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According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), the disbursement of public investment from the State budget in the first five months of this year was estimated to reach VNĐ190.6 trillion (US$7.44 billion), equal to 26.6 per cent of the yearly target and 5 per cent higher than the same period last year. …

All high-speed boat and ferry services connecting to Nam Du, one of most pristine islands in southern Vietnam, have been suspended due to bad weather and rough seas, leaving 700 tourists stuck on the island. Nguyen Thanh and her family said on Monday they are still being stuck on Nam …

The Việt Nam Banking Association has advised the Ministry of Information and Communications that e-signatures should not be compulsory right now due to the cost implications. The E-signature should not be made compulsory but optional, according to the Việt Nam Banking Association. — File Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam …

Fourteen wind power projects have been approved for investment in the southernmost province of Cà Mau so far this year. They will have a combined capacity of 800 MW and are part of the province’s renewable energy plans that envisage having 16 wind power farms. Cà Mau Province has approved 14 …

The Vietnamese stock market is expected to trade positively in July thanks to the second quarter optimistic business results, said insiders. Việt Dragon Securities Corporation estimates total market revenue will begin recovering, though at a lower growth rate than the same period last year. — VNS Photo Mai Hương HÀ …

As a result, Dragon Capital’s ownership stake in Đất Xanh decreased from 11.02 per cent to 10.88 per cent, equivalent to approximately 78.4 million shares. The headquarters of Đất Xanh Group. — Photo datxanh.vn HÀ NỘI — Investment fund Dragon Capital recently reduced its holdings in Đất Xanh Group by …

A working delegation from Singapore visited agricultural farms in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to learn about food safety management policies, disease control and agricultural export certification process there. The Singaporean working delegation visits Ba Huan high-tech poultry farm in the Mekong Delta province of Long An. — …

The national flag carrier will run four round-trip flights using Airbus A321 aircraft per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. At the ceremony announcing Vietnam Airlines‘ new direct route between Hà Nội and Phnom Penh. — Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan …

The five members of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers sold over 1.2 million vehicles in the first half of 2024, down 1.4% from a year ago. In the first quarter their sales had declined by 4.9% year-on-year to 603,745 units, but recovered to grow by 2.4% in the second. …

Gardens by the Bay, a famous tourist destination in Singapore, has been crowned the world’s most popular flower garden on Instagram with over 1.2 million hashtags on the platform. It surpassed London’s UNESCO World Heritage site Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen that both had over 700,000 posts …