VNR proposes upgrading two railway stations
HCMC – Vietnam Railways (VNR) has put forth a VND445-billion project to upgrade two railway stations, Song Than in Binh Duong Province in the south of the country and Cao Xa in Hai Duong Province in t...
President Biden set to pay State visit to Vietnam
HCMC – U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to pay a State visit to Vietnam from September 10 to 11 at the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnamese Ministry o...
Vietnam’s Party chief meets Chinese party official
HCMC – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has extended a warm welcome to Liu Jianchao, who is currently visiting Vietnam as head of the International Liaison Commission of the Central Committee ...
Fuel prices rise for sixth consecutive time
HCMC – Domestic gasoline prices rose further from 3 p.m. today, September 5, marking the sixth consecutive hike, according to an announcement jointly released by the ministries of Industry-Trade and F...
Auditor doubts HAG’s financial viability
HCMC – An auditing firm has cast doubt on Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC’s (HAG) ability to operate as a going concern, citing its accumulated losses of nearly VND3 trillion as of the end of June this year. In...
Public investment disbursement nears half of full-year plan
HCMC – The disbursement of public investments reached VND352.1 trillion in January- August, representing 49.4% of the full-year plan and surpassing the year-ago figure by 23.1%, according to the Gener...
Bank deposits hit record high despite interest rate cuts
HCMC – Deposits at commercial banks in Vietnam had reached an all-time high of over VND12.3 quadrillion in the year to the end of June despite interest rate cuts, according to the State Bank of Vietna...
Canned tuna exports to S.Korea surges nearly 500%
HCMC – Vietnam’s tuna exports are currently riding a robust upswing, with a significant focus on canned products witnessing an impressive 468% surge compared to the same period last year, reported the...
VFA proposes rice export floor price to ensure stable supply
HCMC – The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has recently recommended introducing a floor price for the export of rice from Vietnam to safeguard stable supply amidst a significant surge in rice prices gl...
Traffic accidents claim 53 lives during holiday
HCMC – Vietnam saw 53 fatalities and 67 injuries during the first three days of the September 1-4 National Day holiday, according to the Traffic Police Department at the Ministry of Public Security. F...