Bui Thanh Nhon returns to Novaland as board chairman
HCMC – Bui Thanh Nhon, founder of NovaGroup, has officially come back to the property developer Novaland as chairman and legal representative, according to a press release issued this afternoon, February 3. Nhon’s return to the top post is part of the restructuring project that NovaGroup,
Shorter fuel price review cycle proposed
HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed reviewing and adjusting fuel prices every seven days, instead of the current 10, to make it possible to align domestic and global gasoline prices. The weekly price review would take place every Thursday, except on holidays. If the adjustment
HCMC businesses need over 14,000 workers in Q1
HCMC – Businesses in the textile-garment, plastics, wholesale, engineering and electronics sectors in HCMC are expected to hire over 14,300 people in the first quarter of this year, according to a survey by the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Around 5,000 workers will be
An Cuong Wood obtains 2022 business targets
HCMC – An Cuong Wood – Working JSC wrapped up 2022 seeing its revenue and profit surpassing its targets for the year. The company said in its Q4/2022 financial report that it booked more than VND1.3 trillion in revenue and VND170 billion in profit in the final quarter last year, improving 27% and
Fusion Suite offers tropical soothing treatment
HCMC – Fusion Suite Vung Tau has introduced a spa service using an aromatic blend of steamed herbs and warming massage oils to relieve muscle pain and inflammation. The hotel said its professional therapists would use herbal balls made from fresh herbs such as turmeric, ginger, eucalyptus,
Central Highlands boy doing elephant-friendly tourism
DAK LAK – Y Sol Sruk, 26 years old, guides guests on walks, communicates with elephants and enjoys dishes of the Central Highlands prepared by himself. [...]
Beautiful romantic hundred-year-old pine forest “attracts guests” to check-in in at Gia Lai
Ancient pine trees in Ho Che Beach, Gia Lai always attract visitors to visit and check-in in the early spring days. Hundreds of years old [...]
Expy contractor voices concern over material shortage
HCMC – An expressway that links Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces in central Vietnam needs some 13.9 million cubic meters of building materials such as sand and rocks, but the local mines cannot satisfy the demand, said the project’s contractor. Ho Minh Hoang, chairman of Deo Ca Group, the
HCMC’s Tet retail sales at five-year high
HCMC – Total revenue from retail sales of goods and services during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday reached a five-year high of around VND57 trillion, data of the HCMC Department of Industry and Trade showed. Consumption grew strongly during the period from January 14 (the 23rd of the 12th lunar
Winning the shrimp sea, fishermen “pocket” millions every day
In the early days of 2023, fishermen in the waters of Dien Chau district (Nghe An), were very excited when they hit the sea shell [...]
Finance Ministry suggests taxing land and buildings separately
HCMC – The Ministry of Finance has proposed developing a new property tax law to separate the tax on land from that on buildings. Figures showed that tax collection from agriculture and non-agriculture land accounted for 0.24% of total state budget revenue and 0.03% of the country’s gross domestic
Interesting reactions of American tourists when eating special dishes “horror” hamsters
Many Vietnamese do not dare to eat rat meat for fear of being dirty and unhygienic. However, Brandon Hurley traveled all the way to Cao Lanh [...]