Massive outage in southern region of Vietnam

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SaiGon GP English 1 day(s) ago

Massive outage in southern region of Vietnam

Sheer carelessness on the part of a truck, deployed to plant trees in the New City Urban Area in the southern province of Binh Duong that rammed into an electric line at the national power grid, caused a massive outage in the southern region of Vietnam at 2.19pm on May 22.

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Reckless public work causes massive outage in southern VN

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 day(s) ago

Reckless public work causes massive outage in southern VN

A careless move of a truck deployed to plant trees in New Binh Duong City urban area is the direct cause for the massive power outage in the southern region of Vietnam.

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Vietnam TV station drops foreign channels

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 week(s) ago

A Vietnamese satellite television station said Thursday it had stopped broadcasting foreign channels including CNN, BBC and Star World to comply with a new media law that came into effect this week.

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Vietnam TV broadcaster drops foreign channels

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 week(s) ago

Vietnam TV broadcaster drops foreign channels

HANOI – A Vietnamese satellite television broadcaster said Thursday it had stopped airing foreign channels including CNN, BBC and Star World to comply with a new media law that came into effect this week.

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$1.44 bln in aid for house-buyers to take effect June 1

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

$1.44 bln in aid for house-buyers to take effect June 1

Members of the public will be able to borrow loans at only 6 percent a year to purchase social houses as of June 1, according to a circular released Wednesday by the State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Construction.

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IMF's Lagarde warns rising income gap hurts growth

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Báo Đầu Tư English 1 week(s) ago

IMF's Lagarde warns rising income gap hurts growth

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday decried rising income disparity, noting its harmful effect on global economic growth.

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Telecoms carriers to announce services quality on websites

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

VietNamNet Bridge – Telecoms carriers have to provide information on their own services’ quality in a “Management of service quality” section on their website, according to Circular No.08/2013/TT-BTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications, which took effect on May 10.

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New guidance on goods trading by foreign-invested enterprises

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

New guidance on goods trading by foreign-invested enterprises

On April 22, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular 08/2013/TT-BCT. Accordingly, foreign-invested enterprises are only allowed in accordance with Investment Certificate, Business License, Retail Outlet Establishment Permit of such enterprises and relevant regulations.

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Proposed booze ban ruffles Ho Chi Minh City feathers

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 week(s) ago

Proposed booze ban ruffles Ho Chi Minh City feathers

$0 Traffic police want to ban all alcohol sales past 11 p.m. to cut down on drunk-driving, but most others agree such a prohibition would not solve the problem or be the slightest bit enforceable $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0Local patrons enjoy an evening drink at one of Ho Chi Minh City’s many sidewalk eateries, where alcohol is nearly always available. The city is considering banning alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in a controversial plan aimed at reducing traffic...

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Telecoms carriers to announce services quality on websites

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VietnamPlus English 1 week(s) ago

Telecoms carriers have to provide information on their own services’ quality in a “Management of service quality” section on their website, according to Circular No.08/2013/TT-BTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications, which took effect on May 10.

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/5

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

VND30-trillion real estate bailout to take effect

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Industrial wastewater fee to hike from July

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Industrial wastewater fee to hike from July

VietNamNet Bridge – A new Decree drawn by the Ministry of Environment will take effect from July 1 in which industrial wastewater fee will hike by ten times, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment.

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State Bank decides to cut management interest rates

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago 1 duplicate news 2 related news

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has decided to cut interest rates used as management tools by 1 percentage point. The change, Deputy Governor Nguyen Dong Tien said, would take effect next Monday.

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Vietnam: SBV cuts interest rates to three-year low

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Nhân dân English 2 week(s) ago

Vietnam: SBV cuts interest rates to three-year low

New rates take effect May 13 ( Image: An Ha )

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Vietnam hikes import tariffs on used cars

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 week(s) ago

The government has hiked import tariffs on used cars with nine seats or less by up to a fifth with effect from June 20.

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