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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has green-lighted the addition of 251 domestic flights to HCMC between February 7 and 10 amid a surge in post-Tet demand. They include 48 from Hanoi and 43 from Da Nang, with the others being from Hai Phong, Hue, Chu Lai (Quang Nam), Thanh …

  Tân Thanh Border Gate in Lạng Sơn Province, which provides custom clearance for containers to export goods to China. Two of the province’s border gates resumed custom clearance on February 3. – Photo cafef.vn LẠNG SƠN — Việt Nam’s fruit container trucks have been allowed custom clearance through China earlier …

  Salt farmers at a production area in the Mekong Delta Province of Bạc Liêu. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Kiệt HÀ NỘI  — The local salt industry must understand the needs of the market, develop standards and guidelines for farmers, and reorganise production, said Lê Đức Thịnh, director of the Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development under the Ministry …

  Võ Trí Thành  *Võ Trí Thành Vietnamese people have just concluded the nine-day Tết holiday and returned to work on Monday. As enterprises are accelerating their business activities to offset the stagnation during the fourth wave of COVID-19 infection last year, many people voiced their concerns such a lengthy …

  Illustrative image (Source: Photo: Genetica) HÀ NỘI — The COVID-19 pandemic, which has touched every aspect of society, has failed to cool down the startup and innovation spirit but, on the contrary, created major influence, contributing to economic development and recovery, according to insiders. Việt Nam’s booming startup and innovation environment …

  Steel for export of Hoa Sen Group. — Photo courtesy of the firm HCM CITY — Hoa Sen Group has reported an after-tax profit of VNĐ638 billion (US$28.2 million) in the first three months of its financial year 2021-22 starting from October, increasing 12 per cent from the same period last year. …

A banker and a customer at a Vietcombank branch. The bank posted a rise of more than 3.8 per cent yesterday, leading the market’s uptrend. Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The market inched higher on Monday as risk appetite improved after the Lunar New Year holiday.  On the Hồ Chí Minh …

House owners in HCMC are expecting demand for their properties to soar after Tet following an unprofitable year due to Covid-19. For Ky Hoa in Thu Duc City, the loss of income ran into tens of millions of dong since only one of her six rooms were leased in the …

  Participants at the introduction of the first tablets produced at the Đà Nẵng IT Park. The tablets herald the first locally-made electronic product by Trung Nam Group, for domestic and export. VnExpress News Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NẴNG — The first locally-made Xelex tablets have rolled off the production …

Gold prices in Vietnam hit a new peak Monday ahead of the God of Wealth Day amid surging demand. Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) sold its gold at VND63.5 million ($2,801.49) per tael Monday afternoon, up 1.02 percent from Friday. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Prices at another …