Doha-Đà Nẵng direct air route to launch

The central city, in co-operation with Qatar Airways, plans to launch a direct flight connecting Đà Nẵng and Doha City in the Middle East later this year, a source from the city’s tourism department confirmed, saying that the two sides have been in negotiations to open the newest air route soon.

Cần Thơ hosts conference on e-governance

Executives from leading technology companies and officials discussed ways to speed up introduction of e-governance and creation of smart cities based on the safe use of IT at a conference in the Mekong city of Cần Thơ this week.

ID numbers for tra fish allow for trace of origin

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has issued identification numbers to ponds that breed tra fish under a government decree on aquaculture management that went into effect last July.

Legal corridor needed for digital industry

The fourth industrial revolution offers many opportunities for Việt Nam, but also poses a number of challenges. To take advantage of Industry 4.0, the country requires strong government reforms, especially in building a firm legal corridor for the digital industry.

PM to chair meeting on wood exports

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will chair a meeting on wood processing industry and forestry exports in HCM City on August 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Việt Nam Administration of Forestry has announced.

Sơn La longan week opens in Hà Nội

The ‘Sơn La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2018’ launched on Friday at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture, No. 489 Hoàng Quốc Việt, Cầu Giấy District, Hà Nội.

Vincom Plaza Thái Nguyên launched

Real estate developer Vingroup on Friday launched its first Vincom commercial centre in the northern province of Thái Nguyên, increasing the company’s number of trade centres to 56.

VN, Croatia sign agreement on double taxation avoidance

 Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Đỗ Hoàng Anh Tuấn and Croatian Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić on Wednesday signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to income taxes.

Central bank to tighten lending regulations

The maximum ratio of short-term funds used for medium- and long-term loans will be reduced from the current 45 per cent to 40 per cent from January 1 next year, according to a new State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) circular released on Wednesday.

Trà Vinh supports SMEs with loans

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have pledged to provide enterprises, mostly small- and medium-sized, better access to preferential loans.

Japan, VN firms discuss co-operation

Japanese and Vietnamese companies had a chance to connect and discuss co-operation opportunities in food, agriculture and fishery sectors at a meeting on Thursday in Hà Nội.

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