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HCMC authorities have named nine tourist attractions and five travel firms that are allowed to serve foreign tourists coming on tour packages prior to the country’s mid-March border reopening. The former include the Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh Museum, War Remnants Museum, Southern Women’s Museum, Ao Dai Museum, Vietnam …

  Representatives from Sydney Airport and Bamboo Airways at the signing ceremony of an MoU to launch direct flights between Sydney and Hà Nội/HCM City on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Minh SYDNEY — Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways announced on Monday that it will launch its direct service connecting HCM City …

  Việt Nam’s cashew industry targets to achieve US$3.8 billion from export this year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The cashew export target this year is US$3.8 billion, only slightly up from 2021, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association. Speaking at the 10th congress of the association …

Việt Nam’s export-import turnover hit an estimated over US$108.5 billion in the first two months of 2022. — Photo baoquocte.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s export-import turnover hit an estimated over US$108.5 billion in the first two months of this year, up 13 per cent compared to the same period last …

  HCM CITY — Rakuten Viber has announced the launch of Việt Nam tiến lên, a virtual platform to engage with football enthusiasts and experience new football-themed features. With support from VTV Live, fans will also get a chance to directly speak with the country’s most popular athletes including footballers, who are …

  Vietsovpetro’s oil rig in Bạch Hổ (White Tiger) field. The Russia-Ukraine tension causes energy prices to rise, leading to rising costs, resulting in inflation in countries around the world. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Huy Hùng.  HÀ NỘI — Escalating geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine would have a short-term impact on the Vietnamese …

Workers at a Samsung factory in Việt Nam. The company poured an additional $920 million into its electro-mechanics plant in Thái Nguyên Province in February. Photo news.samsung.com HÀ NỘI — Several major foreign direct investments (FDI) projects increased their investment capital by hundreds of millions of US dollars in the first two months of 2022, …

  People filling their bikes at a gas station in Hà Nội. There have been reports of fluctuations in consumer prices mainly due to rising prices of food and fuel. — VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s CPI has increased by 1 per cent in February and 1.42 per cent …

  VNPOST will update agricultural production households’ information on the platform. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST) will cooperate with the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union (VFU) to support 7.5 million farming households to introduce their products for free on its e-commerce platform Postmart.vn in 2022. Deputy General Director of VNPOST Nguyễn Kiên …

  NovaGroup and Nova Consumer are among 64 enterprises receiving the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2021. — Photo thanhnien.vn HCM CITY — Sixty-four business leaders and enterprises have received the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2021 for their entrepreneurial and business excellence amidst the pandemic.  The award’s recipients were selected from …