VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS NOVEMBER 5

Morocco launches anti-dumping probe into bike, motorcycle tires from Vietnam

Potentials and challenges of offshore wind power

The development of renewable energy is a major policy of the Party and Government of Vietnam, in which offshore wind power has been identified as a breakthrough solution in energy transformation to help ensure national energy security.

Economists warn of decline in exports

Export turnover of goods in the first ten months of the year was estimated at US$312.82 billion, up 15.9 percent over the same period last year.

Vietnamese businesses adopt ESG standards

ESG (E-Environmental; S-Social; G-Governance) standards remain unfamiliar to many Vietnamese businesses.

Vietnam plans to upgrade status of stock market

Vietnam looks to upgrade the status of its stock market from frontier to emerging before 2025, the Ministry of Finance said.

Teachers resign because of modest salaries: Education Ministry

In the 2021-2022 academic year, 16,265 teachers resigned and switched to other jobs, including 10.407 public school teachers and 5,858 private school teachers, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s report to the National Assembly.

Gulfstream & Sun Air join hands to hold Vietnam’s first luxury aircraft show

For the first time in Vietnam, Airshow 2022 was organized at Van Don International Airport (Quang Ninh Province) on November 5-6 by Gulfstream and Sun Air of Sun Group.

Cancer rising among young Vietnamese people

Cancer cases are on the rise nationwide, particularly among young people, according to Bui Vinh Quang, director of Hanoi Oncology Hospital, at a conference held in the city on November 4.

The woman who makes digital map for fruit distribution

Starting a business as a seller of high-end fruits with VND12 million borrowed from a relative 10 years ago, Nguyen Ngoc Huyen began selling imported fruits when she was a third-year student at a university in HCM City.

Infrastructure crucial for e-car future

Green and cleaner transport initiatives are being promoted in Vietnam, with more top brands hoping to offer the future of electric vehicles.

Farmer raises eels with music, earns high profit

By raising eels in mud-free tanks and exposing them to music every day, a farmer in Nghe An Province earn tens of thousands of USD a year.

Solutions required for long-delayed housing projects

The Binh Quoi-Thanh Da urban area is located roughly 10 kilometres from downtown HCM City. It was planned to be a modern ecological urban area with an ecological park combining commercial centres and public areas to serve about 80,000 people.

NA deputies question speed of student computer programme

Although disbursement has been slow, so far 500,000 tablets have been given to disadvantaged students to help them with their education, as part of a Government programme.

Vietnamese teacher's cross-border lessons

Though the computer, students at Giao Thien Primary School in Giao Thuy District of Nam Dinh Province can study English with foreign teachers and students in many countries around the world.

Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival slated for December

The Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival will take place from December 2-4 at the pedestrian street area around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake in downtown Hanoi, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Nicobar pigeons spotted in Con Dao National Park

The Nicobar pigeon, a species noted as globally endangered, has been spotted in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 4

Rainfall this year above average, more typhoons possible

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS NOVEMBER 4

Budget collection from import-export up 14.6%

School headmasters, hospital directors should not be burdened with raising money

Reforming non-business service units is among the important tasks in the 12th Central Party Committee Resolution, said Le Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics at a recent seminar.

Mekong Delta needs more investment in waterway transport infrastructure

The degradation of the Quan Chanh Bo and Cho Gao canals are considered “bottlenecks” for the transportation of agricultural products in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, experts said.

Vietnam enjoys strong rise in Indian tourist number

An average monthly rise of 51% was seen in the number of Indian tourists to Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

State to control textbook prices

According to the draft amended Law on Price presented by Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc to the ongoing National Assembly session, textbooks will be among products and services under state control in prices.

Railway companies report profits after two years of losses

Hanoi and Saigon railway companies, the two subsidiaries of the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), reported their respective after-tax profits of almost VND35.2 billion and over VND38.3 billion in January-September.

Best photos on VietNamNet in October 2022

Hanoi in the most beautiful season of the year, impressive moments of Hanoi’s West Lake dragon boat race, and Saigonese splashing water out of their houses were among the most interesting images on VietNamNet in October.

MoC will focus on improving legal documents to increase supply of social housing

The Ministry of Construction will focus on improving legal documents related to housing, especially social housing, to remove obstacles and create favourable conditions to increase the supply of affordable homes.