Honours list new year

Ticker VCA of steel producer VICASA – VNSteel, based in the southern province of Dong Nai, will be listed on March 10 with 15.18 million shares at VND13,100 ($0.57) each. Textile company Tien Son Thanh Hoa (AAT) will be listed on March 24 with nearly 35 million shares at VND10,600 each. On the same day, 1.2 billion SSB shares of SeaBank will be listed at VND16,800 each. With the new listing, the main bourse will see its total market cap increase by VND20.8 trillion ($902.76 million). The listings are expected to create more pressure on HoSE’s 20-year-old system which has suffered frequent overloads due to a surge in the number of investors. A number of tickers on HoSE are set to be temporarily moved to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) while the former works to upgrade its system, which could take until the end of the year. HoSE has also proposed that the minimum trading lot be increased from 100 to 1,000 to reduce the number of transactions. Since the beginning of the year … [Read more...] about HoSE to list 1.2 billion new shares this month

Director Nguyễn Phương Điền on set for the “Lưới Trời” TV drama series. Photo courtesy of nld.com.vn HCM CITY  Though cinemas have been temporarily closed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many television crews have begun producing new content. Safety at filming studios has been prioritised to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and crews are more flexible about their schedules. Local TV drama crews have become more experienced working in such a difficult time. Film director Nguyễn Phương Điền said his crew has gone to Gò Dầu in Tây Ninh Province to film the next scenes of Lưới Trời after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. Lưới Trời consists of 40 episodes, 20 of which were completed by last December. “Due to the pandemic, we have yet to film footage in crowded residential areas, but have given priority to scenes along the river wharf, village roads or outdoor areas without any people,” he said. “We have constantly worked with authorities and … [Read more...] about TV dramas to bloom this year

The Hanoitimes - Hotels in Quang Ninh province were over crowded over the weekend. The Vietnamese government is considering reopening to foreign tourists as the country and the world enter a new normalcy driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting with key leaders of Quang Ninh province on May 24. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses at a meeting with key leaders of Quang Ninh province. Photo: VGP Phuc also asked other localities across the country to strongly promote and prepare all conditions for welcoming domestic travelers in the time ahead. In the context of the pandemic. Welcoming back foreign tourists should be prepared with a focus on the safety of tourists, said experts in the field. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will submit a schedule for re-starting inbound tourism in the coming time. In the first four months of 2020, international arrivals to Vietnam plunged 37.8% year-on-year to 3.7 … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers reopening to foreign tourists in new normalcy

The Hanoitimes - Vietnamese air carriers have listed new domestic airfares which are higher than the fares applied during the social distancing period. In the midst of the second social distancing period against the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnamese airlines have quoted new domestic airfares that are three to five times higher than the fares applied since the beginning of the social distancing period, but still remain below the regulated ceiling price. Source: Vietnam Airlines Prices on the Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route range from VND3.6 million to VND6.7 million for Vietnam Airlines economy class, from VND1.7 million to VND2.9 million for Bamboo Airways’, from VND1.8 million to VND2.1 million for Vietjet Air’s. Fares of the Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route Airline Economy class Business class Vietnam Airlines US$152.8 US$284.6 Bamboo Airways US$72.1 - US$123 US$161.4 – US$271.9 Vietjet Air US$76.4 - US$89.1 … [Read more...] about Vietnam airlines raise domestic airfares post-Covid-19

Doctor Trần Như Dương, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, head of the special task force of the Ministry of Health sent to Hải Dương Province in the past month, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the task force's work and what to expect in the coming months in the fight against COVID-19 Hải Dưong has basically controlled the pandemic and started to move to a new phase of both pandemic prevention and socio-economic development. However, the fight is not over, so what are the risks ahead of us? Up to now, with huge efforts, we have obtained such remarkable results. However, the risk of another outbreak is still quite possible if we are ignorant or do not continue to implement drastic preventive measures. Besides, with this virus strain, there’s a high rate of healthy people carrying it around without any symptoms. Therefore, the source of transmission might be healthy carriers, which is always a risk to the community and may also cause … [Read more...] about Hotspot province still needs to stay alert: official