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The Ministry of Transport has been tasked with fleshing out a plan to construct eight expressways with a combined length of 830 kilometers in the Central Highlands by 2030, said Minister Nguyen Van Thang.

Vietnam’s economic growth in 2023 is likely to peak at 6%, thus missing the 6.5% target, even if the nation manages to mobilize resources and meet up to 95% of the public investment disbursement goal for the year.

Chip design tools maker Synopsys has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Information and Communications to advance semiconductor development in Vietnam.

HCMC authorities have inaugurated a frontage road in parallel with HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, helping to relieve the pressure on the expressway.

Outstanding loans in HCMC last month rose by a slight 1% against the previous month, taking to 3.26% the city’s credit growth rate in the first eight months of the year, said the HCMC branch of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

The HCMC Department of Construction has put forth a proposal to include an additional 26 land plots within the city for the development of social housing for low-income individuals and industrial workers. These developments are part of the HCMC Housing Development Plan for 2021 to 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo in China, then the 78th UN General Assembly in the U.S., and pay an official visit to Brazil this September, said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The HCMC Department of Transport has said that over VND30 trillion is needed for an 11.3-kilometer section of Beltway No. 2 that has not yet been built.

Trade prospects for the Vietnamese tra fish export sector in the U.S. look bright following the positive outcome of the 19th administrative review of anti-dumping duty on frozen fish fillets imported from Vietnam (POR19).

A fire engulfed a mini apartment building which houses around 150 residents on Khuong Ha Street in Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan District on the evening of September 12, resulting in numerous casualties.

Leaders of Vietnam and the U.S. have issued a joint communiqué on elevating bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership on the occasion of President Joe Biden’s State visit to Vietnam on September 10-11.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and U.S. President Joe Biden have announced that the two nations have elevated their relations from a comprehensive partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a plan to implement the National Power Development Plan VIII, which outlines the need of substantial investments worth US$134.7 billion in the country’s electricity sector by 2023.

The banking sector in Vietnam is currently sitting on mountains of cash as the demand for loans in the economy remains woefully low, said Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu.

Two flight attendants from a Vietnamese airline have been detained in South Korea for alleged involvement in drug smuggling, according to South Korean authorities.

Officials from Vietnam and Australia have highlighted the significant potential for enhancing bilateral trade and investment, particularly through the free trade agreements (FTA) to which the two nations are signatories.

U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to pay a State visit to Vietnam from September 10 to 11 at the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

Deposits at commercial banks in Vietnam had reached an all-time high of over VND12.3 quadrillion in the year to the end of June despite interest rate cuts, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) sector holds the lion’s share in Vietnam’s mechanical engineering exports, leaving a meager portion for local enterprises.

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen by 0.88% in August versus July, with year-to-date data indicating a 3.1% increase, according to the General Statistics Office’s report on August 29.

A comprehensive rehabilitation plan is underway for the 830-meter stretch along the Saigon River on the side of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, involving the introduction of landscaping elements such as a ferris wheel and a pedestrian bridge.

PouYuen Vietnam is set to provide financial aid totaling VND165 billion to 1,220 employees who will be laid off next month, according to the HCMC Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs on August 29.

The total cost of Rach Mieu 2 Bridge, which connects the Mekong Delta provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre, is expected to increase by VND1.6 trillion to VND6.81 trillion due to higher site clearance costs.

Vietnam Railways has proposed the Ministry of Transport approve a VND180-billion second-phase project to upgrade Song Than railway station in the southern province of Binh Duong.

International investors had pledged around US$18.15 billion in new capital to Vietnam in the year to August 20, up 8.2% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.