Vietnam cuisine gets world’s 10 best billing
Vietnam, famous for its rice noodle soups and other rice-based dishes, has one of the world’s 10 best cuisines, according to readers of Canadian magazine …
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Exporters enjoy gains from stronger dollar
“All our income is in USD while most expenses are in VND, which means we gain when we exchange the USD to VND to pay salaries and rents,” said Pham …
Vietnam to impose $43-86 fines for littering on streets
People found littering on streets, sidewalks and sewage systems will be fined VND1-2 million ($43-86) under a government decision that takes effect next month. …
Woman caught using knife on domestic flight
An elderly woman was caught cutting fruit with a 20cm long knife aboard a HCMC-Hanoi flight Monday morning. The apparent security lapse is being investigated. …
Grab Vietnam posts $12.8 bln loss in 2021
Grab Vietnam posted a loss of VND300.5 billion ($12.82 million) last year, with surging expenses on promotions and advertising amid intensifying competition. …
Aviation authority considers flight ban on unruly passengers
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested the compilation of a list of troublemakers who violate regulations so they can be banned from …
Banks hike mortgage interest rates
Several banks have increased mortgage interest rates by up to 1 percentage point amid credit tightening. In mid-June Vietcombank hiked its from 9.2 percent to …
Stock trading hits 8-session high
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.25 percent to 1179.25 points Friday with trading highest in eight sessions. The index closed 2.9 points lower after …
Vietnam loses $3 bln a year not recycling plastic: UNDP
Vietnam “wastes” around $3 billion each year by not recycling plastic waste, a senior United Nations Development Program official said Friday at a …
Fuel price cuts fail to drag prices down
Gasoline prices may have fallen by 10 percent on Monday, but to many people’s chagrin this has not had a knock-on effect on other prices. Three days …