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Tuan Chau Group put an upgraded terminal into operation on October 25 to better serve passengers to the UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay.

Vietnam’s new import tariff, part of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) for 2016-18, has come into force.

Ho Chi Minh City is considering two proposals, one from a Swiss company, to build public toilets.

HCM City is buying new buses, upgrading existing buses and creating more bus routes to attract riders as the number of riders continues to fall.

The Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera) officially opened a factory producing the first made-in-Vietnam energy efficient glass in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The July consumer price index (CPI) CPI rose 0.13 percent against June, 2.39 percent year on year and 2.48 percent compared to December 2015, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on July 24.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the first half of the year saw a slight rise at an average of 0.39 percent each month, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO) on June 24.

The Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) Hanoi Power Corporation (EVN Hanoi) has launched 24 hour hotlines 042 2222000 and 19001288 to acquire feedback and queries about power use in the capital city.

Quang Trung Industry Group Joint Stock Company has submitted a proposal to HCM City’s Department of Transport to allow the construction of new-style overpasses for pedestrians.

Banking, finance and insurance employees had the highest income across all sectors in Vietnam in 2014, with an average income of about 195 million VND (8,660 USD) per year.

Vietnam’s consumption of electronic and electrical appliances is expected to rise from 7.3 percent to 11.9 percent by 2020, thanks to a new focus on its youthful consumers.

Consumers are flocking to electronic shops and supermarkets to buy fans, air conditioners and other electronic products to ward off the heat in the southern region.

Investors from mainland China have been developing their businesses in Vietnam to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), as the country is a Trans-Pacific Partnership member.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders agreed to bolster their countries’ economic relations during a meeting in Jakarta on March 24.

The US Gentherm Group on March 10 inaugurated a factory manufacturing air-conditioners for the automobile industry in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Syrena Vietnam Investment and Development JSC (Syrena Vietnam), on March 13 will launch Green Bay Village and Lotus Residences in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province.

Nearly 1,900 different services and products at public hospitals will become around 30 percent more expensive in March, according to the Ministry of Health.

The record cold spell with temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius over the past four days led to an increase in hospitalisations among children and the elderly for respiratory-related sicknesses.

Panasonic Vietnam will consider investing more in the country in the future, General Director Eiji Fukumori said at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 12.5 percent in 2015 to reach 22.76 billion USD, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.