In HCM City, because of short supply in the context of high demand, the apartment prices have surged rapidly. Because of the short supply of project products, investors are seeking to buy land in the suburbs, pushing prices up in the districts of Binh Chanh, Go Vap and Cu Chi. … [Read more...] about Land prices soar in HCM City’s neighboring provinces
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HCM City, southern provinces step up efforts against fake goods
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Officers tasked with preventing fake goods, trade fraud and smuggling in Ho Chi Minh City and southern border provinces have been forced to work hard ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 12 this year. Last week, the HCM City customs department discovered 14 steel containers that consignee V.V Steel Company described wrongly to evade tax. The company, in Long An province’s Duc Hoa district, made a declaration that would have allowed it to enjoy 0 percent tax instead of the 10-15 percent it had to pay, equivalent to 1 billion VND (43,000 USD). Now, besides the tax it will also have to pay a penalty of 20 percent of the amount. Smuggling and trade fraud are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Truong Van Ba, Director of the HCM City Market Surveillance Department, said last year 25,538 violations had been discovered involving loss of tax revenues of 5.8 trillion VND. Competent agencies filed charges in 113 cases. … [Read more...] about HCM City, southern provinces step up efforts against fake goods
Russian woman and daughter re-infected with Covid-19 in Vietnam
A Russian woman and her daughter have tested positive for Covid-19 again in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau after finishing their quarantined. On Monday afternoon, Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s Department of Health reported on the Covid-19 reinfection of the two Russians. Kushchenko Anatalla, 31, and her one-year-old daughter Kushchenko, entered Vietnam on November 24. After being tested positive for Covid-19, they were sent to the Health Centre of Khanh Hoa Province’s Cam Lam District. On December 25, they were discharged from the quarantine site, but continued being quarantined at a hotel in Nha Trang City. On January 7, they were tested negative for the second time. On January 8, when the mother and her child took a flight from Cam Ranh International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City before taking a taxi to Vung Tau City at around 8 pm on the same day. Arriving in Vung Tau City, they were quarantined at the Vietsovpetro health centre. However, … [Read more...] about Russian woman and daughter re-infected with Covid-19 in Vietnam
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 12
In November, 2007, construction work began on the Kirby pre-engineered steel building factory following investment by Kuwait in Nhon Trach 3 Industrial Park in the southern province of Dong Nai, with an initial capital of US$15 million and output anticipated to reach 40,000 tonnes annually. Indeed, Kirby Vietnam now has offices based in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, with their factory supplying stainless steel products to both the domestic market and other overseas markets, such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Australia, and several African nations. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 12
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 13
Currently Austal Vietnam has 323 staff at its facility in Dong Xuyen Port of Vung Tau, which is slightly up from the figure of 318 employed in October 2019. During its first two years of operation, it has provided intern opportunities for 24 naval architects from the University of Transportation and Communication - Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang University of Technology, Ba Ria-Vung Tau University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, and Nha Trang University. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 13