enough to provide customers with their needs during Tet. Cane [...]
The specialty in the old countryside is as cheap as giving, now it is a “gold mine” people go to catch and earn half a million / per day
In Thanh Hoa, people in the coastal areas can earn a few hundred to a million dong a day. The mussel is smaller in size [...]
International partners pledge to back Vietnam to achieve Net Zero 2050 goal
HCMC – Vietnam and the International Partners Group (IPG) have agreed a bold Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) which will mobilize an initial US$15.5 billion of public and private finance over the next three to five years to support Vietnam to achieve its ambitious Net Zero 2050 goal, said
HCMC seeks to develop waterway tourism along with passenger transport
HCMC – HCMC has the potential to develop passenger transport in combination with waterway tourism, so it is seeking to build appropriate products to exploit this advantage. The city now has 101 waterway routes with a total length of 913 kilometers, which is convenient for developing waterway
PM seeks removal of yellow card on Vietnam’s fishery
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the European Union (EU) to remove its yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood exports and approve the European Union-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement. The request was made while he was attending a summit celebrating the 45th anniversary of the
Starting a business with a tree that was cut down, 8x Hoa Binh collects tens of millions of dong/per month
From an ordinary tree just to get fruit with low value, even though many people cut it down, Mr. Ly has filtered the seeds and [...]
Vingroup to set up hi-tech medical firm
HCMC – Vingroup JSC, which trades its VIC shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, has passed a plan to contribute capital to establish VinMedtech Hi-tech Medical JSC. VinMedtech, headquartered in Viet Hung Ward in Hanoi City’s Long Bien District, has chartered capital of VDN300 billion, 99% of