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Vietnam’s low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has begun to accept bookings for flights during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet. The nation’s second biggest airline said passengers could now purchase tickets for their Tet travel from HCMC to Hanoi, Danang, Vinh, Hai Phong and from Hanoi to Danang and vice versa on www.jetstar.com, or [...]
From now until 2015, Ho Chi Minh City plans to deploy seven projects worth a total US$240 million to upgrade and expand its water supply network, cut water loss, and treat sludge at water factories. Saigon Water Supply Corporation, or Sawaco, is currently providing approximately 1.6 million cubic meters of water for 85 percent of [...]
Total Vietnam dong loans at Ho Chi Minh City-based banks as of the end of August reached VND522.2 trillion, or a mere 1.24 percent increase compared to late 2010, the HCMC branch of the central bank reported. This figure confirmed many banks’ opinion that dong credit can’t grow because of the impact of the high [...]
Ho Chi Minh City will host a National Theatre Festival to celebrate Vietnam’s traditional theatrical art forms such ascai luong, tuong, and chau van next week, the HCMC Theatrical Association announced Thursday. An exhibition showcasing photos, stage equipments, costumes and traditional instruments used through various periods of Vietnamese theatre will also be held. The program’s highlight [...]
The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) Friday rejected the rumor that some Chinese traders have recently purchased Vietnam’s rice at large quantities and illegally exported it back to China. VFA also required exporters to ensure their rice reserves to stabilize domestic prices. Speaking at the meeting on rice exports held Friday in Ho Chi Minh City, [...]
As the greenback has lost as much as 8 percent of its value against the Vietnam dong since early this year, many imported goods have become cheaper. At an electronic store on Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, for instance, prices of certain imported products such as headphones, mobile phones and other electronic components have [...]
Audacious robbery cases have taken place in Ho Chi Minh City center. In Tan Phu District, Nguyen Duc Thang and his wife Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau were on a motorbike one morning in June when a young man suddenly accosted them and snatched Chau’s gold chain. Hearing their shouts for help, many people chased after [...]
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong sold her house on Pham Hung Street, early this year, due to the excessive noise created by passing vehicles and nearby eateries. “It’s noisy all day and night. I can close the door to prevent dust from pouring in but there’s no way to keep out the noise,” said the 49-year-old [...]
The Young Businessmen’s Association of Ho Chi Minh City (YBA) has launched a charitable golf tournament, with the participation of 150 golfers, at the Thu Duc Golf Course in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. At the award ceremony, held on August 5th, YBA granted VND200 million for the ‘Vi Truong Sa than yeu’ (“For [...]
The 2011 Dogma Prize in Self Portraiture, the first self-portrait contest organized in Vietnam, announced its winners on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City. Sponsored by Dogma Collection, a private art collection and organization holding the largest body of original Vietnamese propaganda art, the contest attracted 230 works from all over the country. 33 pieces [...]