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Hanoi (VNA) – Rice prices in the Mekong Delta region continued to increase slightly in the past week, according to Vietnam Food Association. Specifically, the highest price of summer-autumn unhusked rice at the field is 5,100 VND (22 US cents) per kilo, an increase of 100 VND compared to the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A container is loaded on a vessel in Tân Cảng – Cái Mép Thị Vải Port in Vũng Tàu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn HÀ NỘI — The total volume of goods that passed through Việt Nam’s seaports has been growing despite continuous increases in container freight rates since the COVID-19 …

A television commercial (TVC) promoting Da Nang’s tourism is being aired multiple times daily from June 5 until the end of the month on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s BBC World News channel for the Asia-Pacific region. A screenshot taken from a television commercial about Da Nang being aired on …

Vietnamese millionaires are rich enough to possess yachts. The only reason which makes them hesitate to purchase yachts is the poor infrastructure and the lack of marinas. How big the Vietnamese market? Duong Hong Thuy, Director of the Representative of China-based Heno Company, which specializes in making ship parts and …

Ho Chi Minh City-based Ben Thanh Tourist last Saturday launched a new cruise ship route connecting HCMC and Vung Tau. Owned by Sea-Gull Express Joint Stock Company, the ship can carry up to 300 passengers. During two hours on board, passengers can have a view of sceneries along the Saigon …

Naval ship INS Airavat of India berthed at Nha Trang Naval Academy military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on July 19, beginning a four-day visit to the locality. On the occasion, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Ranjit Rae also visited the province. Ranjit Rae and the ship’s commanders …