Farmers reluctant to increase livestock amid uncertainties
HCMC – Livestock farmers at this point in time usually boost meat supply in the lead up to the Lunar New Year; however, they need to take economic uncertainties and market upheavals into account before expanding their livestock this year. According to a representative of the Dong Nai Animal
VinFast receives US$135m of ADB-led green financing
HCMC – Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast has received a US$135 million financing package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to manufacture Vietnam’s first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and first national EV charging network. VinFast said in a statement today,
Cai Lay BOT stations collect nearly VND700 million each day
CAN THO – Since toll collection officially resumed on October 7, the two Cai Lay BOT stations have collected nearly VND9.5 billion, averaging out at VND700 million a day, according to the main investor of the project. The number of vehicles passing through the toll stations reaches roughly 19,400
Vietnam Airlines to launch online check-in service at Buon Ma Thuot airport
HCMC – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, which trades its HVN shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, will begin offering online check-in service to passengers departing from the Buon Ma Thuot airport in the Central Highlands province of Daklak on October 25. The airline has so far provided
Former deputy director of Dong Nai Sci-Tech Department detained
HCMC – A former deputy director of the Dong Nai Province Department of Science and Technology, Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, has been detained on alleged charges of violating regulations on the management and use of the State’s assets. His subordinate, Tran Thi Huynh Phuong, former chief accountant of the
Central provinces see shrimp deaths following storms and floods
HCMC – Many businesses in central provinces have faced mass shrimp deaths due to recent extreme weather conditions. The coastal province of Phu Yen has reported a mass death of shrimp after Typhoon Sonca struck. Heavy rainfall has changed the natural ecology of shrimp, with total loss at around
Saline intrusion hits Mekong Delta’s agro-fishery sector
CAN THO – Saltwater intrusion along with intensive drought has been posing threat to the agro-fishery sector in Mekong Delta. Nguyen Phuong Lam, director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Can Tho City, said the Mekong Delta was facing worsening threats as floods and land
Late autumn filling – Simple gifts from the mountains, once considered ‘meat of the poor’
Bui sticky rice, also known as black filling, is loved by many women when the cold season comes. Cannabis – A simple gift from the [...]
Leaving the city to go to the island, the girl spends less than 250$/ per month, eating and drinking with strangers
Watching the sunrise in the morning, diving in the afternoon, gathering around a tray of rice with strangers – every day on this girl’s island [...]
120-year-old lighthouse on Son Tra peninsula
DA NANG – Tien Sa lighthouse station in Son Tra forest was built during the French period but still operates stably, guiding ships at night. Tien [...]
Nestlé Vietnam’s MAGGI, SPC hold ceremony to honor chefs
HCMC – Nestle’s MAGGI Professional teamed up with the Saigon Professional Chefs Guild (SPC) to host the “Doing honor to chefs” ceremony on the International Chefs Day and the Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20. The event was held at the Nikko Hotel in HCMC, with the participation of
Two provinces ordered to provide documents on Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have written to Thanh Hoa and Quang Nam provinces asking for documents and information about their repatriation flights during the Covid pandemic for an expanded investigation. The governments of the two provinces were told to review the