As the tax cut makes the prices of many products lower, buyers flocked to supermarkets to hunt for bargains. — Photo tuoitre.vn HÀ NỘI — The reduction of value-added tax (VAT) from 10 per cent to 8 per cent will help stimulate various sectors in the economy. Nguyễn Ngô Anh Tuấn, dry …
Read More »Shares to move up, heading to 1,550-1,600 points
Passenger check in at a Vietjet courter in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet HÀ NỘI — Experts forecast that the stock market is entering an uptrend period after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, as experienced from historical statistics in previous years. The market benchmark VN-Index on …
Read More »Newly-established enterprises surge in January
Garment goods are made by workers of Apparel Far Eastern Việt Nam Co in Bình Dương Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chí Tưởng HÀ NỘI — In the first month of 2022, Việt Nam saw a surge in both the number of newly-established enterprises and registered capital compared to the same …
Read More »Fuel shortage raises need of Nghi Sơn’s restructuring
BUSINESS BEAT A view of the Nghi Sơn petrochemical refinery located in Nghi Sơn Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Thanh Hóa. — Photo vietnambiz.vn Compiled by Mai Hương Domestic petrol prices hit an 8-year high after the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) adjusted the retail prices …
Read More »Covid-19 fertile soil for online coaching to bloom
Experts and organizations providing online training in management skills have achieved great popularity during Covid-19 times as many people flock to online coaching courses. The coaching industry, which has been in Vietnam for a long time, has received a significant boost because of the pandemic. “Since the fourth Covid wave …
Read More »Nearly 1,400 cyberattacks recorded across Việt Nam in January
In 2021, more than 9,700 attacks on the cyberspace were recorded. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — There were 1,383 cyberattacks recorded across Việt Nam in the first month of 2022, an increase of 10.29 per cent on December 2021, according to the Việt Nam National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). …
Read More »Vinfast hosts Roadshow for promotion of electric vehicles in US
VinFast is hosting the VinFast California Roadshow until March 6, aiming to promote its electric SUV models VF 8 and VF 9 in the US market. — Photo VietnamPlus HÀ NỘI — VinFast – the global electric vehicle (EV) maker from Việt Nam – has announced it is hosting the VinFast California Roadshow until March …
Read More »Vietnam to lift Covid-19 curbs on international flights
Starting February 15, Vietnam will remove limits on the number of international flights coming and going from all markets, restoring frequency to pre-pandemic levels. Dinh Viet Son, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, said Vietnam will end restrictions on international flights starting February 15, allowing flight frequency …
Read More »HCMC factories knock on doors in other localities to recruit workers
HCMC factories are sending staff to several other localities, particularly in the Mekong Delta, to convince people to work in the city, offering remuneration packages. The move comes amid a shortage of thousands of workers due to Covid-19 impacts and a post Tet phenomenon of people staying back with their …
Read More »Northern province blocks fruit trucks headed for China border
Lang Son has decided to stop receiving fruit trucks headed for the China border for ten days starting February 16 as over 1,000 trucks are still stuck in the province. The provincial Department of Industry and Trade said that as of Friday morning, the total number of trucks waiting at …
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