HCMC launches Online Friday 2022
HCMC – HCMC is entering the shopping season with a host of events being kicked off to promote consumption, including Online Friday 2022 and the second Promotion Month, launched yesterday, December 1. The launch event was co-held by the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, under the
Where to go in December in the country?
Phu Quoc, Da Lat, Quang Binh, Sa Pa, Ha Giang… are all in the most beautiful season of the year, suitable for travel. Here are [...]
Binh Duong plans to build engineering supporting industrial zone
HCMC – The southern province of Binh Duong has inked a cooperation memorandum with Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) for the establishment of an engineering supporting zone costing VND26,000 billion. Binh Duong Province and THACO will begin launching the project in 2023, with the provincial
Franchising of toll collection on State-funded expressways considered
HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has requested relevant agencies to weigh franchising toll collections on State-funded expressways, which would enable the Government to recover capital immediately to finance other traffic projects. Though the Government has allocated up to VND300,000 billion to
International trade fair kicks off in HCMC
HCMC – The 20th Vietnam International Trade Fair, Vietnam Expo 2022, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in HCMC’s District 7 on December 1, featuring 550 booths with more than 520 enterprises from 20 countries and territories. The three-day event consists of a series of
PM seeks crackdown on housing and bond fraud
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered a clampdown on irregularities in the corporate bond and real estate markets, although it could affect market sentiment. The Prime Minister was speaking during a government meeting held Thursday morning, December 1. According to Chinh, rapid and
Turbine test in France boosts Hoa Binh hydropower plant expansion
HCMC – GE Hydro Solutions and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) have conducted an acceptance test of the 240-MW turbine at the hydraulic laboratory in Grenoble, France, marking a key milestone in the expansion of the Hoa Binh hydropower plant. Under a deal signed by GE Hydro Solutions and EVN for
Crystal stalactites, jade lake in Thoòng valley
QUANG BINH – On the journey to explore the caves in Thoòng valley, visitors will swim through the jade-colored lake, and watch the stalactites like crystal, [...]
HCMC’s foreign investment approvals up 3.3%
HCMC – As of early December, HCMC’s total foreign investment approvals had reached US$3.54 billion, up 3.3% year-on-year. The municipal authorities have so far this year approved 807 new foreign-invested projects with total pledged capital of US$477.7 million. Remarkably, there are 304 projects in
Vietnam’s rice exporters see opportunities as Indonesia boosts imports
HCMC – Indonesia plans to import 500,000 tons of rice to improve its reserves in 2022, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese rice exporters to enter the Indonesian market. Indonesia’s national rice reserves have fallen to under 600,000 tons, while the nation aims to secure 1.2 million tons in
HCMC reports strong economic growth this year
HCMC – HCMC’s gross regional domestic product is estimated to rise by over 9% this year, well above the target of 6%-6.5%, showing the city’s strong post-Covid recovery, heard a conference held by the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee on November 30. All the three main pillars of the
Super expensive, just the legs of this type of chicken are more than 1 million dong
If a bird’s nest, comedian, shark fin… cost millions of dong, now chicken feet are also offered for sale for millions of dong for a [...]