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HCM City (VNA) – Non-state sector became the main driver of Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign trade during the first nine months of this year, with its exports and imports increasing 3.5 percent and 39.7 percent, respectively, according to the municipal statistics office. The country’s southern economic hub saw foreign …

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports are set to handle about 1.14-1.42 billion tonnes of cargo, including 38-47 million TEUs of container goods, and welcomed 10.1 – 10.3 million passengers annually by 2030, according to a freshly approved master plan. Under the master plan on developing domestic seaport network over the …

On September 30th 2021, Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) held   a Webinar namely “Green transportation Chain in the North of Vietnam”. The conference was held online through Zoom platform, with the participation of importers/ exporters, foreign and domestic forwarders & logistic companies, representatives from associations, Industrial parks’s administration, Customs Department, Northern …

A container vessel docks at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports handled in excess of 537.7 million tonnes of goods in the first nine months of the year, posting a year-on-year rise of 3 percent, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Despite the negative impacts …

At the certificate handover event (Photo: VNA) Hai Phong (VNA) – The Management Board of Hai Phong Economic Zones on September 27 handed over an investment certificate on a project building terminals 5 and 6 in Hai Phong Port’s Lach Huyen port area to HATECO Group JSC. The project was given …

Facing challenges due to a lack of human resources as a result of the stay-at-work policies, several ports in Vietnam have yet to find a way to solve the crisis, waiting for adjustments from local authorities to ensure smooth operations. Ports are welcoming only a small portion of the cargo …

HCMC – The United States’ Quantum Group, during a meeting with State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on September 22, said it was planning to develop a Covid-19 vaccine production facility in Vietnam. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session, State President Phuc met …

Since August, Vietnam’s export sector has started to feel the devastating effects of the pandemic and strict social distancing measures in many localities nationwide plus the disruption of supply chains and production. According to a report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT), Vietnam’s export sales in August 2021 …

Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 14 welcomed the Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, the first container ship of Maersk Lines to dock in the port. Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan, with a loading capacity …

HCMC – Vietnam’s steel export revenue hit a record high of US$1.5 billion in August, equivalent to the figure seen in a quarter of 2020. Between January and August, the country exported 8.54 million tons of steel worth some US$7.1 billion, up 43.4% in volume and 127% in value year-on-year, according …