VIETNAM TODAY

Seven more among 79 illegally-built villas on Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang have been dismantled, said Le Quoc Anh, vice chairman of the Kien Giang Province People’s Committee.

A ceremony took place at the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7 to sign a contract on the funding of three projects in Vietnam at a total value of 252,528 USD.

The collapse of a coal mine in northern China last month left a total of 53 people "missing or dead", a top official has said, as search and rescue work appeared to come to an end.

Expanding the tax base and increasing environmental protection tax on non-biodegradable packaging materials would be considered with an aim to limit the use of these materials.

The Minh Tri Thanh Company has donated VND500 million for a school project in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following a recent article calling for support from Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper.

Flower and gift shops and supermarkets in HCM City have launched promotions and exciting events on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8).

Pig prices in Vietnam have witnessed their sharpest fall for two years due to low demand.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 7 received a visiting delegation of Japanese economic organisations, who are in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-Japan high-level economic conference.

The export prices of Vietnamese rice in the first two months of 2023 rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year to US$528.5 per tonne, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The US and Vietnamese officials on Tuesday announced a new contract of up to USD73 million to treat and clean soil at Bien Hoa Air Base.

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Marisa Lago, is leading a delegation of 17 US companies to the Trade Winds ASEAN mission stop in Vietnam, on March 9-10, and will also lead the Trade Winds ASEAN business forum

HCM City will hold a food festival next month, which is expected to attract the participation of 40 tourist service providers, including five-star hotels.

The first free night tour to historical sites throughout the central province of Quang Tri has opened for 42 tourists, including a group of Laotian students and people from other localities.

The southern province of Dong Nai has seen positive changes in foreign direct investment in the first two months of this year as its newly-licensed projects use advanced technology, are less labour intensive and more environmentally friendly.

When accessing the App Store on March 6 local iPhone users were able to see a list of applications with the title of "Made by Vietnamese women”.

The Lam Son Greyhound Racetrack in the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau will close on March 10 when its license expires, according to the track's operator, Sports and Entertainment Services JSC.

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday as traders geared up for this week's release of key US jobs data and Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's testimony to lawmakers.

Nearly 28,500 Vietnamese went to work abroad in the first two months of this year, a 20-fold increase compared to the same period last year.

Dien Bien Airport in the northwestern province of Dien Bien will suspend operations from April 1 for an airport upgrade and expansion project.