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Vietcombank offers to fund HCM City’s airport project

 The Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) has proposed to fund the expansion project of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

FIEs pinpoint business barriers

 A survey of 1,550 businesses from 46 countries whose operations are located in 14 cities and provinces in Vietnam points to a slew of shortcomings in the business climate of Vietnam, says the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) 2016 report.

Japan helps Vietnam with IT training

 Japan will step up cooperation to train information technology (IT) engineers for Vietnam in the coming time, said Gen Narui, chairman of the Japan Linux Association.

Experts support North-South Expressway project

Several transport experts have thrown their support behind construction of the North-South Expressway despite public concerns over its huge cost, saying the road would play a vital role in north-south transport in the long run.

Escaping the heat in Saigon

 HP Ice Lounge & Coffee in Binh Thanh District, HCMC is a great hideaway for people who wish to escape scorching sunlight and heat in the city.

Tours exploring Kong: Skull Island filming locations booms

 After the blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” hitting the big screen, domestic and foreign travel companies have simultaneously launched tours to Vietnam, where many scenes were filmed.

2016 Golden Kite Awards attracts over 120 movies

 The award ceremony of the 2016 Golden Kite Awards will be held at the Military Theater in HCM City’s Tan Binh District on April 9.

Aviation service prices proposed to increase by 15 percent

Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam yesterday sent a document to the Ministry of Transport proposing to increase prices of some aviation services especially takeoff and landing during peak hours.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau in a day tour

A day trip visiting historical sites and tourist attractions in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will be started on March 25. 

First school lectured in English opens in Vietnam

 First college totally lectured in English under FPT Education Organization has been opened in Hanoi lately.

HCM City should coordinate with neighboring provinces to reduce traffic jam: expert

 Ho Chi Minh City should work with neighboring provinces to develop low cost housing and connect traffic system to meet housing demand of workers in the city and facilitate travel from their houses to working places.

Expanding and developing tourism markets to Vietnam

The tourism sector has seen a dramatic growth in the number of foreign tourists since early this year, which also raises the problem of how to expand and develop international tourist markets to ensure sustainable growth.

Apple, Google, Facebook skip legal challenge to new travel ban

 Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc are among more than 60 technology companies that appear to have backed away from the legal fight against U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban,

Vietnamese billionaires – the ‘disgraced supermen’

VietNamNet Bridge - As of March 6, 2017, seven out of 10 of Vietnam's richest stock billionaires were doing business in the real estate sector.

ACV still negotiating with ADP over 20% stake sale

 A representative from Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) confirmed with VET that the sale of 20 per cent to Aeroports de Paris (ADP) is still under negotiation.

HSC estimates Vinamilk shares worth $6.70

 The HCM City Securities Corporation (HSC) has released a positive report on Vinamilk’s shares after Vietnam’s largest dairy producer launched the country’s first-ever organic dairy farm on March 14.

HCM City opposes $5bn Long An thermal power plant

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to build a $5 billion thermal power plant in Long An, which borders HCM City’s Can Gio district, sparking concerns in the city about environmental pollution.

65% of VN enterprises profitable last year

 Provincial Competitiveness Index gleans host of information from local and foreign enterprises.

Vinacomin’s bauxite-alumina project records $162 million loss

The Tan Rai bauxite-alumina complex in Lam Dong, invested by Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), has been suffering huge losses since its start of operations. 

Foreign electronics manufacturers fighting possible anti-dumping tariff on PCM/VCM

At recent session to gather opinion from parties related to the investigation to decide whether to apply anti-dumping tariff on some polyurethane-coated steel sheet and vinyl-coated metal products, big manufacturers asked to get them imported