Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter, construction businesses still firmly believe bright growth lies ahead for the rest of the year. A site run by construction firm FECON Corporation (FCN) (Photo: baodautu.vn) “The COVID-19 disease has significantly affected the economy as well as the construction industry, especially the tourism and...

HCM City (VNA) - An interdisciplinary inspection team led by the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been established to work with agencies to determine how much rice is stuck at ports so that the ministry can come up with an appropriate rice export plan. Rice loaded for export (Photo: VNA) The inspection team is led by Deputy...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said pork must be eligible for price stabilisation due to the high demand for this essential good on the domestic market. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Despite efforts of market management forces and recent large volume of imports, pork prices have continued to increase in recent times despite 15...

Hanoi (VNA) - PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has supplied 200 billion kWh to the national grid since it started operations 13 years ago, confirming its position as the top power supplier in the country. At Nhon Trach power plant (Photo: pvn.vn) PV Power currently operates seven power plants across the country with a total capacity of 4,205 MW....

(LSO) - On the morning of April 15, Mr. Nguyen Cong Truong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting to agree about the plan for developing the socio-economic growth scenarios for the remaining period of 2020. Attending the meeting were leaders of provincial departments and sectors. At the meeting, the leader of the Department of Planning...

Hanoi (VNA) – Domestic airlines on April 15 evening announced they are increasing flight frequency between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as from April 16, but the time difference between two consecutive landings in HCM City should be at least 90 minutes. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vietnam Airlines will operate two flights a day on the route, while...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport will put component projects of the North-South Expressway out to bid, Minister Nguyen Van The told the Vietnam News Agency on April 14. Transport Minister Nguyen Van The works with officials of Ninh Binh province on the implementation of the North-South Expressway. (Photo: VNA) According to the plan on developing Vietnam’s expressway...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - While most of the realty segment has struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, agricultural land is still a hot investment as more people want to return to rural areas for a more environmentally-friendly life. A house built on agriculture land in Da Lat (Photo courtesy of Facebook Group 'Leaving the city to the countryside') According to...

Hanoi (VNA) – Amid an array of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the wood industry is exerting every effort to maintain business and production, while implementing initiatives and defining strategic lines of products and markets. Workers at a wood processing firm in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) A survey of 124 wood processing enterprises on the impacts of the disease...

(LSO) - In order to serve customers during the Covid-19 period, the commercial banking system in the province has promoted e-banking services, minimizing the number of customers coming for direct transactions and still ensuring the currency circulation in the market. As soon as the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 15 / CT-TTg on March 27, 2020, the State Bank...