Vietnam Airlines on Wednesday launched direct services between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi, becoming the second Vietnamese carrier to fly to India while it plans to expand its U.K. service. There will be three weekly flights from Hanoi to New Delhi and two from HCMC to the …
Read More »Lawmakers greenlight incentive policies on Van Phong Economic Zone
Vietnamese lawmakers have approved a decree that provides incentive policies to attract investors in finance, entertainment and other sectors to develop Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa Province. The decree, which will be effective for five years starting Aug. 1, prioritizes investment in building innovative, creative and research and …
Read More »Toyota to enhance domestic auto supporting industry
Leaders of Toyota Motor Vietnam and the Department of Industry sign a Memorandum of Understanding for A project to enhance the domestic enterprises in supporting industry in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of the firm. HÀ NỘI — Toyota Motor Vietnam and the Department of Industry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a project to enhance …
Read More »SSI leaves the billion-dollar market-cap club
Investors at SSI Securities Corporation’s office. — Photo courtesy of SSI HÀ NỘI — As the stock market faced another bearish session on Wednesday, with the VN-index dropping below the 1,200-point level at some points, securities stocks reported a strong sell-off. Many ticker symbols like SSI Securities Corporation (HoSE: SSI), VND, Hồ …
Read More »Shares jump on the back of large-caps
The newly-built headquarters of FPT Corporation on Phạm Văn Bạch street, Hà Nội. FPT rose 1.7 per cent Thursday. — Photo courtesy of FPT HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares jumped on Thursday following the rise of a series of industry groups, with indices gaining right from the beginning of the session, bolstered by …
Read More »VN-Index posts three-week high gain
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 1.87 percent to 1,236.63 points Thursday, the biggest gain in three weeks. The index stayed in the green for the session. It closed 22.7 points higher, after losing over 16 points Wednesday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 10.43 percent to …
Read More »Innovation part of ‘strenuous awakening’ for tourism industry
Vietravel chairman Nguyen Quoc Ky talked of its development strategy of ‘active hibernation for strenuous awakening’ after Covid-19 in the talkshow The Next Power. Innovation part of ‘strenuous awakening’ for tourism industry Innovation ‘strenuous awakeing’ of tourism industry
Read More »Vietnam’s iconic bun cha features in British Platinum Jubilee Cookbook
Bun cha (Vietnamese grilled pork with rice noodles), a Vietnamese signature dish, has been featured in the Platinum Jubilee Cookbook in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne. On Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 British Embassies and High Commissions have come together from around the world to provide …
Read More »Extended payable excise tax will help boost domestic automobiles
Mazda vehicles are being checked before rolling out of the factory at Trường Hải Automobile JSC in Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Quảng Nam Province. Extending the deadline for excise tax payment for domestic cars will help boost local car manufacturers and assemblers. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The …
Read More »Offshore wind power investors need a better mechanism
Trung Nam Trà Vinh 1 Wind Power JSC, a member of Trungnam Group inaugurates the Đông Hải I Wind Power Plant in Đông Hải Commune, Duyên Hải District, the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh in early 2022. — Photo courtesy of the firm HÀ NỘI — While Việt Nam plans a 7,000MW of offshore wind …
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