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Edible 'roses' sell well despite high prices

Phung Thi Thuong, an online food seller in Thanh Xuan district in Hanoi, said he has stored 1 ton of roses made of dried mangoes for sale. One ton of mangoes can make 2,000 flowers.

Ministry of Finance outlines tasks for upgrading stock market by 2025

To achieve the goal of upgrading the stock market as early as 2025, the Ministry of Finance in 2024 must undertake various tasks in coordination with other ministries and sectors for implementation.

Calligraphy paintings on lotus leaves are popular for Tet

The days just before Tet are the busiest time for Hoang Trong Tuyen, a calligrapher living in Thanh Hoa province. He has a new product this year – calligraphy paintings on lotus leaves.

Vietnam’s largest airport overloaded with people returning home for Tet holiday

With the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) just a few days away, Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has become packed with people who are either flying home for family reunions or going on holiday during the festive season.

VN needs an enabling environment to promote financial leasing

Financial leasing has high potential in Việt Nam’s dynamic economy with more than 800,000 enterprises and more than 5 million business households.

Spring calligraphy festival recreates traditional spaces

This year’s festival, from February 3-19, has attracted the participation of 40 calligraphers who are members of calligraphic clubs and selected from a writing competition to perform at the festival.

Companies with deep pockets drive HCM City office market

Companies in sectors less affected by the economic crises and those with deep pockets are driving transactions in the HCM City office market, analysts have said.

Vietnam consumes more than 55 tonnes of gold annually

Vietnam consumed nearly 55.5 tonnes of gold jewelry in 2023, down 6% compared to the previous year, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

Quang Ninh replaces foam aquaculture floats to protect environment

HDPE plastic is environmentally friendly, durable, flexible, non-oxidizing, resistant to organisms, resistant to big waves, strong winds and can withstand loads.

Match-fixing scandal rocks Vietnamese football: five players prosecuted

Five players from Ba Ria-Vung Tau football club have been charged by police in connection with illegal gambling activities.

Vietnam’s athletes make final Olympics qualification push

The Vietnam Olympic team wants between 12 and 15 athletes to represent the nation at the Olympic Games this summer.

Coronavirus variant JN.1 continues to spread, genome sequencing required

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has ordered facilities to continue collecting samples from COVID-19 patients for genome sequencing as various infections with the JN.1, an Omicron sub-variant, are detected in HCM City.

Vietnam ready to build green transformation cooperation model with EU

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has expressed Vietnam's readiness to collaborate closely with the EU in building an exemplary cooperation model for green transformation.

HCM City to be given more power to implement development projects

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the second meeting of the steering committee for the implementation of the National Assembly’s resolution on piloting special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

FM meets with EU representatives and foreign counterparts in Belgium

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son engaged in multiple meetings with EU representatives and foreign ministers of various countries in Brussels, Belgium, on February 1 and 2.

2,000 real estate firms temporarily close in January

As many as 2,000 real estate firms suspended their operation in January, or 138 percent of the number in the same period last year.

VCCI proposes power transactions between residents living in same buildings

VCCI has proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) amend current regulations and allow clients in the same buildings to sell or buy rooftop solar power directly to each other without transmitting electricity through the national grid.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS FEBRUARY 3/2024

PM urges removing unnecessary, unclear, unfeasible, inappropriate business conditions

Former imperial city welcomes 2024 lunar new year with bamboo pole erection

The former imperial city of Hue has marked the start of the 2024 Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the Year of the Dragon, with the re-enactment of a Neu (bamboo) pole erecting ceremony once held by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in Hue.

Ho Chi Minh City sees sharp increase in number of JN.1 infections

Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, has seen a sharp increase in the number of cases caused by the JN.1 sub-variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has said.