Gasoline prices barely change, diesel surges
HCMC – Domestic gasoline prices saw little change, while diesel oil edged up today, according to an announcement jointly issued by the ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance. RON 95-III gasoline now...
F&B exhibition opens in HCMC
HCMC – More than 700 businesses from 20 countries and territories are participating in the 27th edition of the Vietfood & Beverage – Propack Vietnam 2023 expo in District 7, HCMC. The three-day event ...
VAT policy discriminates against local businesses: VCCI
HCMC – The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has sounded the alarm over the fact that the current value-added tax (VAT) policy tilts in favor of foreign enterprises, potentially disadvan...
Lender SHB increases charter capital
HCMC – Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank, which trades its SHB shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange, has raised its charter capital to nearly VND36.2 trillion after issuing shares to pay divi...
HCMC approves farmland conversion in Can Gio
HCMC – The HCMC People’s Committee has approved the conversion of approximately 2,400 hectares of farmland in the outlying Can Gio District into non-agricultural land in the 2021-2030 period. Communes...
Five BOT projects selected under special mechanism
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed applying the special mechanism provided by Resolution 98 to carry out five major traffic infrastructure projects in the build-operate-transfer (BOT...
State budget revenue falls 7.8% in January-July
HCMC – State budget revenue in the first seven months of this year fell 7.8% versus the year-ago period to VND1 quadrillion, which represents 62.7% of the full-year estimate. Only eight centrally-gove...
Raw materials for seafood export processing in short supply
HCMC – The shortages of materials for seafood export processing are forecast to last until the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Despite signs of export ...
UOB charity run raises VND530 million for needy children
HCMC – The United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Vietnam has held the UOB Heartbeat Run/Walk event in HCMC, successfully collecting over VND530 million to enhance the learning conditions for underprivileged c...
Namaste Vietnam Festival set to kick off this weekend
HCMC – The second edition of India’s Namaste Vietnam Festival, or Hello Vietnam Festival, is slated to take place from August 12 to 17 in three cities—HCMC, Dalat and Tuy Hoa—with the aim of strengthe...