Tourists in downtown HCM City. — Photo Thu HằngViet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City tourism sector needs to provide better inputs to the Government and improve marketing and promotion to maximise the city’s tourism potential, experts have said. Though the city is a major tourism hub in the country, it trails other localities in developing a master plan for tourism development, Phạm Trung Lương, former deputy head of the Institute for Tourism Development Research, said. The sector has not been proactive in advising the city administration to develop the metro into a “destination that never sleeps” or unique tourism products, he told at a roundtable on August 16. The city has also been slow in adopting policies to improve the competitiveness of its destinations amid the ongoing global integration, he said. Nguyễn Thị Ánh Hoa, deputy director of the city Department of Tourism, said a master plan for tourism … [Read more...] about HCM City loses out on cruise tourism without large ports
VN-Index rebounds on large caps
An investor watches share prices on VNDirect Securities Co’s trading floor. — VNS Photo Trương VịViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Shares on the HCM Stock Exchange rebounded in the last trading minutes on Thursday, propped up by the recovery of heavyweight stocks. The benchmark VN-Index sank into the red for most of the morning and early afternoon session. The situation only changed at the close of the order-matching session with the upturn of financial stocks, especially Vietinbank (CTG) which closed up 3.8 per cent. Closing Thursday’s trade, the VN-Index increased 0.3 per cent to end at 964.28 points. The southern market index lost over 1.7 per cent on Wednesday. Many large caps such as lender BIDV (BID), insurer Bảo Việt Holdings (BVH), Petrolimex (PLX), Mobile World Group (MWG) and Military Bank (MBB) also recovered, rising between 1.7-2.9 per cent. Other stocks in the VN30 which tracks the top 30 largest shares by market … [Read more...] about VN-Index rebounds on large caps
VASEP rejects fake news on tra fish in Romania
Farmers harvest tra fish in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An. — VNA/VNS Photo Anh ĐứcViet Nam News HCM CITY — Inaccurate information about Vietnamese tra fish on several Romanian websites could negatively affect Việt Nam’s tra fish exports to this market, said the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) in an article published on its website on August 15. VASEP named several websites that published false news on Vietnamese fish, such asrealitate.net,ziuanews.ro,bzi.no,adevarul.ro,puppe.ro andsecretulsanatatii.net. Some of the articles even called for a boycott of tra fish in restaurants that serve it, according to VASEP, adding that the incorrect information in newspapers with a large following, such asadevarul.ro andrealitatea.ro, could accelerate the spread of the false news. Romania is a small import market for Vietnamese tra fish products, typically buying about US$5 … [Read more...] about VASEP rejects fake news on tra fish in Romania
CEVA Logistics – Job Profile
Learning Vietnamese in Vietnam – Best ChoiceJUNGHEINRICH – DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPANDING OF NETWORKFormer football player Nguyễn Hồng Sơn compete golf with musician Minh Khang at Vinpearl Golf South Hội AnDID – STEP PROJECTEnjoy promotions at Sun World Danang Wonders 1. Job Details Job Title Country Manager Department FM Location & region Cambodia / Mekong Date August 2018 2. Job Purpose Primary purpose of the role – briefly describe in one or two sentences why the job exists: Responsible for providing services, maintaining relationship with all customers, controlling vendors for Cambodia as well as manage the branch office along with all entailing requirements. 3. Key Accountabilities Main areas of focus and accountability of the role – detail in order of importance the main areas of accountability of the role: 1 … [Read more...] about CEVA Logistics – Job Profile
ODA loans from China merit second thoughts: ministry
Other News ODA loans from China merit second thoughts: ministry By Thuy Dung Thursday, Aug 16, 2018,19:16 (GMT+7) ODA loans from China merit second thoughts: ministryBy Thuy Dung The Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway in the capital city of Hanoi – PHOTO: TTXVN HANOI - Vietnam should reconsider official development assistant (ODA) loans from China in the days ahead as this source of funding comes with several conditions and a higher interest rate than loans from other countries, according to a report sent to the Prime Minister by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). The report on orientations for attracting, managing and deploying ODA loans in the 2018-2020 period, with a vision toward 2025 indicated that the annual interest rate of China’s ODA loans is 3%, with commitment and management fees at a rate of 0.5% each. The maturity period is 15 years, including a grace period of five years. In addition, … [Read more...] about ODA loans from China merit second thoughts: ministry