The projected 1,541-km high-speed railway will be a double -track line, with a designed speed of about 350 km per hour. In its latest feasibility report of the North-South high-speed railway, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) proposed the construction of a 1,541 km long, double-track high-speed railway line, with a designed speed of 350 […]
The investment intention was announced during a meeting between the Vietnamese top leader and the Group’s leader in New York on September 25. Party General Secretary and President To Lam (R) meets Mr. Tim Hughes, in New York on September 25. (Photo: VNA) SpaceX, U.S.-based provider of spacecraft, satellite launch services, and satellite communications, […]
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam meets with WB President Ajay Banga in New York on September 25. Party General Secretary and State President To Lam (R) and WB President Ajay Banga during their meeting in New York on September 25. (Photo VNA) Party General Secretary and State President To Lam reaffirmed […]
AI engineers are among the top earners in Vietnam’s IT industry with salaries of US$1,110-2,060 a month, excluding bonuses, but not many climb to this level of pay. The 2024-2025 Vietnam IT Market Report by IT jobs platform TopDev shows that cloud services, cybersecurity and data and analytics positions, including AI and big data engineers, […]
Vietnam among 4 Southeast Asian countries moving from the “High” EGDI group to the “Very High” group. Vietnam was ranked 71st among 193 countries in the 2024 edition of the United Nations (UN) E-Government Survey – Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development, which was launched by the UN on September 17. The UN has […]
Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to exceed 8 million tons in 2024, with the region accounting for approximately 7.6 million tons, or 95% of the total. Fruits are one of key export commodities in the Mekong Delta. (Photo VOV) The Mekong Delta is a significant exporter of fruits, rice, and seafood, with each commodity […]
Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to exceed 8 million tons in 2024, with the region accounting for approximately 7.6 million tons, or 95% of the total. Fruits are one of key export commodities in the Mekong Delta. (Photo VOV) The Mekong Delta is a significant exporter of fruits, rice, and seafood, with each commodity […]
Gasoline prices in Vietnam rose slightly Thursday afternoon after hitting a three-year low last week. An employee refills a motorbike at a fuel station in Ho Chi Minh City in September 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The popular fuel RON95 went up 0.66% to VND19,760 (US$0.80) per liter. Biofuel E5 RON92 increased by 0.26% […]
The result brought the total value of 8M trade to $512.31 billion, up 17% year-on-year. Preliminary statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, released on September 17, show that the total export-import value in the second half of August reached $38.02 billion, up 15.5 per cent (equivalent to $5.09 billion) compared to the […]
The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong Wednesday morning while declining against the Japanese yen. An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung Vietcombank sold the dollar at VND24,840, up 0.28% from Tuesday. At unofficial exchange points, the greenback slid 0.2% to VND24,950. […]