Society
Deputy PM picks cheap airport renovation plan
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on January 20 chose one of three proposed plans to renovate Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City.
Society
Society
Culture - Sports
FIFA picks Vietnam’s futsal goal as World Cup’s top 10
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has chosen Nguyen Minh Tri’s goal in the September 11 match between Vietnam and Guatemala at the Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 as one of the top 10 goals.
Business
Tourism property market picks up
The tourism property market has been hot this year with many new projects and increasing transaction volumes, insiders said.
Business
Industrial production picks up 7.5 pct in first five months
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the first five months of 2016 picked up 7.5 percent from the same period last year, with May’s figure increasing 7.8 percent year-on-year.
Business
Binh Duong: FDI attraction picks up 19 percent
An additional 481 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) landed in the southern province of Binh Duong in Quarter I, representing a year-on-year increase of 19 percent.
Business
Agro-forestry-fishery export picks up 5.5 percent
Agro-forestry-fishery exports were estimated to yield 4.2 billion USD in the first two months of the year, rising 5.5 percent from the same period last year.
World
Malaysia’s economy picks up 5 percent in 2015
Malaysia’s economic growth was recorded at 5 percent in 2015 compared to 6 percent in 2014, according to Malaysian Department of Statistics.
Business
VNA picks up top ten economic events for 2015
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has rounded out the country’s top 10 economic events for 2015.
Business
Lending picks up, HSBC says
Lending by banks has been accelerating, growing at 18.2 percent in the year-to-date compared to the same period last year, according to HSBC's monthly report Vietnam at a Glance released on October 2.
Business
Hanoi: Credit growth picks up
Credit in Hanoi has surged sharply, roughly doubling the average rate of the entire banking system.
Business
HCM City’s CPI picks up 0.11 percent in July
Ho Chi Minh City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), an indicator of inflation growth in the city, escalated 0.11 percent in July from the previous month and 0.77 percent against the same month last year.
Foreign investment in HCM City picks up in first two quarters
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest economic hub in the south, has
attracted 1.2 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the
first six months of the year, up 12.2 percent compared to the same
period in 2014.
Business
Hanoi’s CPI picks up in June over petrol price adjustment
Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI), an indicator of inflation growth in
the city, grew by 0.13 percent in June from the previous month and 0.98
percent against the same month last year, buoyed by the increase in
petrol prices.
Culture - Sports
Football Channel Asia picks Vietnamese U23 footballers
Four Vietnamese U23 footballers have been picked for the Team of the
Tournament following the 28th SEA Games by the Football Channel Asia
(FCA), a dedicated Asian football website.
Society
Vinamilk CEO picks up Nikkei Asia Prize
Chairwoman and CEO of Vietnam Dairy Products ( Vinamilk), Mai Kieu
Lien, was presented with an award at the 20th Nikkei Asia Prizes at a
ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on May 20.
