Containers get loaded at the Tân Cảng-Cát Lái Port in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed a 50 per cent cut in port infrastructure fees for international trade goods transported by inland waterways. The move aims to help businesses dealing with stiff challenges like rising fuel …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines proposes solutions for recovery
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft prepares for take off from Tân Sơn Nhất Airport. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Airlines JSC has just sent a document to the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) explaining measures and a roadmap to remove it from the list of stocks trading under supervision. The …
Read More »Ministry reviews anti-dumping measure imposed on Chinese aluminum
After the first review, MoIT decided to continue imposing anti-dumping duties on certain aluminium products originating from China with tax rates from 4.39 per cent to 35.58 per cent. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced the second review of anti-dumping measures imposed on …
Read More »Reform needed to support oil and gas industry: experts
The Bạch Hổ oil field (White Tiger oilfield) is a major oil field in the Cuu Long basin of the East Sea located offshore due east of the Mekong Delta. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung HÀ NỘI – Experts have raised strong support for a comprehensive reform for the draft revised Petroleum …
Read More »No more time for delays to Long Thành Airport
An artist’s impression of the proposed Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai. Photo courtesy of Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) HÀ NỘI — To keep the Long Thành International Airport project on schedule, the Government has established an inter-disciplinary working team of officials …
Read More »Shares bounce back on bottom purchases
An investor at a branch of Vietcombank (VCB) in Hà Nội. VCB gained 0.8 per cent Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese shares inched higher on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares following a bruising selloff in the previous session. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), …
Read More »EU lifts safety restrictions on Vietnamese noodles
Starting July 3, the EU will remove Vietnam’s rice noodles, glass noodles and vermicelli from the list of goods subjected to safety controls. Announcing this, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said Vietnamese exporters will no longer have to provide safety certificates for these products. However, some local herbs including …
Read More »Finance ministry seeks further gasoline tax cut
The Ministry of Finance is set to propose a further environment tax reduction on gasoline amid surging prices. It wants to scrap the tax altogether after the National Assembly approved a 50 percent reduction to VND2,000 ($0.086) per liter starting April. The finance ministry on April 21 sought official feedback …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines expects financial difficulties until end-2023
Vietnam Airlines expects financial difficulties to last until the end of 2023, amid aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The flag carrier targets to be profitable and turn around its negative equity this year, it said in a filing to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, on which its stock HVN …
Read More »Capella Hanoi among world’s 100 best new hotels
U.S. magazine Travel + Leisure has named Capella Hanoi, which was opened in 2021 amid the Covid pandemic, in its list of 100 best new hotels in the world. Standing on Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, just a few steps from the iconic Hanoi Opera House, the …
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