A Vietjet attendant hands out gifts to passengers on board. Photo courtesy of Vietjet   HCM CITY – Budget airline Vietjet is discounting fares to celebrate International Women’s Day which falls on Sunday.  An 83 per cent discount on tickets with the promotion code BOOKNOW83 and 38 per cent discount on Skyboss tickets with the promotion code SKYBOSS38 will be […]

  Professor Vũ Ngọc Tâm of the University of Colorado in the US, the founder and CEO of Earable Inc, has been awarded a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship. — Photo courtesy of the company HCM CITY — Professor Vũ Ngọc Tâm of the University of Colorado in the US, the founder and CEO of Earable […]

  The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City, the Bình Dương Furniture Association and the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Đồng Nai signed on March 5 a co-operation agreement with FPT Corporation on promoting digital transformation. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA), the Bình Dương Furniture Association (BIFA) and the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Đồng […]

Gold products offered at Bao Tin Minh Chau Firm in Ha Noi. Gold prices soared on Friday morning. — Photo haiquan HÀ NỘI — Local gold prices soared back to hit VNĐ47.7 million (US$2,053) per tael ($1,703.7 per ounce). Each tael of gold increased between VNĐ400,000 and VNĐ600,000 from its level on March 5. The […]

  Furniture products are sold on Amazon. Vietnamese wood processing enterprises are urged to use online commercial channels to find new markets and customers. — Photo screenshot from Amazon HÀ NỘI — Domestic wood processing enterprises are urged to use more online commercial channels to find new markets and customers, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic. Trần Việt […]

  A shopper buys gifts at a supermarket in HCM City. VNS Photo Xuân Hương HCM CITY — Stores in HCM City have introduced a wide range of products for International Women’s Day (March 8) and are offering promotions to attract buyers. Co-opmart and Co-op Xtra supermarkets are offering discounts of up to 50 per […]

  Việt Nam targets to export 6.7 million tonnes of rice this year. Photo chinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI Việt Nam is expected to achieve its export target of 6.7 million tonnes of rice this year due to high global demand, according to an official. The country could reach the goal and produce enough rice for domestic demand, said […]

Investors at SSI Securities Inc’s trading house in Hà Nội. Market growth was slower yesterday as early gains of financial and banking stocks tempted investors to sell. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng  HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese shares gained narrowly as investors took use of intra-day growth to stave off risks and foreign investors remained net sellers. The […]

  A PV Oil gas station. The company is trading shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) with code OIL. Photo pvoil.com.vn HÀ NỘI – Margin lending may be allowed on the Unlisted Pubic Company Market (UPCoM), the State Securities Commission (SSC) vice chairman Phạm Hồng Sơn said on Wednesday. The Hà Nội Stock Exchange […]

  A customer fills up at a Petrolimex gas station.  Petrolimex is among the Vietnamese oil and gas companies to have been less affected by falling oil prices. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Plummeting global oil prices over the past month are hurting the stock prices of Vietnamese oil and gas companies, tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn reported on Wednesday. […]

  Workers operate machines at the Hòa Khánh Industrial Zone, Đà Nẵng City. — Photo baochinhphu.vn ĐÀ NẴNG — Businesses in the central city of Đà Nẵng have called for support from the Government to help cope with the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. A majority of firms at a meeting with city leaders […]

  EVN will focus capital resources to complete power projects as planned. — Photo dangcongsan.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Electricity (EVN) needs total investment capital of VNĐ93.2 trillion (US$3.97 billion) for power projects this year and it will focus all resources to ensure the progress of such projects, according to the group.  With the demand for […]

Workers install rooftop solar systems. — Photo courtesy of EVN HÀ NỘI — More than 24,300 rooftop solar projects have been installed this month, with a total capacity of 465.8 megawatt peak (MWp). However, Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) said this was still modest compared to the development potential of rooftop solar panels in the country. Experts […]

    Việt Nam exported 96,665 tonnes of rice to Senegal in 2019, up 13 times year on year. Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam this year would have opportunities to continue increasing rice exports to Senegal, as well as Africa as a whole, due to high demand from those markets, the Việt Nam Trade Office […]

  Among the State-owned banks, BIDV applies the lowest fee for interbank transfers at  VNĐ2,000 per transaction. — Photo courtesy of Bidv HÀ NỘI — Another 15 commercial banks have slashed fees for interbank transfers of small sums worth less than VNĐ500,000 (US$22) on March 4. So far, 32 out of 45 commercial banks have instituted the […]

  Aircrafts at Đà Nẵng International Airport. A new direct air route will connect the city and Vientiane, Laos from March 29. VNS Photo Công Thành ĐÀ NẴNG — Lao Airlines will launch a direct air route between Đà Nẵng and Vientiane, capital of Laos, with three flights per week from March 29. The city’s […]

    Customers at a Vinmart surpermarket in Hưng Yên Province. Việt Nam gained a year-on-year growth of 8.3 per cent in total retail sales and service revenue in the first two months this year. VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s total retail sales and service revenue rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year […]

  Workers of Đức Giang Chemical Group JSC (DGC) pack products in the Hà Nội-based factory. The firm has not yet experienced any negative changes from the two markets of Japan and Korea recently. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — Although it exports a large number of chemical products to Japan and the Republic of Korea, Đức Giang […]

  HCM CITY — Shinhan Bank’s individual customers are being offered free domestic money transfer transactions via its internet banking and Mobile Banking SOL app from now until the end of April. The bank’s digital banking service allows customers to make banking transactions easily and conveniently on their mobile phone anytime and anywhere. Customers will be also offered free […]

Foreign Ministry warns Vietnamese citizens in Iran, Italy Việt Nam in control of COVID-19: experts Sơn La students get two more weeks off Passengers, crew quarantined after contact with Japanese patient Army holds COVID-19 response drill   Workers at a steel mill in Quế Võ Industrial Zone in the northern Bắc Ninh Province. — VNA Photo HÀ NỘI […]