Head in the clouds, Vietnamese engineer reaches for the stars

Pham Gia Vinh wants to turn Việt Nam into a hub for space flight services, either for scientific research or for space tourism purposes.

THACO exports 40 Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand

Trường Hải Auto Corporation, or THACO, has exported 40 Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand.

BIDV puts auto firm Vinaxuki up for sale to recover bad debt The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has announced plans to put secured assets of Xuân Kiên Auto JSC (Vinaxuki) up for auction to recover the VNĐ1.26 trillion (US$55 million) non-performing loan.

More work needed to fight trade fraud, smuggling: GDC More measures are needed in the fight against trade fraud and illegal cross-border smuggling between Việt Nam and other countries, which continues to be a problem, the General Department of Customs has said.

Wood exports to hit $11.5 billion, exceeding target in 2019 Việt Nam’s wood exports this year are set to reach up to US$11.5 billion, exceeding the industry’s own target of $10.5 billion, a 20 per cent increase compared to last year, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VTFPA).

Tanmy celebrates 50th anniversary A wide range of sophisticated hand-embroidered products are on display at Tanmy Design (TMD) as a part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary.

Master technologies to better cybersecurity: Minister It is time Việt Nam mastered technologies to make sure local businesses, organisations and people are protected from cyber-attacks, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said on Friday.

Software firms are adding more value to their products

TMA Solutions, one of the largest software outsourcing companies in Việt Nam, has established the TMA Innovation Centre to develop new software products and solutions based on Industry 4.0 technologies, Trần Phúc Hồng, the company’s vice president, said.

Việt Nam, US investigate $4b aluminum origin fraud1

General Director of Vietnam Customs Nguyễn Văn Cấn. Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province's customs department has seized an aluminum shipment worth more than US$4 billion en route to the US. Photo laodong.vn

Asanzo Vietnam found to have committed different violations General Director of Customs Nguyễn Văn Cẩn said Asanzo Vietnam Electronics JSC had demonstrated numerous signs of violations during a press conference with relevant ministries and agencies on the case in Hà Nội on October 28.