In coordination with the Ministry of National Defense and Dong Nai officials, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has treated nearly 1,200 cubic meters of soil contaminated with dioxin at the Gate 2 Lake of the airbase. In the coming weeks after the restoration of grass and trees in the area, USAID and its partners will hand over the land back to Bien Hoa City. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. eliminate dioxin contamination from part of Bien Hoa Airbase
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Thu Duc City Council elects key posts
Huynh Thanh Nhan, director of the HCMC Department of Home Affairs, said that the Thu Duc City authorities have officially been in operation since the council’s first meeting, meaning that the local governments of Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc ended their duties and relinquished power. … [Read more...] about Thu Duc City Council elects key posts
Vietravel offers discounts on spring tours, airfares
Hanoi (VNA) – Tour business Vietravel is providing a bundle of promotional spring tours and airfares for visitors at the second iteration of the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival 2021, which takes place from January 21-24 at Le Van Tam Park, Ho Chi Minh City. The packages offer customers optimized itineraries with prices up to 30 percent lower than normal to travel to popular destinations across the nation during Tet holiday. Vietravel is selling 14 Tet tours at shocking prices, applied for buyers who make payment during the four-day festival, 16 tourism products with price slashed by 1.5 million VND (USD), and many other attractive promotions designed to help boost post-pandemic recovery of the tourism industry. At the festival, the newly launched Vietravel Airlines opened ticket sales for flights between HCM City and Hanoi/Phu Quoc/ Da Nang/Nha Trang, Hanoi and Phu Quoc/Da Nang/Hue, with prices starting from 0 VND. Customers can enjoy the cheap fares for departures from January … [Read more...] about Vietravel offers discounts on spring tours, airfares
Vietnam’s digital economy to reach US$14 billion this year
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) According to the report, In Vietnam, with its various stages of social distancing, users turned to the internet for solutions to their sudden challenges. A significant number tried new digital services: 41 percent of all digital service consumers were new (higher than the SEA average), with 94 percent of these new consumers intending to continue their behaviour post-pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s digital economy to reach US$14 billion this year
E-commerce site for high-quality Vietnamese goods debuts in HCMC
Each business will be provided with a virtual store on the site to share information and images of their goods, said Huynh Quang Hien, Operations Manager at the Centre for Business Studies and Assistance (BSA). He expects the site will be well-received by customers. … [Read more...] about E-commerce site for high-quality Vietnamese goods debuts in HCMC