Poor planning, lack of road space to blame for Hanoi BRT woes
Six years after it began operation Hanoi’s BRT (bus rapid transit) has still not gained enough traction to become the public transport solution to traffic …
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Meta slashes hiring plans, girds for ‘fierce’ headwinds
Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% this year, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to brace for a deep …
Finance ministry proposes tax cuts on gasoline
The Ministry of Finance has apprised the government of its plan to reduce special consumption tax and value-added tax on gasoline to bring its prices down. The …
Vietnam leaps up global quality of life ranking
Vietnam has climbed up 39 spots in the 2021 global quality of life index by CEOWORLD, the world’s leading business and trade magazine. Vietnam earned a …
Q2 GDP growth highest since 2011
Vietnam’s GDP rose 7.72 percent year-on-year in Q2, the highest since 2011, driven by a strong rebound in manufacturing as the economy recovers from two …
Hoi An among world’s best places to visit in July
Dubai-based Time Out magazine has listed Hoi An ancient town in central Vietnam among “the very best places” to travel to in July with warm …
Industries hit hard by rising fuel prices
Sao Viet Bus, which operates on the northern route Hanoi – Lao Cai Province, is struggling to survive as the price of fuel, which accounts for 50 percent of …
Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay
Around 900 health workers in Hanoi have either quit or switched workplaces in the past 18 months, causing a medical personnel shortage in the capital. A report …
Vietnam rescues 400 citizens tricked to work illegally in Cambodia
Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities have collaborated to repatriate 400 Vietnamese citizens who had been tricked and sold to Cambodia. So far this year, …
Blue or white, no respite: labor shortage dogs firms
Companies in Vietnam continue to face difficulties in recruiting both white and blue collar workers to fuel their post-Covid recovery operations. “Every …