Free cataract surgery for 180 poor patients

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VietNam News English 5 day(s) ago

A group of doctors from Ha Noi and HCM City recently performed free cataract surgeries on 180 poor patients in southernmost Ca Mau Province.

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BIDV's delayed share listing to happen soon

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 week(s) ago

The CommercialBank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam’s largest joint-stock lender by assets, said it plans to list its shares since the stock markets are looking up, the Saigon Times newspaper reported.

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Experienced partners will help speed up chip facilities

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SaigonTimes English 2 week(s) ago

Experienced partners will help speed up chip facilities

HCMC Vice Chairman Le Manh Ha told a recent seminar here that the city this year would deploy a state-of-the-art project for the chip industry as it has had all necessary fundamentals for this, and the city’s government will focus recourses on realizing this project. However, in an interview with The Saigon Times Daily after Ha announced the ambitious project, Professor Serge Demidenko, head of the Center of Technology at RMIT Vietnam, recommends some ‘food for thought’ for HCMC if...

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Work starts on $37.8 mln airport terminal in central Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 3 week(s) ago

The state-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam Friday launched construction of a new VND800 billion (US$37.82 million) terminal at an airport in the central province of Nghe An.

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Ben Thanh Group grants scholarships to city students

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SaigonTimes English 2 week(s) ago

Ben Thanh Group grants scholarships to city students

Ben Thanh Group (BTG) and the Saigon Times Foundation (STF) under the Saigon Times Group last week handed over long-term scholarships to 20 city students.

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Cambodia eyes Viet Nam as key tourism spot

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VietNam News English 3 week(s) ago

Viet Nam is a huge market for Cambodia's tourism industry, said Tekreth Samrach, Secretary of State for Cambodia's Council of Ministers, at a seminar organised by Cambodia's Angkor Air in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.

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Only qualified players can survive in aviation market

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SaigonTimes English 3 week(s) ago

Only qualified players can survive in aviation market

Luu Thanh Binh, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), said only qualified airlines can survive and fare well in a challenging sector like aviation. Binh provides an insight into Vietnam’s current aviation market and carriers in an interview with The Saigon Times Daily on the sidelines of a two-day conference and exhibition Air Freight Logistics Vietnam 2013 that began in HCMC on Thursday.

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PepsiCo, Suntory alliance begins Vietnam operations

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

The Vietnam joint venture between PepsiCo and Japanese beverage firm Suntory Holdings Ltd. began operations on April 4.

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Vietnam travel firms earn more from domestic tourists

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

Travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City last year made more money from local tourists than it did from foreign visitors, the Saigon Times reported.

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Japan machinery producer doubles investment in Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

Japanese precision machinery manufacturer Nidec Tosok will double its investment in Vietnam to US$205.6 million, news website Saigon Times has reported.

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Officials, tour guides to be taught Russian in central Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

Authorities in the central province of Khanh Hoa -- a new hotspot for Russian tourists -- plan to spend more than VND6.3 billion (US$296,656) training local tourism officials and tour guides in the Russian language.

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2030 Businessmen Club to host charity caravan to Cambodia

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago

2030 Businessmen Club, one of seven clubs of the Saigon Times Club, will host a charity caravan trip to Cambodia from April 27 to May 1 to mark 11 years of operation of the club. The caravan will be joined by 150 businessmen and their relatives.

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Sourcing and Purchasing Club opens central region branch

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago

Huynh Cong Sinh, chairman of the Sourcing and Purchasing Club, one of seven clubs under management of the Saigon Times Club, on Tuesday announced that it will debut its branch for the Central and Central Highlands region, located in Danang City.

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Everything is half-done

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago

Everything is half-done

Although the Government has made many efforts to restructure the economy, all of them are still half-done, Vo Tri Thanh, vice president of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talked to The Saigon Times Daily. Excerpts:

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2030 Businessmen Club announces caravan tour to Cambodia

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago

The 2030 Businessmen Club under the Saigon Times Club on Monday announced a charity caravan trip to Cambodia from April 27 to May 1.

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