Chilean cherries have been imported into Viet Nam for the first time. Photo Courtesy of the Chilean Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association HCM CITY— Viet Nam has imported Chilean cherries for the first time. The Chilean Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), the country’s embassy in Viet Nam and ProChile, […]
Consumers are increasingly interested in specialty foods from various regions. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY – Many products made under a programme called ‘One Commune One Product’ have become a big hit with consumers seeking to buy gift hampers for Tết (Lunar New Year). Sticky rice grown by the Khẩu Nua Lếch Thượng Quan Rice […]
Analysts said that 2021 would be favourable for shrimp exports, thanks to more orders from abroad. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Industry and Trade HCM CITY — The Minh Phú Hậu Giang Seafood JSC (in Hậu River Industrial Park in Hậu Giang Province’s Châu Thành District) in early January exported its first batch of shrimp in eight containers to […]
Mũi Nai beach in Kiên Giang Province. VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải HCM CITY — A resurgence of Covid-19 just before theTết (Lunar New Year) holiday has hugely impacted travelling, again demonstrating its impact on the tourism industry. “There has been an immediate impact on the hospitality business with several cancellations across the country, not only in the […]
Võ Trí Thành * Võ Trí Thành The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam has adopted a socio-economic development strategy for the next decade, in which Việt Nam sets its sights on becoming a developed and upper-middle income country with modern industry by 2030. Việt Nam is now standing at […]
Customers shop for food at a newly-opened Finelife Supermarket Urban Hill in HCM City. — Photo congthuong. vn HÀ NỘI — The local retail market is forecast to grow at a double-digit rate in 2021, so domestic retailers have rushed to open new stores across the country to expand their market share since the beginning […]
HCM City’s four main industries achieved growth in January 2021. – Photo hcmcpv.org.vn HCM CITY — HCM City’s Index of Industrial Production rose by 34.5 per cent in January despite the continuing problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s four main industries have seen year-on-year growth, with electronics achieving the highest rate of 61.9 per cent. The […]
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital economy business activities recorded very rapid development. — Photo blog.kiemtienaz.vn HÀ NỘI — Tax revenues from online advertising business models of foreign organisations that do not have legal entities in Việt Nam like Google, YouTube or Facebook hit VNĐ1.14 trillion (US$49.5 million) last year, reported the […]
Loading rice for export at Saigon port. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese agricultural companies recorded high profit in 2020 as the country’s rice exports saw good results. In 2020, Việt Nam’s rice export volume fell by 1.9 per cent year-on-year to 6.2 million tonnes, but export value increased 11.2 per cent to $3.1 billion, according to calculations based […]
Illustrative photo. The HCM City government is set to check and fine developers of high-end property projects for violations. — VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to review the progress of high-end property projects and fine or even withdraw the licences of those found […]
Workers at a flower farm in Đà Lạt City. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Flower farm owners and merchants are selling their products online ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday as flower demand has fallen because of the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Traditionally, city dwellers shop for flowers and botanicals at flower markets to fill their home with the most cheerful blooms to […]
Bảo Hoa, Nguyễn Linh Chi & Lê Hương HÀ NỘI — Prices of peach blossoms in Hà Nội have dropped drastically since the latest COVID-19 outbreak at the end of January. As the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches people in the capital city flock to Quảng An market in Tây Hồ District where a variety […]
Cyber attacks aiming at banking and e-wallet services increase in Lunar New Year. — Photo quantrimang.com HÀ NỘI — Taking advantage of the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, when demand for online transactions, payments, gifts and to send lucky money increases, many hacker groups are stepping up their fraudulent activities aimed at users of banking […]
The online launch of FUNiX Japan. — Photo courtesy of FPT HÀ NỘI — FUNiX Online Learning was officially launched in Japan this week, bringing the FUNiX Way of online learning to Japanese who seek to pursue a career in Information Technology. Hoàng Văn Cương, director of FUNiX Japan, said that the organisation plans to enroll […]
The Authority of Information Security has just updated the blacklist of IP addresses that distribute spam emails.— Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — The Authority of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) has just updated the blacklist of IP addresses that distribute spam emails. This is a list of IPs/IP ranges marked as the source […]
SSI Securities Co (SSI) rose 6.1 per cent on Friday. Photo courtesy of SSI HÀ NỘI — Shares ended this week on a positive note thanks to the prosperity of financial-banking stocks. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 1.32 per cent to end the session at 1,126.91 points. It […]
Petrovietnam and SSFC sign an MOU through online meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) – an affiliate of Taiwan (China)’s Shin Kong Group signed a cooperation agreement via video conference on Thursday. Speaking at the signing ceremony, PetroVietnam […]
Agribank jumped 17 spots to rank 173rd in the recently announced Brand Finance Banking 500 list for 2021. — Photo bnews.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) jumped 17 spots to rank 173rd in the recently announced Brand Finance Banking 500 list for 2021, which featured the most […]
Lock&Lock employees give gifts to 200 children at the SOS Children’s Village Gò Vấp in HCM City as part of its ‘Warm up’ programme. — Photo courtesy of the company HCM CITY — South Korean household appliances maker Lock&Lock gave gifts to 200 children at the SOS Children’s Village Gò Vấp in HCM City […]
By 2030, DEEP C Group aims to supply 50 per cent of energy demand within its industrial park. — Photo courtesy of the group HẢI PHÒNG — Việt Nam has witnessed a growth in the arrival of global high-tech brands like Pegatron, Universal Scientific Industrial, Foxconn. This shows investors are increasingly becoming vocal about their interest in […]
