Vietjet's online check-in system is ready to serve passengers flying across domestic and internationally. A Vietjet aircraft (Source: Vietjet) With the service, passengers quickly check-in online and choose their seats before their flights at its website www.vietjetair.com or mobile app without waiting in line at the check-in counter. Accordingly, passengers can check-in online for all domestic flights from...

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong provided explanations regarding the high lending rates and credit room management during a plenary session of the 15th National Assembly’s ongoing fifth meeting in Hanoi on June 1. SBV Governor Nguyen Thi Hong (Photo: VNA) Hong pointed out two reasons for high lending rates last year, including rapid...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on the implementation of urgent measures to settle goods congestion and promote the export of farm produce through northern border gates. Trucks carrying goods for export to China through Kim Thanh II International Border Gate in Lao Cai province. (Photo: VNA) The document was issued as there is...

More than 5.22 trillion VND (over 222.6 million USD) are set to be disbursed for component projects of the North-South expressway project in June, including more than 1.6 trillion VND in the first stage and the remainder in the second stage, reported the Transport Ministry’s Department of Planning and Investment. Illustrative image (Photo: vneconomy.vn) Since the beginning of...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with Vietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans as many northern localities are harvesting the fruits. Bac Giang lychees for export (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Director of the Bac Giang provincial Department of Industry and Trade...

Vietnam’s services sector remains a bright spot, partially offsetting some external weakness, according to a report released by HSBC Vietnam on May 31. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The report, themed “Vietnam May data: Still a long way to go,” said while Vietnam’s May trade data points to no further deterioration, there is still a long way to see...

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) generated over 10 billion kWh of electricity in the first five months of 2023 which equals 42.5% of the yearly target. A corner of Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant. (Photo: VNA) The figure represents an increase of 46.6% compared with the same period last year, thanks to the inauguration of Thai...

The current trends in economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the US guarantee big growth in two-way trade and investment in next 10 years and warrant upgrading the partnership to a strategic level, said Ted Osius, President and CEO of the US - ASEAN Business Council (USABC). Vietnam was the 8th largest trade partner and the largest ASEAN...

More than 30 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products at a food exhibition in the Republic of Korea (RoK), which opened on May 30. The Vietnamese booths display products of big brands like Masan, Vinamilk and Huu Nghi. (Photo: VNA) As the largest food exhibition in the East Asian nation, Seoul Food 2023 gathers 1,500 companies from 30 countries...

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that it will extend the deadline for issuing its final conclusion on an anti-dumping tax evasion investigation into plywood imported from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Trade Remedies Authority. Illustrative image (Photo: the Ministry of Industry and Trade) Accordingly, the DOC plans to issue the conclusion...