Vietnam transport ministry rejects Grab’s proposal to expand operations
A reason is that the currently largest ride-hailing company in Vietnam is running services only in a trial period
Vietnamese drink 5 billion liters of sugar-based beverages a year
Saturday, June 23, 2018, 19:01Vietnam’s sugar consumption per capita is 46.5 gram per day, two times the WHO-recommended level
Executive of Tanzania arm of Vietnam’s Viettel found not guilty of fraud
Saturday, June 23, 2018, 14:00He was only subject to an administrative penalty for the company’s shortcomings in SIM management
Airfares in Vietnam unlikely to drop despite growing competition
Saturday, June 23, 2018, 11:15Bamboo Airways, the latest Vietnamese carrier, is set to make its maiden flight at the end of 2018
New speedboat service to Phu Quy Island launched
Friday, June 22, 2018, 20:00It takes the speedboat about 2 hours and 30 minutes to travel between Phan Thiet and Phu Quy, compared to six hours of normal boats
Vietnamese ministry proposes spending $2mn on salvaging 16th century shipwreck
Friday, June 22, 2018, 16:53The hefty price tag doesn’t include the $440,000 needed for on-site security
Vietnam considers awarding $2.1bn power plant deal to Chinese-led consortium
Friday, June 22, 2018, 12:25If approved, 80 percent of the plant’s total development capital will be loaned by Chinese banks
Vietnam Airlines offers fresh lychee to fliers
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 16:00The homegrown fruits are characterized by their soft, sweet texture and perfume-like scent
Vietnam’s Viettel signs up 1 million subscribers in Myanmar, ten days after launch
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 15:00Mytel, the Viettel-owned mobile operator in Myanmar, surpassed the one-million-subscriber mark only ten days from its June 9 launch
Ho Chi Minh City’s remittances top $2bn dollars in five months
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 13:02The remittance inflows to the southern largest economic hub in Jan-May increased 20 percent year-on-year
Imported livestock blamed for Vietnamese cattle price slump
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 10:16Farmers across Vietnam are scrambling to sell their cows as prices continue to fall following a 40 to 60 percent drop over the past two years
Lack of local investment funds drives Vietnamese startups abroad
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 07:58Most of investment funds operating in Vietnam are from foreign countries
Increasing land erosion plagues Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 20:33One of the main culprits is considered to be hydroelectricity projects
SE Asia Stocks-Decline; worsening U.S-China trade spat unnerves investors
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 11:08Rising U.S.-China trade tensions caused a broad sell-off in regional equities
US-China trade war to help or hurt Vietnam’s economy?
Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 13:54As the country’s products are part of China’s value chain, Vietnam surely cannot avoid the cascading effect from the trade war between these two biggest economies in the world
Headlines
Scrap imports choke Ho Chi Minh City ports
Saigon’s new Mien Dong Bus Station plagued by sluggish construction
Self-proclaimed ‘Facebook alternatives’ raise security concerns in Vietnam
Lack of capital hampers upgrades for deteriorating runways at Vietnam’s major airports
