Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam National Women’s Football Team has achieved remarkable success, securing four consecutive Gold Medals at the SEA Games and becoming the first national team from Việt Nam to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2023.

Việt Nam’s farm produce such as rice and coffee is acutely vulnerable to El Nino.

The Vietnamese Goods Week 2023 in Thailand is set to take place from August 16 to 20 at the Central World Trade Centre in Bangkok, focusing on the theme of "HCM City and the Mekong Delta".

Tina joins Manulife Vietnam from Generali Vietnam Life where she was CEO for the past seven years. Before that, she was with Prudential Vietnam for more than 11 years, holding multiple roles including General Manager- Marketing and Partnership Distribution, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Finance Director.

The profits of most retail businesses may hit bottom in the first half of 2023 and retail businesses are recovery.

The ministry said that the real market continued to stagnate since the beginning of this year although lending rates were slashed in an effort to aid the market to overcome the difficult time.

VASEP said loan interest rates are the biggest challenge for the industry so the association hoped the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the central bank will solve this challenge.

In the first half of this year, Việt Nam exported 1.85 million tonnes of wood pellets to overseas markets, earning a turnover of nearly US$300 million, Viforest said in its latest report. 

E-commerce is one of the engines of the digital economy, and its development is becoming an imperative, experts said.

Although Vietnamese vegetables and fruit are favoured by consumers around the world, logistics and preservation stages are a dilemma for both producers and exporters.

Presently, the visitor visa exemption list includes only seven EU member countries, namely Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

Under the plan, Việt Nam would have 30 airports by 2030 and 33 by 2050 with Hà Nội and HCM City being the two major hubs. The announcement of the airport planning also aimed to prevent rumours which could inflate real estate prices.

Shares extended gains this week despite mounting caution among investors, driven by a spur in the real estate sector.

The project has an initial outlay of VNĐ600 billion (US$25.4 million) and consists of two parts. The first part comprises four high-rises with 723 apartments and the second six low-rise blocks with 362 apartments.

Flights from HCM City to Tokyo (Haneda) depart at 5pm and arrive at 1am the next day (local time). Flights from Tokyo (Haneda) to HCM City depart at 12am and land at 4.10pm (local time).

The demand of property investors before 2020 was mainly investment. However, after 2020, the region has attracted more customers buying to stay. 

The lifting of the ceiling on airfares would certainly help airlines better meet the needs of passengers, especially during the peak period because airlines could offset the cost of two-way flights.

Promoting the development of the circular economy is an indispensable choice for businesses to step closer to sustainability, attendees were told at a conference on sustainable development held in HCM City last week.