Additional 8,000 train tickets for Tet revelers
HCMC – The Saigon Railway Transport JSC has announced plans to launch an additional 15 trains with some 8,000 tickets for passengers who want to travel from HCMC to locations between Nha Trang and Hue cities in the central region. According to the Vietnam News Agency, the 15 more trains will serve
HCMC handles obstacles to aging apartment buildings
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Construction will team up with relevant departments and agencies to remove hindrances the old apartment buildings in the city relating to house rent calculation, temporary residence arrangement, compensation for rehabilitation and calling for investment. According to
Daklak to phase out elephant riding
HCMC – The Central Highlands province of Daklak has given the green light to a tourism project designed to protect the elephant population, the local media reported. Under a proposal of the Daklak Department of Planning and Investment, the provincial government approved a non-refundable aid
Vietnam’s President arrives in Thailand for official visit, APEC summit
HCMC – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation began their four-day official visit to Thailand this morning and will attend the APEC Summit 2022 in Bangkok from November 16 to 19. The Vietnamese President is the first among the leaders of the Asia-Pacific economies to
TC Group opens second Hyundai assembly factory
HCMC – TC Group and Hyundai have put the Hyundai Thanh Cong Manufacturing Vietnam Factory No. 2 into operation in the northern province of Ninh Binh. The facility, which covers over 50 hectares of land in the Gian Khau industrial park in Gia Vien District, is expected to turn out 100,000 Hyundai
Corporate bond sales plunge
HCMC – The bond market is going downhill, with a plunge in corporate bond sales volumes between January and October, the Ministry of Finance said in a recent report. Bond sales in the 10-month period dipped 25.2% over the same period in 2021 to VND328.9 trillion, with over half of the bonds being
HCMC airport expansion project to get 4.5 hectares of military land
HCMC – Around 4.5 hectares of military land will be handed over to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to develop the terminal T3 project at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC. HCMC Vice Chairman Bui Xuan Cuong urged the land handover at a recent meeting on land for terminal T3,
Dong Nai’s industrial zones attract US$900 million of FDI in Jan-Oct
HCMC – The industrial zones in the southern province of Dong Nai reported US$900 million in new foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals, reaching 129% of the target. There are 23 foreign-invested projects in supporting industries, with total pledged capital of US$231 million. Most of these
National Assembly approves adding birthplace info to new passports
HCMC – The National Assembly, the legislature of Vietnam, today, November 15, adopted a resolution that allows the addition of the place of birth (POB) field to new Vietnamese passports. In early July this year, the immigration department of the Ministry of Public Security began issuing brand-new
Steel industry woes may last until mid-2023
HCMC – Steel output and consumption have plunged in recent months, and the situation is predicted to linger until the second quarter of next year. The Vietnam Steel Association said in its latest report that output of finished steel products in October had slid 16.38% month-on-month and 28.7%
G20 Summit starts, discusses how to recover together
BALI – In his opening remarks at the Group of 20 (G20) major economies summit on Tuesday morning, November 15, on the tourist island of Bali, Indonesia, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said people are responsible for collaborating to save the world and mend the global economy. “We have no option.
Can Tho plans to import sand for expressway project
HCMC – The Mekong Delta province of Can Tho plans to import sand from Cambodia due to an inadequate supply of the material for the Chau Doc–Can Tho–Soc Trang expressway project. Last weekend, Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung worked with the provincial governments of Can Tho and Hau
