Ninh Thuan to host international kitesurfing week for first time
HCMC – The south-central province of Ninh Thuan will host an international kitesurfing week for the first time to spur local tourism. The international kitesurfing week is scheduled to last 10 days, from December 16 to 25, in Ninh Hai District as part of the Ninh Hai-Ninh Thuan Cultural and
The ‘hunger relief’ dish once in Nghe An village became a specialty that could not be sold in time
The “hunger relief” dish of one of the people of Tan Nhuong village, Hung Dao commune (Hung Nguyen), has now become a “strange” dish that [...]
The ‘unusual’ dishes that foreign tourists find most worth trying in Vietnam
After surveying the opinions of readers around the world, the famous travel site Lonely Planet has compiled 6 Vietnamese dishes that foreign tourists think are [...]
Unique Apricot blossom garden with billions of dongs of artisans of the land of Binh Dinh
Having a predestined relationship with the Apricot blossom, artist Do Van Pham owns a billion-dollar bonsai apricot garden. The monumental new house of Mr. Do [...]
Some business models eligible for e-invoices generated from cash registers
HCMC – The General Department of Taxation is building a roadmap to deploy e-invoices with tax codes generated from cash registers as a subsequent step in the digital transformation of the tax sector. According to the General Department of Taxation, eight business models will be entitled to apply
The thing that grows on the top of a tree is like a “panacea” in Vietnam, rich people buy it all year round
This mushroom is likened to a “panacea” because of its rare medicinal value. Lingtian mushroom (Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns) is one of the rare mushrooms in Vietnam [...]
Contractors for North-South Expy’s second phase to be chosen before December 25
HCMC – The North-South Expressway project’s second phase has entered the final stage of the contractor selection process, so the contractors for the first 12 bidding packages will be chosen before December 25, according to the Ministry of Transport. The bid openings for those 12 packages with a
Lao Cai border gates to be fully reopened early next month
HCMC – The Vietnam-China border gates in the northern province of Lao Cai will be fully reopened on January 1 next year, as China has eased its Covid-19 restrictions, according to a local official. Hoang Dang Khoa, chairman of the People’s Committee of Lao Cai City, was quoted by the local media
Finance Ministry proposes delaying Decree 65 until 2024
HCMC – The Ministry of Finance has released a draft decree amending Decree 65 on bond trading, proposing a one-year delay of putting the said decree into force. In its proposal, the ministry suggested that Decree 65 should take effect from January 1, 2024, as the bond market is in a liquidity
Commercial banks told to send weekly reports on interest rates
HCMC – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the nation’s central bank, has written to commercial banks ordering them to report on interest rate movements on a weekly basis. The SBV said banks would have to send reports on deposit and lending rates to the Monetary Policy Department prior to 11 a.m.
PM calls for measures to stabilize volatile bond market
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch ordering the Ministry of Finance to take prompt action to stabilize the volatile corporate bond market. The market for corporate bonds, especially those issued via private placement, is in a crisis and there seems to be no way
Long Xuyen Floating Market through a foreign photographer’s perspective
AN GIANG – At the beginning of December, JP Klovstad, a Norwegian, had a trip to Long Xuyen floating market and recorded pictures of life there. [...]