Vietnam blogger jailings highlight US double standards (video) The relatively muted response of the European Union (EU) and the American government to the 20-year prison sentence given last month to Vietnamese activist Le Dinh Luong […]
Vietnam spends US$60 million importing cars last week From August 24 to 30, Thailand and Indonesia exported 2,188 and 716 units to the Vietnam`s market, respectively, accounting for 94% of total cars imported to Vietnam. […]
Hai Phong builds VND1.5 trillion interchange to improve northwest gateway Construction commenced on September 2 on a grade-separated interchange worth VND1.5 trillion (US$64.5 million) in Hai Phong, expected to ease congestion along the northwest gateway […]
Vietnam eyes $2.4 bln upgrade to all civilian airports Vietnam’s airport operator has recommended a VND56.7 trillion ($2.4 billion) upgrade of 16 of the 21 civilian airports in the country. — VnExpress New decree removes […]
Over 87,000 enterprises established in first eight months Vietnam saw the establishment of 87,448 new enterprises in the first eight months of 2018, with a total capital of more than VND878 trillion (US$37.8 billion), up […]
Take a sneak peek inside Vietnam’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway (video) Hanoi’s long, long, long overdue ‘skytrain’ looks like it might finally be nearing completion, with engineers running empty “test trains” loaded with monitoring […]
Vietnam’s North-South high-speed railway to cost over US$58 billion For a total length of 1,545 kilometers (km), the line which links Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City would stop at 20 cities and provinces. — […]
Vietnam sees potential for massive shrimp processing sector Experts outline factors holding back sector’s ‘vast’ potential at industry conference. — Intrafish Foreign investors interested in wind power development Foreign investors have shown considerable interest in […]
Locals boycott thermal power projects as electricity shortages loom The electricity outages that occurred in the dry season may return and become even more serious as provincial authorities do not want to build more thermal […]
Việt Nam to auction sugar import quotas for 94,000 tonnes The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will hold bids for the right to import 94,000 tonnes of sugar this year. — Viet Nam News […]
Vietnam goes solar With electricity demand in Vietnam growing 12 percent annually, the Vietnamese government has set a goal to generate 265 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity by 2020 and 570 billion kWh of electricity […]
Vietnam’s steel exports reach US$2.53 billion in seven months Vietnam’s steel exports rose 40.4% year on year to 3.41 million tonnes in the first seven months of the year, raking in US$2.53 billion, up 56.3%. […]