Hanoi office market yet to boom despite upward trajectory
Hanoi’s office market enjoyed a boost from an additional supply of 81,000 square meters during the first quarter of this year but it is yet to undergo a boom, according to a foreign-invested property services provider.
Come April, and Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sparkles in pink
April is the time that pink shower trees bloom in the Mekong Delta provinces like An Giang and Dong Thap.
HICT welcomes first direct Trans-Pacific service to US and Canada
The Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HICT) has successfully welcomed maiden call of the Northern Jaguar mother vessel operated by Ocean Network Express.
Thousands flock to revere Hung Kings
Pilgrims left early in Sunday morning for Nghia Linh Mountain to offer incense to the mythical founders of Vietnam on their death anniversary.
Viglacera to export ALC panels to Singapore
Viglacera Corporation –JSC has said it will export 50,000 cubic metres of ALC (Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete) panels worth millions of US dollars to Singapore.
Nation’s growth engine should retain greater share of revenues: HCMC party chief
HCMC mayor says city should be allowed to keep more of its revenues to pay for infrastructure development.
Fitch rates EVNNPT 'BB' for first time
Fitch Ratings has assigned Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) a long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of 'BB' with a stable outlook for the first time.
Annul Vietnam coffee royalty divorce verdict, prosecutors urge
Citing illegalities, the HCMC People’s Procuracy says the recent verdict in Vietnam’s coffee royalty divorce case should be quashed.
CPTPP to help Vietnam export more to Australia
Vietnamese enterprises need to take advantage of tariff reductions under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to increase exports to Australia.
Rising energy prices push up Q1 inflation: research institute
The upward inflation rate seen during the year’s first quarter was driven by hikes in energy prices, the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research has claimed.
Vietnamese buy more cars, fewer bikes in Q1
Vietnamese bought more cars and less motorbikes in the first quarter this year, with a surge in number of imported cars.
Power plant’s use of sugarcane bagasse raises farmers’ incomes
More than 10,000 sugarcane–farm households in the central province of Phu Yen are earning higher profits thanks to the use of bagasse from a sugar factory to produce electricity.
Traditional fish sauce makers in Vietnam refuse to take the modern bait
Vietnam's traditional fish sauce makers are struggling to keep a centuries-old practice going, but they have no desire to stop.
Vietnamese, Japanese firms seek investment, trade partnerships
A business networking event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 to promote trade ties between Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises.
PM questions ministry on admin procedures spiking renewable energy prices
The Prime Minister has demanded an explanation over reports that admin procedures have spiked renewable energy prices by 30 percent.
Vietnam-UAE intergovernmental meeting to discuss numerous issues
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori will co-chair the upcoming fourth meeting of the Vietnam-UAE Intergovernmental Committee in Abu Dhabi on April 18.
Vietnam investigates former information ministers for accepting bribes
Investigations began Friday against Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan, former ministers of Information and Communications, for receiving bribes.
Forum seeks ways to improve trade promotion measures
The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency organised the Vietnam export promotion forum 2019 in Hanoi on April 12, with the aim of seeking measures to improve trade promotion and increase the efficiency of export promotion.
