Vietnamese youth must not forget the deaths of soldiers at Gac Ma in 1988

Colonel Nguyen Van Khanh, former Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations of the Engineers Brigade No 83, says that young people mustn’t forget the 64 fallen soldiers who protected the sovereignty of the fatherland.

Many FIEs report losses in 2020: Finance Ministry

Despite revenue increases and large investment scale, Shopee and Airpay still reported losses in 2020. The two enterprises paid only billions of dong to the state budget, according to the Ministry ò Finance.

Businesses inundated by mandatory infrastructure fees

Many businesses in HCMC that are struggling to make a recovery after a long period of closure due to the pandemic, are now finding it very difficult to cope with the pressure to pay various infrastructure fees.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 15

Miss Universe 2005 to join Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 as judge

 

Vietnam to triple petroleum imports

On the afternoon of March 14, the Ministry of Industry and Trade informed that it has requested importers to triple petroleum imports in order to fill the shortfall from Nghi Son Oil Refinery.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 15

Wood exports look to seize chances brought by FTAs

 

Vietnam exports crude oil but imports oil for refinery

Vietnam has two oil refineries, Dung Quat and Nghi Son. Every year Vietnam imports millions of tons of crude oil while still exporting crude oil. What is the reason?

Vietnam’s tourism ready to welcome foreign visitors back

Vietnam has officially reopened international tourism today – March 15. At present, the whole tourism ecosystem, from aviation, travel agents to accommodation and entertainment service providers, is ready to open doors to welcome visitors back.

South Korean Naver opens programming center in HCM City

Naver, a technology corporation dubbed "Korea's Google", has debuted a programming center in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam appreciates int'l partners' support and assistance for COVID-19 fight

PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed sincere thanks to international partners and friends for having accompanied and offered practical and timely support and assistance for Vietnam in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.

Gold prices skyrocket with rising inflation

The current Russia-Ukraine war, along with rising global inflation, has pushed the price of gold to an all-time high.

Awakening Vietnam's online music market

Vietnam's online music industry could have a yearly value of thousands of billions of VND if it is protected and exploited.

Many batches of seafood exports to China returned

Up to 52 batches of seafood exported to China by 36 Vietnamese enterprises were found carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus and returned, according to the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad).

Vietnam’s logistics market getting hot

The race to expand the logistics market share is getting hot when foreign businesses have continually been pouring capital into and scaling up their operations in Vietnam, Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.

Poetic Hanoi in leaf changing season

Every year in March, many streets around Hanoi entered a leaf changing season. The leaf canopies are mixed with yellows and reds, making the scene become more beautiful and romantic .

VN Central Bank to establish new State Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Department

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) intends to establish the State Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Department due to the rise in foreign currency reserves.

Vietnamese representative shares first photos at Miss World 2021

The Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, Do Thi Ha, has just shared her first photos taken with other contestants after returning to Puerto Rico to compete in the grand final of the pageant.

Cashew scam: victims call for help from the PM and Interpol

The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) has asked Interpol Vietnam to make an intervention to prevent VND162 billion cashew shipments from being handed over to strangers even though they show original documents.

NA Standing Committee urges early issue of new COVID-19 control master plan for 2022-2023

The National Assembly Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues.

People in poor provinces are buying more cars

Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa were among the 10 provinces with the highest numbers of cars bought in 2021. They are among the 10 provinces with the highest number of poor households.

Quarantine-free travel for international arrivals with vaccine certificates, negative COVID tests proposed by tourism ministry

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed that international arrivals to Vietnam should be able to avoid any quarantine requirements, providing they are fully vaccinated, 

Several countries ease entry restrictions for Vietnamese

South Korea, Indonesia and Singapore have relaxed entry restrictions for foreigners, including Vietnamese travelers, to speed up their reopening to the world.

Property tax will not prevent speculation: experts

Imposing property taxes on houses is not a radical solution to build a healthy market, experts say. Taxation will make the real estate market, which is in difficulties because of legal problems and short supply, become even more deadlocked.

What’s behind sky-high bid prices at land auctions?

Inflating land prices via auctions is one of the biggest problems of the real estate market. It creates an artificial land fever in the market and deprives people of opportunities to own accommodations.

As Covid cases increase rapidly, sales of salangane nests go up

Salangane’s nest, which is considered ‘food for the rich’, has been selling well as the number of Covid cases rise.