HCM City offers cultural activities for Tết A series of cultural and art activities celebrating Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 12, will be organised next week in HCM City .

Total of 205 traders allowed to export rice Up to 205 local traders nationwide were permitted to export rice as of January 18, following a list released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import and Export Department.  

Buffalo-themed exhibition welcomes Lunar New Year More than 80 artworks inspired by the buffalo are on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội to welcome the Lunar New Year of Buffalo.

HCM City secures pork supply for Tết HCM City distributors have stockpiled enough pork to meet demand during Tết (Lunar New Year) in mid-February, Lê Huỳnh Minh Tú, deputy director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, has said.

More than half of HCM City’s power lines to go underground by 2025

The HCM City Power Corporation is set to place 500km of medium-voltage cables and 800km of low-voltage cables underground in the next five years.

Demand for imported luxury seafood rises Việt Nam’s imports of high-value seafood such as king crabs and lobsters are rising due to their falling prices, and are expected to rise even further during Tết, experts have said.

Music copyright centre collects $6.4 million in royalties

The Việt Nam Music Copyright Protection Centre last year collected VNĐ150 billion (US$6.4 million) in royalties for registered composers and songwriters, an increase of 12 per cent over 2019.  

Banks to introduce domestic credit chip cards to promote cashless payments The National Payment Corporation of Việt Nam (Napas) last week said it would work with seven banks to introduce domestic credit chip cards with unified standards to limit cash payments and tackle black credit.

Indian, VN agree need for enhancing investment, trade ties Trade and investment ties between Việt Nam and India, both dynamic and rapidly developing economies, are not commensurate with the potential and need to be enhanced, according to their officials and diplomats. 

Viet Capital Securities revenues, profits up sharply

Viet Capital Securities’ net revenues increased by 12 per cent last year to VNĐ1.73 trillion (US$75.02 million) and were 25 per cent above the target it had set for itself.