Zannier Hotels Bai San Ho in the south-central province of Phu Yen topped the ‘Best Beach Hotel’ category of the annual 2022 Kiwi Collection Hotel Awards. The hotel was one of 12 awardees in the global list based on voting by a team of luxury hotel experts from Canada-based tour …
Read More »New Vietnamese smartphone to be released soon
Some initial images of the latest Vietnamese smartphone to hit the market. — Photo ictnews.vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will soon have another home-grown manufacturer entering the highly competitive smartphone marke. In recent days, video clips introducing Hero 9 smartphone have appeared on social media. Đinh Công Thành, …
Read More »Tourism firms recovering from Covid woes
Many tourism and hospitality companies seemed to recover in Q4 of 2021 from the nearly two-year slump due to Covid-19. Vietnam Travel & Marketing Transports JSC (Vietravel) reported a profit of VND228 billion (US$10 million), the first in five quarters. Thanh Thanh Cong Tourist JSC, part of the TTC Group …
Read More »Bamboo Airways begins ticket sales for flights to Australia, Europe, Singapore
Bamboo Airways has started selling tickets for flights from Hanoi and HCMC to Australia, Germany, the U.K., and Singapore. The first HCMC-Melbourne flight is scheduled on February 19 with a one-way economy class ticket costing $160-180. On February 25 the first flight to Germany’s Frankfurt will leave Hanoi and the …
Read More »Gasoline shortages continue in the south
Gasoline stations remain shut in southern localities, including HCMC, due to a short supply despite authorities’ assurances to the contrary. As of Thursday afternoon, seven out of HCMC’s 548 gas stations did not have stocks of the popular RON 95 gasoline to sell, according to the city Department of Industry …
Read More »BioFix Fresh, Envera sign biotech development strategy
BioFix Fresh Co., Ltd has signed with Envera LLC. (USA) on strategic cooperation and technological support to produce microbial products to mitigate environmental problems in Vietnam. Under the partnership agreement, Envera LLC. will be the original supplier of high-quality and high-density microorganisms for BioFix Fresh in the first phase, and …
Read More »Capital demand remains high after Lunar New Year holiday
A customer at a SeABank office in Hà Nội. Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has to continually inject money to support the liquidity of the banking system as the capital demand and interest rates on the interbank market have remained high though the Tết (Lunar New Year) …
Read More »Vietnamese retail industry set to bounce back
Việt Nam’s economy and the retail industry will have a great potential in the next 5-10 years with many favourable development conditions. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Mỹ Phương HÀ NỘI — Despite low growth in 2021, the local retail industry is still considered full of potential and will continue to explore areas for new growth. According to experts, …
Read More »Việt Nam gains strong growth in veg, fruit exports in January
Bà Đen custard apples, a speciality of Tây Ninh Province, are processed in the Natani Joint Stock Company before being packed for export. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tân HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam achieved a high growth rate of fruit and vegetable exports in the first month of 2022, according …
Read More »Factories lack workers as thousands extend Tet leave
Factories need thousands of workers to resume and expand operations with many employees yet to return after the nine-day Tet holiday that ended Feb. 6. In Bac Giang, 72 companies have registered to recruit more than 43,000 workers through the northern province’s employment service, up 11 percent compared to the …
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