Domestic tourism rebounds, but safety remains overriding theme

With the Government’s effective pandemic containment measures and initiatives to stimulate domestic tourism demand, sentiment towards travel is recovering.

Việt Nam ‘reinvents’ tourism sector, aims for expected recovery by 2024

While domestic travel has kept tourism buoyant amid the pandemic, the industry has barely survived without foreign tourists. Experts have recommended that it reinvent itself while waiting for global travel to resume. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

PV Power reports over $31.2m in post-tax profit in Q1

PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) reported post-tax profit of VNĐ720 billion (over US$31.2 million) in the first quarter of 2021, surpassing the quarterly plan by 6 per cent.

Electricity demand shoots up in sizzling HCM City Electricity consumption has been spiking in HCM City amid the ongoing heat wave as more and more air-conditioners are turned on.

Residents say Hà Nội a good place to live despite high living cost

A report published recently by the General Statistics Office shows the capital has the highest spatial cost of living index (SCOLI) in 2020 among 63 localities.

Limited resources slowing Việt Nam's power supply goals: official According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), all communes across Việt Nam had access to electricity by the end of 2020. The country has set a target to give all rural households access to electricity by 2025.

Stable supporting industries crucial to local manufacturing

Stable supporting industries and restructuring of chains for industrial production are crucial to improve the country’s manufacturing sector, according to Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Vinacomin completes 26 per cent of annual production plan in Q1

The Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) had fulfilled 24-26 per cent of its annual production plan as of the end of the first quarter despite the adverse impacts of COVID-19.

Solar energy: light at the end of the tunnel for off-grid communities in Việt Nam In recent years, Việt Nam has experienced a renewable energy boom but off-grid communities are still too far to benefit from this.

Experts gather to discuss solutions for Việt Nam’s economy development

Senior experts and economists gathered for a seminar held in the capital city yesterday to assess Việt Nam’s economy development and its prospects in 2021and announced the Vietnam Annual Economic Review 2020.