AirAsia opens HCM City-Phuket direct route
AirAsia, a leading regional budget carrier, announced on November 6 that it will start direct daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City to the world-acclaimed tourist destination of Phuket in Thailand.
Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:52 GMT
Lang Son hosts seminar on border tourism development
Border provinces and 60 international travel agents from southern Kien Giang to northern Lang Son province have attended the first seminar on border tourism development in Lang Son.
Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:17 GMT
Rice exchange to begin transactions
The first rice trading floor in Vietnam will debut in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang during Vietnam’s first ever Rice Festival at the end of this month.
Posted: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:08 GMT
A new car for Tet - it’ll cost you
Car buyers are being forced to ask themselves – just how much extra would I pay to be driving a new car in time for Tet?
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:57:32 GMT
Cheap Chinese products dominate construction market
Domestic construction materials are increasingly unable to compete with cheap Chinese products.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:57:09 GMT
Cash strapped Airline says – sorry, our plane broke
Passengers who booked tickets to fly with Indochina Airlines (ICA) have been told to fly instead with Vietnam Airlines or Jetstar Pacific, because Indochina Airlines only plane is in maintenance.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT
Rubber exports well on target
The rubber industry this year was well on its way to meeting the annual target of exporting 650,000 tonnes, worth US$1.1 billion, said general secretary of the Viet Nam Rubber Association (VRA) Tran Thi Thuy Hoa.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:54 GMT
Construction ministry stops cement projects
The Ministry of Construction has scrapped four cement-making projects because they do not meet the requirements of the nation's Cement Industry Development Plan.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:11 GMT
Farmers blame low milk prices on unfair tests
Dairy farmers in HCM City, Long An and Binh Duong provinces are complaining they have to sell milk so cheaply they can’t cover expenses.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:29:14 GMT
Vietnam’s trade deficit ‘not alarming,’ Standard Chartered says
Vietnam’s trade deficit is “not particularly alarming” at current levels compared with early 2008, Standard Chartered Plc said, after the shortfall in October reached its highest monthly total this year.
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:48:44 GMT
World Bank agrees on VN recovery
Positive signs of Viet Nam’s economy recovery have been emerging as a result of the Government’s stimulus efforts and the country will navigate the global financial crisis relatively well, the World Bank has said.
Posted: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:41 GMT
Vietnam’s dragon fruit returns to Japan
On October 10, the Japanese government lifted its embargo on Vietnamese dragon fruit. This was good news for local farmers and exporters as they will return to the market after nearly ten years of suspension.
Posted: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:45 GMT