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Vinalines to hold IPO in mid-2018

Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is seeking to make its initial public offering (IPO) in mid-2018, with an expected chartered capital of US$630 million. 

New law set to help weak banks recover: experts

 Some weak banks that are undergoing restructuring might get out of the worse thanks to unprecedented support measures under a new law, experts have said.

Vinamilk set to expand abroad

 Dairy giant Vinamilk will continue to expand abroad, especially in emerging market like Laos and Myanmar, this year.

ATIGA regulation worries local sugar manufacturers

 The implementation of tariff reduction to zero per cent under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) from January 1, is an obsession with the Vietnamese sugar industry.

Petrol, power push up CPI in January

 The consumer price index (CPI) in January rose by 0.51 per cent over the previous month and 2.65 per cent over the same month last year.

Some 3,000 firms in VN use e-invoice

 The number of firms using e-invoice has increased significantly in recent years due to its convenience and cost effectiveness.

Men prosecuted for killing Indochinese serow in Quang Binh

 Authorities in central Quang Binh Province last Friday prosecuted two men for killing the goat-antelope Indochinese serow, which is listed as a near threatened species by the IUCN.

Japan – Vietnam Festival kicks off in HCM City

 A series of cultural and sports activities will be featured during the fifth Japan – Viet Nam Festival, which will kick off today at the September 23 Park in HCM City’s District 1.

Exhibition shows Cuba through the lens

The life of Cuban people is reflected truthfully and colourfully through the lens of Italian photographer Fulvio Bugani. 

HCM City to install 11,000 more fire hydrants

 The HCM City Fire and Rescue Police Department and the Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation will install 11,000 more fire hydrants by 2025 after being instructed to do so by the People’s Committee at a conference on fire hydrant management on Thursday.

Ginseng queen grows over 600 medicinal plants

Nguyen Thi Hong Thuong, 33, runs a large ginseng garden with more than 600 plants and many other traditional herbal medicine plants in Tra Cang Commune in Nam Tra My District in the central province of Quang Nam.

HCM City launches tech development fund

HCM City’s Science and Technology Department plans to launch a Science and Technology Development Fund while seeking to focus State science and technology organisations on activities relevant to the market and wean them off public funds in 2018.

Cryptocurrency transaction floors on the increase in Vietnam

Just a short time after thaituancoin, a cryptocurrency trading floor, shut down, another appeared calling for people’s contributions. 

Vietnam U23 players’ courage, passion melt snow: OSEN

 The courage and passion of Vietnamese U23 players seemed to melt the snow, OSEN, a news website based in the Republic of Korea commented on the final between Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

PM underlines Vietnam’s achievements in 2017

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted Vietnam’s significant achievements in 2017 in an article published in a special issue titled “The Year Ahead 2018: Hope Against Rage” of the international media organisation Project Syndicate.

Flood-based livelihoods to help Mekong Delta’s water storage

 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a project on January 26 on flood-based livelihoods in support of the water storage strategy in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

First container train links Russia and Vietnam

 The first container train from Russia to Vietnam has recently arrived at Yen Vien station in Hanoi.

Cold snap hits northern region ahead of Tet

A cold wave which hit the northern region on January 28 has lowered temperatures in the northern and northern central localities down to around 10 degrees Celsius. The cold snap is expected to last for the next 10 days. 

Bank stocks expected to drive up market

 Vietnamese stocks are expected to rise further on expectations of positive corporate earnings reports from the financial-banking sector and a strong inflow of foreign investment, analysts said.

Traditional incense making in Hai Duong thrives before Tet

 Coming to the traditional incense making village, we can see the hurried working atmosphere everywhere.