The trans-Vietnam 2,744-km-long Ho Chi Minh Highway Project was planned to open in 2020 but so far only around 86 percent of the work has been completed, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told National Assembly deputies on May 24. Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) In particular, the Government has yet...

Big names in the pharmaceutical industry are wasting no time expanding their market dominance, raising concerns over the marginalisation of private drugstores. A client buys medicine at a Long Chau pharmacy. (Photo: VNA) Official data showed that three leading pharmaceutical retailers in Vietnam own 1,962 drugstores by 16 May: 1,088 belong to Pharmacity, 581 to Long Chau and 293...

The capital city of Hanoi plans to strengthen promotion programmes to stimulate consumption, thereby supporting businesses and enhancing economic growth. Customers at a BigC supermarket in Hanoi. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi is implementing a series of promotional programmes for 2022, focusing on May, July and November at more than 2,000 sales points of businesses. Notably, the businesses have registered more...

Cargo throughput across seaports nationwide hit 241 million tonnes in the first four months of 2022, rising 2 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Containers at Tan Cang Cat Lai Terminal in HCM City (Photo: VNA) The volume, excluding transited goods not unloaded at seaports, included 61.95 million tonnes of exports (up 2 percent), 67.49 million...

The Van Don – Mong Cai highway, which is scheduled for completion and operation on June 30, aims to create favourable conditions for the northeastern province of Quang Ninh to make breakthrough developments and promote economic links in the region. Van Don – Mong Cai Highway under construction (Source: baoquangninh.com.vn) Nguyen Tien Oanh, Director of the Executive Board of...

The Vietnamese economy picked up strongly in early 2022, thanks to a strong vaccination drive, robust global demand for its manufacturing products, momentum in domestic demand, and resilient foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. Production at Chinese-invested Jasan Textile and Dyeing Vietnam Co., Ltd. at Hai Phong's Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP). (Photo: VNA) This preliminary assessment was made by...

Celebrating a vibrant summer and welcoming life back to Vietnam's famous paradise beaches, budget carrier Vietjet has officially reopened flights connecting Seoul and Nha Trang, Phu Quoc and Hai Phong. Passengers on the first Vietjet Air flight from Seoul to Nha Trang. (Photo: vietjetair.com) The first flight back to Nha Trang from Seoul on May 20 was greeted...

Tan Cang Que Vo in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been added to the list of inland container depots (ICDs) in Vietnam, which now reaches 10 in total, according to a newly-released decision by the Ministry of Transport. Dinh Vu inland container depot in Quang Binh. (Photo: VNA) The decision announces the list of dry ports in...

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said it is accelerating power generation and grid projects, especially urgent infrastructure, to ensure supplies in the hot season. An EVN worker checks electricity equipment (Photo: VNA) The State-owned group said in the first four months of 2022, the firm and its subsidiaries had started work on 30 projects and put into use 31 grid facilities...

Vietnamese businesses are seeking to export more fresh and processed dragon fruits to Australia and New Zealand as the demand for this fruit in both markets is increasing. Dragon fruit is one of Vietnam's key export products to Australia and New Zealand (Photo: congthuong.vn) Dragon fruit is one of Vietnam's key export products to the two high-end markets. According...