Vietnam considers high-speed rail line
HCMC – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has thrown its weight behind a North-South express railway with a maximum speed of 180-250 km per hour as proposed by the Ministry of Transport. Both ministries will look into assessments by consultants, ask the Government for instructions and clarify
Rumors of sharp consumer price rises denied
HCMC – The head of the Price Statistics Department at the General Statistics Office (GSO), Nguyen Thu Oanh, has rejected rumors that consumer prices have soared 10-20% this year. The GSO said in a recent release that rent rose again due to the high demand and some localities increased tuition fees
The story of Xuan La people, 30 years of sitting and kneading dough, making “stork toys”
For nearly 30 years, his funny shapes have followed Mr. Nguyen Van Kinh (from Xuan La village, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi) everywhere to bring joy [...]
Gov’t proposes adding birthplace field to Vietnam’s new passports
HCMC – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has presented to the National Assembly a proposal for adding the place of birth (POB) field to the personal identification page of newly designed passports. On November 7, Minister of Public Security To Lam presented to the National Assembly the
Int’l agriculture fair generates VND20 billion in sales
CAN THO – The Vietnam International Agriculture Fair 2022 at the Can Tho Promotion Agency (CPA) ended last night, November 6, earning total sales revenue of around VND20 billion. The fair attracted over 100,000 visitors in five days, from November 2 to November 6, according to Nguyen Thi Kieu
Vietnam aims for 100 more golf courses by 2025
HCMC – Vietnam aims to double the number of golf courses to 200 by 2025 to boost the country’s golf tourism and attract international golfers. The country now has about 100 golf courses, Nguyen Trung Khanh, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, told a recent meeting with Paul
Section of the “mini apartment” to raise sea crabs in the middle of the street of the boy 9X
Each crab is raised separately in a plastic box, stacked in many layers, and numbered like a mini apartment to save space… The model helps [...]
Unique move to hunt multi-legged species running as fast as the wind
In addition to using discarded plastic pipes as “traps”, each house has its own secret in processing bait to hunt millipedes, running like the wind, [...]
Floods overflow the fields, and people head to the water source in the season of shoveling eels and catching field fish
At this time, the high flood water level covered the fields in the watershed of 2 border communes of Vinh Xuong, Phu Loc, and Tan [...]
The fish that used to be abandoned is now a specialty, traders compete to buy it
The 10th lunar month is the season of congee fish – a favorite seafood species. The fishing boats have just landed, and traders have scrambled to [...]
The enchanting beauty of Cam Son Lake when the weather turns to autumn
Cam Son Lake (Bac Giang province) resembles the image of a giant octopus, pouring water in four directions, creating spectacular beauty for a large mountainous [...]
Vietnam’s online exports grow strongly
HCMC – Online exports have grown sharply this year, with the number of Vietnamese firms listing their products on Amazon skyrocketing by 80% over the same period last year. Online export is a form of cross-border trade using an e-commerce platform. From 2020 to 2027, international e-commerce trade