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Coach fares in HCMC to rise 40% during upcoming holidays

 Coach operators at Mien Dong Coach Station and Mien Tay Coach Station will revise fares upward by 40% for trips from HCMC on the upcoming holidays of Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1).

 

Water resource ceremony of the Ede

The Ede ethnic minority people think that every water resource is managed by a genie. After each harvest and before each new crop, the Ede thank their water genies for blessing them with good weather and lots of luck. 

 

China’s tightened controls jeopardize farm exports

China’s stricter requirements for packaging and origin traceability for agricultural products exported to its market will take effect from May 1, making it more difficult for Vietnam to ship its produce to China through informal channels.

 

Vietnam’s e-commerce market set to become second largest in ASEAN by 2025

With 40% of the population below the age of 24 and their greater propensity for digital technology, many of these younger consumers are driving the rapid expansion of Vietnam’s e-commerce market.

VN's industrial zones in red alert over fire prevention

Although the damage wrought by the inferno at Formosa in Taiwan has not been assessed yet, it is sounding the alarms for all its facilities across the world, including Vietnam, which was also shaken by two heavy factory fires this month.

 

Taxi firms risk misleading consumers

 Traditional taxi operators in Vietnam are being ­accused of unfair anti-competitive practices against ride-hailing firm Grab, as they attempt to compete against the latter’s expansion in the country.

 

Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in growth of convenience stores

Convenience store channel has become a battlefield for domestic and foreign retailers due to its great potential.

Vinamilk eager for M&A with GTNfoods to expand market share

 Even though GTNfoods JSC has refused its previous proposal, Vinamilk is still eager to acquire more stakes in the firm, which holds 51 percent of Moc Chau Milk  as part of its M&A strategy.

Beverage giants cannot stay out of plastic reduction trend

 As plastic reduction is becoming an essential trend to save the environment, beverage companies, which still depend on tremendous amounts of plastic materials, cannot opt out of the trend.

 

Vietnam U18 team set out for international tournament in Hong Kong

The 20-member Vietnam U18 squad left Hanoi for Hong Kong (China) on April 17 to attend the International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2019, hosted by the Hong Kong Football Association from April 19 to 22.

 

Exhibition delves into environmental imbalance and destruction

“Serpents’ Tails”, a solo exhibition by UuDam Tran Nguyen which depicts people struggling with by-products of an industry that is causing environmental imbalance and destruction, will be opened at Galerie Quynh in HCMC on April 19.

 

Bus links with HCMC’s Metro Line No.1 proposed

A section of the Metro Line No.1 project is under construction. The HCMC Department of Transport sought approval of the municipal People’s Committee for developing a bus system connected to the metro line

 

F1 Vietnam Grand Prix kick-off event held at My Dinh Stadium

The first official event on April 20 at Hanoi's My Dinh Stadium Vietnam Grand Prix Company will feature F1 cars.

 

AirAsia abandons plan to set up low-cost carrier in Vietnam

 AirAsia, the largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, informed it has terminated an agreement to launch a domestic airline in Vietnam with local partners, according to the airline’s filing with Bursa Malaysia.

Vietnam can become a cybersecurity powerhouse: Minister

Vietnam can become a cybersecurity powerhouse thanks to its world-class cybersecurity human resources and the dream to become a powerful nation, local media quoted Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung as saying.

 

New initiative switches Japanese investment to Vietnam

A recent initiative in Japan aimed to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong subregion nations will continuously contribute to increasing the Japanese inflow to the Southeast Asian country.

 

Why does the US consider Vietnam an important Indo-Pacific partner?

US Assistant Defense Secretary for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall G. Schriver once affirmed that Vietnam has appeared to be a valued partner for Washington in the Indo-Pacific region.

State firms contribute 28% to Vietnam’s GDP in 2018

Some 100 state firms would be subject to privatization in 2019, while the number slated for state divestment is 193.

Vietnam, Czech Republic issue joint statement

Vietnam and the Czech Republic issued a joint statement during the visit to the European country by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 16-17 at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

 

39 pangolins handed over to Cuc Phuong National Park

The Cuc Phuong National Park on April 17 received 39 pangolins rescued from wildlife traffickers and handed over by authorities of the northern province of Hung Yen.