National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost Jetstar Pacific scheduled seven extra flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet high travel demand before Tet, the traditional New Year of Vietnam.
Overseas remittances will continue adding a vital impetus to the economy, including the property sector in 2018, according to Le Hoang Chau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association.
Vietnam’s coffee exports are expected to rise in 2018 thanks to projected annual increases of 7.1 percent for domestic yield and 1.3 percent for global consumption in 2017-18 crop.
A gathering was recently held in Auckland by the Embassy of Vietnam for Vietnamese students and expats and foreign friends living in the country to together celebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year festival.
The Government of Vietnam always creates favourable conditions for Korean firms, including the Hyosung Group, to invest in the country, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) targets an 8 percent rise in revenues and 33 percent rise in pre-tax profits this year, VRG Deputy General Director Nguyen Tien Duc has said.
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) sold its finance subsidiary Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Ltd (PTF) to SeABank at a recent auction.
The Urban Environment Company (URENCO) will raise its waste collection capacity in Hanoi by 50 percent this month to keep the city clean during and after Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year holiday.
Vice Chairman of the HCMCity People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang thanked US veterans for developing friendship between the two countries when meeting the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) delegation on February 7.
An Giang province has seen impressive hikes in exports of agricultural products and clothing in January, according to Vo Nguyen Nam, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
The Netherlands wishes to cooperate with and support Vietnam in many fields, especially in water management, flood prevention and climate change adaptation, a Dutch official has said.
The Destination Mekong and the Mekong Business Initiative on February 7 announced their 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) business support programmes are now open for applications.
Deputy FM Vu Hong Nam has praised overseas Vietnamese for their great contributions to the homeland’s socio-economic development and diplomacy work, and to promoting Vietnam’s reputation in 2017.
President Tran Dai Quang presented a Fatherland Defence Order, Third Class, to the People’s Public Security Guard High Command during a ceremony on February 6 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the force’s establishment (February 16, 1953).
Plastic exports grew by 17.3 percent to over 3 billion USD in 2017 and are expected to expand by 12-15 percent this year, according to the Vietnam Plastic Association (VPA).
Airports across Vietnam served about 94 million passengers and handled an estimated 1.34 million tonnes of freight last year, up 16 percent and 19 percent, respectively, from 2016, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA).
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