Demand for wood products, furniture in US remains high Export opportunities for furniture and wood products to the US will increase this year as many Americans continue to work at home amid the COVID-19 crisis, experts said at a conference in HCM City yesterday (March 5).

DHL Global Forwarding and Pelindo 1 Collaborate to Strengthen Logistics in Kuala Tanjung DHL Global Forwarding and Pelindo 1 Collaborate to Strengthen Logistics in Kuala Tanjung

Pre-feasibility study for HCM City – Cần Thơ high-speed rail commissioned The Ministry of Transport has instructed the Railway Project Management Board to do a pre-feasibility study for the high-speed HCMC-Cần Thơ railway by 2022.

Tradition winning out over tourism

Hội An local Võ Tấn Tân and his craftsmen created the Taboo Bamboo Workshop in the middle of the Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest as a sustainable bamboo craft and preservation centre in the ancient town in central Việt Nam.

HCM City Tết consumption slumps The resurgence of COVID-19 has hit demand for consumer goods and services in HCM City, with revenues in February falling by 6.4 per cent, according to Government data.

The North-South high-speed railway should be for both passengers and freight Former Deputy Minister of Transport Lã Ngọc Khuê spoke to Lao động (Labour) newspaper about the feasibility of options to develop a North-South high-speed railway in Việt Nam.

Bringing Vietnamese goods into foreign distribution channels For Vietnamese products to enter foreign distribution channels, it was necessary to be more professional and stable in product quality, said experts.

Discovering Pê Răng Ky cave on Tủa Chùa plateau

Located in Huổi Só Commune in the rocky plateau of Tủa Chùa District in Điện Biên Province, Pê Răng Ky cave has a wild and mysterious beauty with a variety of beautiful stalactites.

City to meet yearly budget revenue targets set by Gov’t HCM City is likely to meet the year’s target for budget revenue of VNĐ365 trillion (US$15.86 billion) assigned by the central government, a city official said at an online Government meeting yesterday (Mar 2).

COVID hits HCM City tourism sector hard, again The HCM City Tourism Association has asked for a complete or at least a 50 per cent waiver of value-added tax payable by accommodation, catering and travel businesses until the end of this year.