Nam Du Island in the beautiful season at the end of the year
KIEN GIANG – Blue sky in the same pristine beauty of large and small islands attracts tourists to Nam Du in the last days of the [...]
Nearly 2,000 vehicle deals done at Vietnam Motor Show 2022
HCMC – Vietnam Motor Show 2022 held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) saw record-high vehicle sales and orders during the five days of the event, from October 26 to 30. About 2,000 automobiles were sold and thousands of orders for upcoming auto models were placed, according to
Storms and floods leave heavy socioeconomic impact on Danang
DANANG – Storms and floods in October adversely affected Danang’s socioeconomic conditions, the Danang Statistical Office reported. October witnessed unprecedented torrential rains, flooding many streets and residential areas in the city, damaging properties and causing price spikes in some
H’mong woman gets RMIT Vietnam scholarship
HCMC – Via RMIT Vietnam’s Opportunity Scholarship in 2022, Hang Thi Ly, a young woman from the H’mong ethnic group in the mountainous north-western region of Vietnam, traveled over 1,700 kilometers to study at RMIT Vietnam in HCMC. She is one of the six recipients of RMIT Vietnam’s Opportunity
Angimex to shelve share sale plans
HCMC – An Giang Import-Export Company (Angimex), whose AGM shares are traded on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE), will get feedback from its shareholders on the suspension of share sale plans at its second extraordinary general meeting. These share issue plans were passed at the company’s
Local fuel prices rise further
HCMC – Domestic fuel retail prices were revised up VND120-410 per liter or kilogram today, November 1, according to an announcement jointly issued by the ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance. This is the third upward fuel price adjustment since mid-October. RON 95-III gasoline now sells for
Tang Long Bridge in Thu Duc City faces cost overruns
HCMC – Tang Long Bridge in Thu Duc City can only be completed in 2024, instead of 2019 as earlier planned, due to site clearance bottlenecks. The HCMC Department of Transport confirmed the rescheduling in a document sent to the Thu Duc City People’s Committee and the Transportation Works
Vietnam-China trade put at US$148 billion in Jan-Oct
HCMC – Bilateral trade between Vietnam and China amounted to US$148 billion between January and October, according to the Vietnam General Statistics Office. Vietnam spent US$100.7 billion on imports from China and exported products worth US$47 billion to this neighboring country in the first 10
Ba Ria-Vung Tau to have 8,300 more social homes in 2025
HCMC – Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will build an additional 8,300 social homes by 2025 due to the soaring demand, heard a meeting recently chaired by the provincial government. The province has a mere nine social housing projects with a total of 1,550 units, mainly for public officials and civil
Deputy health minister Nguyen Truong Son steps down
HCMC – Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son resigned from his post due to personal reasons from today, November 1. Son was born in 1964, so he can still work until 2025 before his retirement under the prevailing regulations, but he tendered his resignation in mid-2022, citing his
Consular Club’s annual charity bazaar to come back
HCMC – The Consular Club of HCMC will host the 27th Annual International Charity Bazaar at the Caravelle Saigon in downtown HCMC on November 12, marking the club’s first major fundraising event after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event is aimed at bringing back the club’s
Cai Mep port wharf proposed for extension for bigger ships
HCMC – Cai Mep General Port Company Limited has asked the Ministry of Transport for approval to lengthen a wharf of the port to accommodate vessels of up to 150,000 DWT, the transport news site baogiaothong.vn reported. With the current wharf, the Cai Mep Port in the southern province of Ba