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Under the agreement, Vietnam will cut 65 percent of import tax on EU commodities right after the deal takes effect, while the rest will be erased over a 10-year period. Meanwhile, the EU will cut more than 70 percent of tariffs on Vietnam's commodities right after the deal takes effect, while the rest will be abolished in the seven subsequent years./. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 6

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will limit the number of passengers on flights to Ho Chi Minh City from April 6-15 following a request from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. The airline will carry a maximum of 180 passengers on Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 aircraft, and no more than 120 passengers on its Airbus 321 planes, the carrier said on April 5. The move aims to ensure all passengers at HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport are tested for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19). Currently, all passengers on domestic flights to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport are tested for the virus. A representative of Vietnam Airlines said if the number of visitors to HCM City via the Tan Son Nhat airport continues to rise, competent agencies may quarantine them before giving them medical tests. Also on April 5, the airline announced that it will adjust the frequency of its flights from … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines limits number of passengers per flight to HCM City

Lam Dong authorities estimate that the province has 8,890 hectares of flower growing area in 2019 with the output of 3,350 million branches. Of this, only 325 million branches can be exported, worth $48 million, which accounts for less than 10 percent of the local output. … [Read more...] about Only 10 percent of Da Lat’s flowers can be exported

It is necessary to avoid big gatherings, not leaving places of residence intentionally, going to border gates to seek ways to return home or popularising fake news related to the disease, the embassy said, suggesting Vietnamese citizens to get updated on the pandemic situation by themselves. … [Read more...] about Latest covid-19 news in Vietnam and Southeast Asia

Bangkok (VNA) - Leading melamine maker of Thailand Srithai Superware Plc is pushing up investment in Vietnam, a country with relatively high growth opportunities. Bangkok Post newspaper quoted the firm’s Chairman and President Sanan Angubolkul as saying that it will splash out 450 million baht (13.64 million USD) this year to expand its business in Vietnam.  Of the total, about 300 million baht is to install new machines to increase production capacity of its PET preform and closure products at its two factories in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The remaining 150 million baht will be used to build a new melamine factory in HCM City and install new machines at this factory. The construction of the new melamine facility is scheduled to start in 1-2 months, with operations commencing in the first quarter of next year. The new factory will serve the demand from Vietnam's domestic market. Upon the completion of the new factory, the company will have four in Vietnam: one is a … [Read more...] about Thai melamine maker ramps up investment in Vietnam