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This comes after representatives from both the Thai Nguyen People and Quang Binh People’s Committees held a meeting with experts from the British Royal Cave Association and Oxalis Adventure Company, the sole tour operator to Son Doong cave in Quang Binh province. … [Read more...] about British cave experts invited to design cave tours in Thai Nguyen

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of volume in 2020 was 4 per cent, slower than the annual average. Of which, the volume of container cargo through the local seaports in 2020 was estimated at 22.1 million TEU, up 13 per cent compared to 2019. — VNS … [Read more...] about Shipping industry needs State support to develop: ministry

Therefore, the ministry has proposed the Prime Minister consider and adjust financial mechanisms to support the development of the fleet, including loans with preferential interest rates. Investment in a fleet of ships requires huge and long-term capital, while local enterprises are unlikely to be able to invest in high-quality fleets, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Nhật. The shipping companies have received very little financial support from the Government in the past few years to carry out fleet development. Interest rates on bank loans in Việt Nam are from 8-10 per cent per year, higher than interest rates in other countries such as Japan (1-2 per cent), Singapore (3 per cent) and China (4.5 per cent). At the same time, when registering a ship to fly the Vietnamese flag, the enterprise must carry out procedures on importing ships and have to pay taxes and fees such as registration fee, value-added tax and import tax on ships. Some ship owners … [Read more...] about Shipping industry needs State support to develop: ministry

It brought back so many memories of all those hours of falling off the bike, trying to line-up the pedals for that first downward thrust to get moving and balanced. Such memories include all those awkward moments braking too hard or too late, all those scary times attempting to turn the bike around in full motion, and the achievement of accomplishing all this in a matter of weeks. I thought I was a genius until the first time all the other kids whizzed past me confidently and recklessly on the way to school. … [Read more...] about It’s all just a ride in Vietnam

In addition, the municipal Departments of Finance and Natural Resources and Environment should review regulations and make proposals to the municipal government relating to the issuance of the land use right certificate for the investor as the investor has paid some VND800 billion to the city’s budget. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 26