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Thai investor proposes additional US$1.4 billion for refinery

A Thai consortium in charge of the 464-hectare Long Son Petrochemicals Complex, located in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, wants to raise its charter capital from US$3.7 billion to US$5.1 billion to upgrade the refinery’s technology and improve its capacity.

 

Farewell to Tao Quan after 16 years of laughs

This Lunar New Year, which falls on January 23, 2020, for the first time in 16 years, Vietnamese families will not sit down after eve dinner to watch the most anticipated TV show of the year: Táo Quân.

Vietnam needs ‘FDI filter’ for woodwork industry

The US-China trade war has led toChinese wooden furniture manufacturers moving production to Vietnam, bringing risks to the domestic woodwork industry.

Efforts to ensure human rights seen from the border mountainous province of Ha Giang

Ha Giang is the home of 22 ethnic groups with many unique traditional cultural values. Due to the rugged terrain and harsh climate, local people were sometimes in hunger.

 

Developing renewable energy in Vietnam: Through the lens of equality and sustainability

While Vietnam is facing many challenges in producing electricity, renewable energy is emerging as the tipping point for advancing development that is inclusive and sustainable in the country. 

Pork prices vs. monetary policy

Can the prices of pork destabilize the monetary policy formulated by the central bank in Vietnam?

Vietnamese enterprises face tough international competition

Phan Duc Hieu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Việt Nam News on the need to have strong co-operation between the Government and enterprises to succeed in the international market.

Na Hang Lake a smaller version of Ha Long Bay

Marvelous rock structures jut out of Na Hang Lake in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, looking like the more famous Ha Long Bay.

 

China due to introduce face scans for mobile users

Beijing wants people to use only real identities online but there is concern over data collection.

Brass pot, a necessary item of Thai families

All Thai families in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region have a brass pot. It’s not only cookware but a symbol of prosperity.

Ban Gioc – a majestic waterfall

Cao Bang province is known for Ban Gioc waterfall - the largest waterfall in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam attracts foreign fast-fashion brands

Zara’s revenue reached VND1.7 trillion in 2018, six times higher than 2016 thanks to the Vietnamese people’s preference for fast fashion styles.

Visas options open up for overseas investors

Non-nationals with differing investment scales in Vietnam will be granted different visas in the country, making it more favourable for authorised agencies to apply incentives to certain initiatives.

Renewable energy: Rise in global wind speed to boost green power

Rising winds could increase energy production from turbines by a third over the next decade.

Hanoi announces names of tax debtors on TV

The Hanoi Tax Department has cooperated with Hanoi Television to make a TV segment publicizing the names of companies with large tax arrears, with four debtors to be named in the first phase.

Nguyen Hue flower street to open to public

Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Hue flower street is set to open up to both local residents and tourists between January 22 and January 28, 2020, according to the occasion’s organisers.

Seven.Am operators disciplined for business violations

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance has imposed an administrative fine of VND170 million on MHA JSC and Thu Ky Company, operators of the Seven.Am fashion chain, for four business violations.

Foreign physicians working in Vietnam required to speak fluent Vietnamese: draft law

Foreign, as well as overseas Vietnamese doctors providing health check-up and treatment services in Vietnam, will be required to speak fluent Vietnamese, according to a draft amended law on medical examination and treatment.

Cyber Monday expected to rake in 'record US sales'

Retailers are poised for bumper Cyber Monday sales in the US after a record-breaking Black Friday.

Sperm whale dies with 100kg 'litter ball' in its stomach

Fishing nets and rope were among the debris found inside the whale which stranded on the Isle of Harris.