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.

HCM City needs VND800 trillion, but has VND142 trillion from state budget

HCM City’s economy is recovering strongly after Covid-19, but while investment demand is huge, the budget is limited.

Preserving Hue's symbolic wooden houses

Wooden houses are the fine ancient buildings that form the typical architecture and are a key part of the historical and cultural heritage of the former royal capital city of Hue. 

Vietnamese-German writer turns pain into positivity

Vietnamese-German writer Isabelle Müller is often asked if she wrote her memoir Phoenix Daughter – Hope Was My Way as therapy to deal with past trauma.

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Dien Bien shaken by magnitude 4.5 earthquake

 

Bronze casting village in midst of revival

Though it has had its ups and downs throughout history, Phuoc Kieu Village in the central province of Quang Nam's Dien Ban District is on the way to reviving its ancient bronze casting thanks to efforts of local authorities and villagers.

5 years after the PCA ruling, and the war of diplomatic notes

Since late 2019, there were more than 30 diplomatic notes, letters and statements from 13 countries inside and outside the East Sea region referring to positions and views on a number of legal issues in the East Sea.

Will HCM City become an international financial center?

To become an international financial center, Ho Chi Minh City will need to propose amendments to many regulations and laws, which is a long process.

Domestic credit cards have ample room for growth: experts

There is still ample room for domestic credit card (DCC) growth since the number of DCC holders is relatively low in Vietnam, according to experts at a seminar on DCCs held on Friday.

Vietnam hits milestone of 200 million COVID vaccine doses administered

Vietnam on Sunday crossed the mark of 200 million COVID-19 vaccines administered, just over a year since the ‘historic inoculation campaign’ was launched on March 8 last year.

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Gov’t approves draft resolution on environmental protection tax on petrol

The beginnings of a smart-city model

Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Binh Duong are implementing administrative reforms to launch and speed up smart city projects to attract more foreign investors.

Migration rates in Binh Duong and Bac Ninh are higher than in HCMC and Hanoi

The General Statistics Office’s report shows that the number of provinces with a positive net migration rate is 11. The remaining provinces have negative net migration rates.

Vietnam faces risk of having "excess" of 2.5 million men

It is forecast that by 2034, Vietnam will face the risk of having an "excess" of 1.5 million males aged 15 - 49; and by 2059 this figure will be 2.5 million men if Vietnam's sex ratio at birth does not decrease.