HoREA proposes credits for real estate firms to pay for maturing bonds

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse this morning welcomed Governor-General of Australia David Hurley, the Governor-General’s wife and a high-ranking delegation of Australia on their state-level visit to Vietnam.

Vietnamese and Australian businesses have been advised to maximise incentives of free trade agreement (FTAs) in a bid to increase investment and ramp up economic and trade co-operation moving forward, according to insiders.

Miss Grand Vietnam and Miss Grand International 2023 were officially launched at a press conference held on April 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, with the event featuring the presence of Isabella Menin, Miss Grand Slam 2022.

The nation’s economic growth is forecast to decrease slightly at 6.5% this year before rising to 6.8% next year, according to the “Asian Development Outlook” report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 4.

Local martial artists bagged a total of three gold, three silver, and three bronze medals, thereby ranking second in the medal tally at Cambodia Kun Bokator National Championship which concluded on April 3 in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem suffered a loss after being beaten by Italian and American chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana at the quarterfinals of the ongoing Champions Chess Tour on April 4.

Developers of social housing projects buyers of this kind of houses are entitled to benefit from a credit package worth 120 trillion VND (5.1 billion USD) which was started by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) earlier this month.

Containing not only the longest statue of Buddha in Nirvana on the roof in Asia, Hoi Khanh pagoda also has relics related to the father of President Ho Chi Minh.

According to the latest decision of the authorities of Hoi An, starting from May 15, all domestic and international tourists to the ancient town must buy entrance tickets.

Hanoi Opera House will close to the public for a year as it undergoes renovation, the theater’s director Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet said on April 3.

Most of the $11.5 billion required to build the petroleum reserve infrastructure system by 2030 will come from outside the federal budget.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) lost more than $1.12 billion in 2022. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) presented the findings of its investigation of EVN's power output and business expenses during a press conference on March 31.

PM urges greater efforts to maintain growth, inflation targets in 2023

A US$50 million international hospital project located in Cau Giay District, Hanoi, has remained idle for 26 years while the city is in need of many more medical facilities.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has developed two scenarios for the Vietnamese economy this year and suggested that the government keeps to the 6.5% GDP growth target despite mounting pressure from outside.

Deputy FM Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to the strategic partnership with Germany.

The Prime Minister has approved a plan to build more than a million apartments for low income earners in urban areas and workers in industrial parks nationwide for 2021-2030.

The Sports Administration of Vietnam is considering reducing the number of delegate members to the upcoming SEA Games 32 in Cambodia by 20% due to financial problems.

The ministry urged domestic rice companies to increase promotions to take the opportunity from Indonesia’s import plan and boost exports into this market.