High cost, lack of infrastructure barriers to electric car market

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just released seven factors that affect the development of the electric car industry in Việt Nam.

AAG undersea cable fixed, restoring internet speed in Việt Nam  International internet traffic and speed in Việt Nam have been back to normal after repairing work on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable was completed.

Work on ring road in Đà Lạt City begins The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng’s People’s Committee has launched construction of a ring road in Đà Lạt City.

Allianz: Shipping losses stay at historic lows, but Asia remains largest global loss hotspot Allianz: Shipping losses stay at historic lows, but Asia remains largest global loss hotspot

Telecom companies announce US$435 million COVID-19 support package

Việt Nam's major telecom companies including Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, CMC, FPT, Vietnamobile, and SCTV have announced a joint support package worth VNĐ10,000 billion (US$435 million) for consumers across the country. 

Traffic police lead way for workers to return to their hometowns

More than 1,200 workers, who are from Bình Thuận and Ninh Thuận southern provinces and are working in Đồng Nai Province, have been led way to come back to their home town to avoid COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands return to central region by motorbike due to halt to public buses

More than 5,000 people have fled pandemic hotspots and locked-down zones to return to their hometowns in motorbike caravans that sometimes number upwards of 100 people.

Inspections no longer needed to free up flow of goods into the capital No inspection would be carried out at checkpoints for vehicles which had valid QR Code identification certificate to transport goods serving construction, production, business, import and export and consumption on all highways, national roads, provincial roads, inter-district roads and urban roads nation-wide from Friday.

HCM City, Tây Ninh Province closer to beginning work on expressway HCM City and neighbouring Tây Ninh Province plan to start building the HCM City-Mộc Bài Expressway at an estimated cost of VNĐ13.61 trillion (US$587 million).

Indian pharma group has eyes on Đà Nẵng A group of 30 pharmaceutical production companies from India plans to build the first Pharma Park in Việt Nam, and the Đà Nẵng city’s Hi-tech Park has been introduced as a favourable destination in the coming years.