Cà Ná seaport complex is designed with a capacity to receive ships of up to 300,000 DWT. — Photo courtesy of the group HÀ NỘI — Cà Ná seaport complex Phase 1 with a capacity of 100,000 DWT will be operational in the first quarter in central Ninh Thuận Province, announced its investor Trungnam Group. Nguyễn Tâm Thịnh, the group’s …
Read More »Bắc Giang Province sets new policies on foreign direct investment
Workers working at an electronic factory in Việt Yên District. Local firms are recruiting to fill 35,000 vacancies created by production expansion. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — Bắc Giang Province has changed its policies on foreign direct investment (FDI) until 2025. The new policies aim to encourage high-tech projects using locally-produced components …
Read More »Six new locally made cranes ordered for Đình Vũ Port
Ship-to-shore cranes are loaded at Dung Quất Port in Quảng Ngãi Province. Local Doosan Vina will supply six STS cranes to Gemadept Group for operation at Đình Vũ Port. Photo courtesy of Doosan Vina QUẢNG NGÃI — South Korean heavy industries manufacturer Doosan Việt Nam (Doosan Vina) will supply six …
Read More »Bình Dương-based businesses need up to 50,000 labourers
Workers in Bến Cát township of Bình Dương Province. Photo laodong.vn BÌNH DƯƠNG — Businesses in the southern industrial hub of Bình Dương are needing 40,000-50,000 labourers, mostly unskilled workers, in order to promote production after the long Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays. According to the provincial Centre for Employment Services, …
Read More »Vinatex’s net profit rises sharply last year
Vinatex’s net revenue from sales and services in the last three months of 2021 reached over VNĐ4.98 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 39 per cent. — Photo vinatex.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex)’s post-tax profit in the last quarter of 2021 was nearly VNĐ500 billion …
Read More »Firms pulling out of land auction deals hurts market and consumers
An aerial view of the new urban area Thủ Thiêm in HCM City with Lot 3-9 and Lot 3-12. Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Construction has called for a comprehensive review and potential overhaul of the current land auction regulations. The ministry said there must be stricter requirements, both …
Read More »More than 9.6 million spam messages blocked during Tết holiday
More than 500 complaints were made to switchboard 5656 during the Tết holiday. — Photo plo.vn HÀ NỘI — There were 507 complaints about spam messages made via switchboard 5656 and the network operator was asked to block 9,679,601 spam messages during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. The Authority of Information …
Read More »Shares end four-day streak to close lower
An investor at the SSI stock trading floor. The HNX-Index lost 0.32 per cent to close yesterday at 426.89 points. VnExpress News Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — VN-Index snapped a four-session winning streak on Friday after profit-taking pressure hit market heavyweights. The market benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí …
Read More »VN-Index ends five-session gaining streak
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index lost 0.34 percent to 1,501.71 points Friday, ending a five-session gaining streak. The index started off in red and continued to fall in the afternoon. It closed 5.08 points lower. Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the index is based, fell …
Read More »Petrol prices rise past VNĐ25,000 a litre, highest since 2014
A petrol station on Trần Khát Chân Street, Hà Nội, on Friday afternoon. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Retail petrol prices increased by nearly VNĐ1,000 per litre from 3pm on Friday, following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry …
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