Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà (left) presents the Decision approving the investment policy for VSIP II Quảng Ngãi.— VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has issued a decision approving an investment policy for the first-stage construction and operation of infrastructure at the Việt Nam-Singapore Industrial Park …
Read More »Remittances to HCM City surge by 35% in 2023
HCM City is expected to receive $9 billion in remittances in 2023, a 35 per cent surge from the previous year. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — HCM City is expected to receive US$9 billion in remittances in 2023, up 35 per from the previous year, …
Read More »E-commerce helps businesses go global, HCM City workshop hears
Nguyễn Nguyên Phương, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, speaks at the “Cross-border e-commerce: Global expansion opportunities for Vietnamese businesses” workshop on December 21 in HCM City. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Cross-border e-commerce is booming in many countries and helps companies expand to other markets, …
Read More »Hanoi-HCMC world’s 4th busiest domestic air route
Hanoi-HCMC was the world’s fourth busiest domestic air route this year, down one place from last year, according to a report from British aviation analysis company OAG. Over 10 million passengers flew on the two-hour route. The busiest was Jeju-Seoul with 13.7 million passengers, followed by Sapporo New Chitose Apt-Tokyo …
Read More »“No More Tall Mountains, No More Long Roads” – Documentary ” The Memory Of All The Blissful Moments ” Captures the Shared Destiny Between China and Laos
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 December 2023 – On December 24th, the documentary ” The Memory Of All The Blissful Moments”, jointly produced by the Program Center of the China Media Group, China Media Group Mobile, and the China Network Television, premiered across China Media Group Mobile …
Read More »Cat Ba unveiled: a 48-hour escape to serenity
Cat Ba Island beckons not just in the summertime, but also in the embrace of autumn or the early whispers of winter, offering an enchanting escape for nature lovers. This travel plan has been put together on recommendations from Son Nguyen, an officer at Cat Ba National Park. The plan …
Read More »Chinese traveler charged for attempted in-flight robbery
A Chinese man has been charged for attempting to steal belongings from three passengers on a flight from Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh to Singapore. Yi Huaichun, 44, pleaded not-guilty to three charges of attempted theft at a Singapore court on Friday, Channel News Asia reported. He will return to trial …
Read More »FPT’s software exports climb to $1B in 2023
FPT’s overseas revenues from IT services topped US$1 billion in 2023 after doubling from 2020. The tech giant’s revenues came mainly from Japan, the U.S. and the Asia – Pacific, with all three markets growing by over 30%, Japan by 54% thanks to bigger spending on digital transformation. FPT’s IT …
Read More »Gold prices continue to gain
SJC gold price rose 0.13% to VND76.9 million ($3,171.13) per tael Saturday afternoon. Gold ring price gained 0.32% to VND62.95 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally, gold scaled a more than two-week high on Friday, rising for a second week as the dollar and …
Read More »Toyota Vietnam suspends MPV Avanza shipment over safety test scam
Toyota Vietnam has stopped shipping its manual-transmission MPV Avanza to dealers in Vietnam since Dec. 20 amid the global safety test scandal swirling around subsidiary Daihatsu Motor. Daihatsu said Wednesday it would halt shipments of all vehicles indefinitely after more irregularities were discovered. An independent committee said it had found …
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