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Family tours a trend in Ho Chi Minh City this summer

People pay more and more attention to summer holiday vacation and consider it an opportunity to tighten connectivity among family members, according to travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City.

The fate of privately owned helicopters

Several ultra wealthy Vietnamese businessmen in the past publicly announced that they had purchased private helicopters. But currently, no individual in Vietnam owns a private helicopter.

Opportunities for electronics part–supply industry to make a change

As the global production shift intensifies, remarkable prospects for transformation present themselves within the electronic parts supply industry, according to the Vietnam Association for Supporting Industries (VASI).

Recreational drugs found in drinks, functional foods

Drug traffickers have discovered many new ways to hide drugs to escape the supervision of the police. Drugs can be mixed, marinated, or packaged in the form of food, beverages or electronic cigarettes.

Corporate bond trading system improves market transparency, liquidity

The operation of a separate corporate bond trading system is necessary to develop a transparent secondary market and increase liquidity for corporate bonds.

Ninh Binh man bicycles across country in 74 days, loses 30 kilos

Seventy-four days, 40 cities and provinces, and 4,261 kilometers later, Vu Van Linh, 28, from Ninh Binh, recently completed a trans-country tour by bicycle.

Whales spotted in Vung Ro Bay of Phu Yen province

Two whales have been seen in Vung Ro Bay of the central coastal province of Phu Yen swimming and hunting for food, according to a video clip shot by a tour guide.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son to visit Singapore next week

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son is scheduled to pay an official visit to Singapore from July 17 – 19 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.

Tropical depression strengthens into Storm Talim

A tropical depression active in the East Sea has strengthened into Storm Talim, the first storm expected to hit Vietnam this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 16/2023

Major infrastructure projects to be completed by 2023

Vietnam spends US$100 million on in-app purchases in Jan-May

Vietnamese users have spent over US$100 million, equivalent to around VND2.3 trillion, on in-app transactions through mobile devices in the first five months of this year.

HCMC to spend VND8.5 billion collecting garbage on Saigon River

The HCMC People’s Committee has approved a plan for renting garbage collecting machines to clean up the Saigon River over the next six months, with a budget of over VND8.5 billion.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 16/2023

PM assigns Transport Ministry to establish High-Speed Railway Project’s steering committee

Vietnam’s rice prices at 10-year highs

Export prices of Vietnamese rice soared to 10-year highs in the first half of 2023, offering a bright prospect for the country’s rice export sector this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Property market: multi-billion dong golf course to be located on mountain

Cocobay Da Nang, the super project in Da Nang, and a multi-billion dong golf course in Bac Giang were the leading news items last week.

Prime Minister presides over national COP26 Steering Committee on green growth

Vietnam's favourable natural conditions for renewable energy, as well as the requirements of green standards in the European export markets, drive the country towards green transformation.

Thien Huong: A village from a bygone era

The village, also known as Mã Pắng, is a rustic, simple, and ancient beauty. It is a place from a different time, making visitors feel like they’ve stepped into a bygone era.

Violations, corruption cause US$7.52 billion damages in H1

The amount to recover amounted to VNĐ148 trillion (US$6.2 billion), 13 times last year’s figure.

HCM City to offer free annual health check-ups for elderly residents

The HCM City health sector plans to offer free annual health check-ups for elderly residents aged 60 and above in an effort to reduce medical costs for them and improve their quality of life.

CEO of international drone manufacturer grew up in a slum in HCMC

The child who spent his childhood in a slum full of social evils, thieves and prostitutes is now the CEO of a hi-tech company that manufactures drones.