8WONDER Mega Music Festival and International Autumn Festival to debut in Hanoi HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 August 2024 – VinWonders proudly announces the 8WONDER Moon Festival, an unprecedented autumn festival set to take place at Ocean City – an urban complex in Eastern Hanoi from September …
Read More »Cortina Watch Introduces A New Way To Shop For Luxury Watches In Thailand
Cortina Watch Introduces A New Way To Shop For Luxury Watches In Thailand BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 August 2024 – Cortina Watch Thailand is transforming luxury watch shopping by integrating digital and online experiences into the traditional customer journey. With the ability to browse updated in-store …
Read More »Unilever and Ministry of Health launch campaign to promote hygiene in Việt Nam
Unilever Vietnam, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Đắk Nông Province, has launched the National Hygiene Day 2024 to engage with communities and agencies in improving public health through better hygiene practices. Unilever Vietnam’s National Director, Nguyễn Thị Bích Vân, speaking at the event. — Photo courtesy of …
Read More »VCCI says petrol should be excluded from special consumption tax
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) proposed that the Ministry of Finance, the drafting agency of the draft Law on Special Consumption Tax, should consider removing petrol from the list of products with a special consumption tax imposed on them. People fill up their motorbikes at a …
Read More »Vietnam stocks jump to 2-week high as Asian markets rise
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 2.34% to 1,252.23 points Friday, highest since July 31, while Asian stocks bounced back from last week’s plunge. The index closed 28.67 points higher after dropping 6.80 points in the previous session. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 99% to VND23.01 trillion …
Read More »Operating hours of Bắc Luân II border gate to be extended for three-month trial
From September 1, the border gate will be opened daily from 7am to 8pm (Việt Nam time), including holidays and weekends (excluding New Year holidays), for a three-month trial. A truck enters the Bắc Luân II border gate. — Photo Đô Thị Quảng Ninh QUẢNG NINH — Móng Cái City in the northern border province of …
Read More »Real estate inventories remain high: MoC
More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain on the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) reported on Wednesday. Housing projects in Thủ Đức City, HCM …
Read More »Vietjet puts on 25,000 extra seats around Vietnamese National Day
With the expected surge in passenger traffic during the Việt Nam National Day peak travel period, Vietjet has also concentrated resources, including additional personnel at airports. Vietjet air fleet. — Photo courtesy of the airline HCM CITY — Vietjet has increased its capacity by 25,000 seats, equivalent to 120 additional flights in anticipation …
Read More »Filipino businessman Chavit Singson pledges $87K to Olympic champion Carlos Yulo for ‘family unity’
Filipino businessman and retired politician Chavit Singson has committed 5 million pesos (US$87,364) to gymnast Carlos Yulo and his family as an incentive to encourage unity. Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo. Photo from Carlos’ Instagram This pledge was announced in a video interview posted on Singson’s Facebook page on Thursday, as …
Read More »Shopee-owner Sea’s share jumps amid upbeat e-commerce outlook
Singapore-based tech conglomerate Sea has seen its shares surging this week after disclosing high sales growth anticipation on its e-commerce platform Shopee despite facing strong competition. Shares of the New York Stock Exchange-listed company closed Thursday at $76.80, up 18.2% since the beginning of the week. Sea recently said that …
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