Author: Kevin Le

271 With Asia finally emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to welcome visitors back, it is an ideal time for travelers to take trips to Asian countries, including Vietnam. In an article by a writer on the British news website http://www.telegraph.co.ukVietnam is known as a long, lanky country with plenty of neatly spaced destinations from north to south. In Hanoi, guests can explore the capital’s winding lanes around Hoan Kiem Lake and catch a traditional water puppet show before hoping for the Reunification Express train that runs across Vietnam, the Telegraph suggested. You may be interested in Traveling overnight, you…

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181 Excellent customer satisfaction is the basis for the growth of any company. Your customers are your pilar, and if only one customer is dissatisfied with your service, they can tell many people about their bad experience and ruin your business image. Low customer satisfaction affects the bottom line and every company has to make an extra effort to ensure that their customers are always happy with you. Pay attention to customer feedback As a business owner, the best way to know if your customers are happy with your services is their feedback. Encourage your customers to share their thoughts…

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113 Gasoline prices on the world market continued to rise. Concerns about supply pushed oil prices higher. In the world market, the current price of crude oil continued to record an increase in the price of two popular oils. According to Oilprice data, at 9:24 a.m. on Feb. 8 (Vietnamese time), the price of Brent crude delivered in April was trading at USD 83.64/barrel. WTI oil price delivered in March traded at USD 77.2/bbl. At 7:00 PM (Vietnam Time) on February 7, the price of Brent crude oil for April delivery was USD 82.18/barrel, an increase of USD 1.19, equivalent…

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66 Rice exports fell sharply in the first month of the year, but the domestic rice market was still quite active just after the Lunar New Year holiday. Many companies are stepping up buying to fulfill signed orders. The domestic rice market remains active despite a drop in exports in the first month of the year. Photo: Trung Chanh Speaking to KTSG Online, Ms. Ngo Ngoc Yen, director of Hoa Phat Tan Chau Import and Export Co., Ltd., said that although the price of rice has calmed down again, compared to the time before the Lunar New Year, the sales…

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246 HSBC stressed that tourism will be a new source of growth to alleviate some of the challenges this year, especially now that Vietnam’s largest visitor market – China – has reopened. Chinese tourists come to Cam Ranh on the morning of the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Xuan Hoat. In its latest report, HSBC called tourism “part of the rescue” for Vietnam’s economy this year. Amid trade troubles, economists at the financial institution say tourism will be a major industry and a new source of growth. After Vietnam’s reopening in March 2022, domestic tourism has made…

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198 Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 11,526,577 with 11 new cases recorded on Feb. 6, four more than the day before, Vietnam News Agency quoted a report from the Ministry of Health. With five patients who were ‘all-clear’ on the day, the number of cures rose to 10,614,591. Meanwhile, there are two patients who require respiratory support. The death toll from the disease was still held at 43,186 as no death related to COVID-19 was reported that day. The data showed that more than 266.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far in Vietnam. You may…

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168 After the Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnam’s export rice price rose sharply, reaching its highest level in the past 2 years. At the beginning of February, rice prices on the world market fluctuated quite strongly. Accordingly, on February 5, the export price of Vietnamese rice increased by USD 15/t compared to the end of last month. Specifically, 5% broken rice trades at USD 473/tonne, 25% broken rice at USD 453/tonne. This is the highest price in recent years. However, this price is still USD 20 lower than Thai rice and USD 10/tonne lower than Pakistani rice. Previously, in December…

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80 According to the regulations, the base fare for domestic flights in economy class ranges from VND 1.6 to 3.75 million each way, excluding taxes and fees. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has just issued a document related to the fact that in recent times some mass media has reflected that passengers should purchase airline tickets above the prescribed prices on domestic routes, especially during the peak of the Lunar New Year in 2023. This agency recommends that passengers purchase airline tickets through the airline’s counter or official agents to ensure their rights when participating in air traffic. “Passengers…

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121 Vietnam’s trade sector is set to record 8-9% growth in retail sales of consumer goods and services this year. Speaking at the 2023 conference on promoting domestic production and consumption and expanding the export market yesterday, Industry and Commerce Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said supplies of materials and fuels for production and consumption have stabilized year-to-date. However, the index of industrial production, trade and export-import in January fell over the past month and the same period last year. Manufacturing and exports showed signs of sluggish growth with limited participation of domestic firms in global supply chains and exports heavily…

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First appeared in Cushman & Wakefield’s report on the top global data center markets, but Ho Chi Minh City has been evaluated with great potential. According to Cushman & Wakefield, while most of the largest markets in Asia Pacific (APAC) are under particularly high pressure from rising land prices, only Ho Chi Minh City is among the top 10 most affordable places to develop data centers. The report notes that the land price in HCMC is currently less than USD 10/sqft (each sqft is equivalent to 0.0929 m2). This price is equivalent to Johor, Kuala Lumpur and almost half of…

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