Chinese-invested projects sensitive to national defense stopped in Da Nang
Tin Tổng Hợp 15:24 04/12/2014Two construction projects in the central city of Da Nang have been suspended, another has been refused to be licensed and one more has been required to lower its height since they – all Chinese-invested – are located on sites deemed sensitive to national defense, local authorities reported
Vietnam transport minister asks to regularize Uber
Tin Tổng Hợp 15:18 04/12/2014Vietnamese Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang on Tuesday tasked a ministry unit with conducting studies to regularize Uber operations in Vietnam, shortly after his deputy asserted that the ridesharing app is illegal
Vietnam borrows $50mn from ADB to upgrade tourism infrastructure
Tin Tổng Hợp 18:14 28/11/2014The Asian Development Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam signed Tuesday a US$50 million loan agreement to upgrade the latter’s tourism infrastructure
No compensation for airlines affected by blackout at Vietnam’s largest airport: watchdog
Tin Tổng Hợp 19:10 27/11/2014The company that manages air traffic within the Ho Chi Minh City flight information region (FIR) is not obliged to compensate airlines affected by the power outage at the city’s Tan Son Nhat airport last week, the head of Vietnam’s aviation watchdog asserted Sunday
Samsung to make smart TVs at latest $3bn Vietnam facility
Tin Tổng Hợp 19:10 27/11/2014Smart TVs are among many electronic devices in addition to mobile phones Samsung is planning to start producing in a northern Vietnamese province under a fresh multibillion-dollar investment, the provincial administration has said
Cyber attacks in Vietnam megacity up 300% from 2013: conference
Tin Tổng Hợp 00:03 23/11/2014Nearly 280,000 cyber attacks have been recorded in Ho Chi Minh City this year, a record 300 percent increase from the previous year, it was revealed at an Internet security conference Wednesday
Vietnam spends $1.14bn on foreign cars in 10 months: customs
Tin Tổng Hợp 23:57 22/11/2014Vietnam’s imports of automobiles in the January-October period posted strong growth in both volume and value, data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs shows.
ASEAN goods will not flood Vietnam after trade pact takes effect: official
Tin Tổng Hợp 17:05 13/11/2014Vietnam is scheduled to apply zero import duties on more than 1,700 tariff lines from the beginning of next year under an ASEAN trade pact, but this does not mean the market will be flooded with products originating from the ten-country bloc, a local trade official has said
Beer clubs in Vietnam – the rising trend
Tin Tổng Hợp 11:37 12/11/2014In the past one year, many youth, including teenagers, choose to go to beer clubs in Ho Chi Minh City for a change in atmosphere, ecstasy and lower costs they offer compared to bars and discos
Savings disappear without a trace after 31 years
Tin Tổng Hợp 21:44 08/11/2014The savings of a local woman worth 7.5 grams of gold in 1983, or around VND7 million at the current price, has vanished after a national money-changing campaign which reduced the value of her savings
100 Italian firms to visit Vietnam for investment opportunities: ambassador
Tin Tổng Hợp 21:40 08/11/2014A delegation of about 100 enterprises led by a high-ranking official from Italy will visit Vietnam to seek business opportunities later this month, the Italian Ambassador to Vietnam said Wednesday
Twitter’s ad arm canvasses mobile app revenue with developers in Vietnam
Tin Tổng Hợp 18:39 07/11/2014U.S. social network Twitter Inc. appears ready to tap into the Vietnamese market as its ad arm earlier this week held two separate meetings with local app developers to seek cooperation opportunities
