Hanoi striving to improve Provincial Competitiveness Index

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has taken back several landing and take-off slots from Vietnam Airlines Group, comprising Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO.

Many foreigners and Vietnamese of foreign nationality are using two types of driving licenses to participate in traffic in Vietnam in general and HCM City in particular.

Vietnam's imports of raw materials for processing animal feed in the first seven months of this year surged to US$3.1 billion as domestic supply only met about one-third of local demand.

The Asian Records Organisation (ARO) included a further 11 Vietnamese culinary specialties in its latest Asian Records listings, according to details given by the Vietnamese record organisation (VietKings).

Vietnamese pangasius exports to the United States and China witnessed robust growth during the opening seven months of the year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Danang City is set to begin a one-year trial run of a public bike rental service before official operation and service expansion next year, according to the Danang Department of Transportation.

Signboards made of cement with a lifespan of about 100 years are still hanging on the facades of houses in Hanoi Old Quarter. Why do they still exist? It is a long story that is hard to tell.

A total of 74,443 State employees were laid off between 2015 and 2021 following the policy of the Party and Government to downsize the number of public employees.

Due to the sluggish import and export activities for the past few days, the northern province of Lao Cai has reported around 1,000 trucks got stuck at the Lao Cai International Border Gate on August 22.

Nearly 3,000 prison inmates who have excelled in performances in detention camps across the country will be granted parole ahead of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), according to the Central Advisory Council on Amnesty.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is set to witness strong growth in the next five years, with international tourism arrivals expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to The Business Times of Singapore.

Four of the biggest cinema chains in Vietnam, CGV, BHD Star, Galaxy, and Lotte, have petitioned the Prime Minister for permission to remain open past midnight.

Three people in the northern province of Cao Bang wrongly detained for a murder 34 years ago have been set compensation totalling VND5 billion (US$213,400) by the local legal authority.

The People's Committee of Da Nang City recently granted investment registration certificates and policy approval decisions for 27 projects, with a total proposed investment capital of more than US$5.6 billion.

The sixth annual music and community festival – BridgeFest 2022 - will take place at Bien Dong Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 27.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has about 9 million vehicles, including nearly 900,000 cars. Since 2010, the number of vehicles in the city has increased by more than 4 million units. On average, each resident has a motorbike or car.

Since March 15 this year, Vietnam has set a course for full recovery of international tourism. However so far, the numbers of international visitors are still very modest.

Amid global inflation, the super-rich are still pouring money into luxury real estate. In some Asian markets, for example, Singapore, house prices rose 4.1% in the first half of 2021 as Asian tycoons looked for a safe haven.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 on September 7, launched to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry.

In the green algae season, the surface of Tri An lake in the southern province of Dong Nai is magically beautiful.

The HCM City Labourers and Youth Support Centre will organise a mass wedding for 100 couples on the National Day (September 2) to help less well-off workers have a proper ceremony.

A survey by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City shows that entertainment and nightlife tourism products are one of the three tourism products that attract the most visitors, besides cultural - historical tourism and culinary products.

The organising board of Miss Universe Vietnam has just been fined VND70 million (USD3,043) for allowing a judge to wear a revealing ao dai in the final night of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 on June 25.

The Department of Health of Hanoi capital has requested that the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-ordinate with other relevant agencies to monitor monkeypox cases at Noi Bai International Airport.