Prime Minister chairs meeting with leading businesses
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will meet with Vietnam's leading enterprises tomorrow ( March 14) to find solutions to boost economic growth and business performance and stabilize macro-economic conditions.
Participants include senior executives from industry-leading companies such as Vingroup, Sungroup, Geleximco, FPT, Masan, TH Group, Novaland, Savico, Becamex IDC and Vinaconex.

Vietnam creates favorable conditions for Nordic investors

At a meeting with Nordic investors on March 12, the Deputy Prime Minister called on large corporations and businesses from the Nordic region to continue supporting and accompany the Government and Vietnamese businesses with their experience, strengths and prestige, and to expand investment cooperation in areas where they have strengths and Vietnam needs support, such as finance and banking, green industries, education and healthcare.

The Vietnamese Government will create favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the Nordic countries, to make successful, sustainable and long-term investments in the country.

Intrepid Travel commits to adventure tourism development in Vietnam

Intrepid Travel, the world's largest adventure travel company, has pledged to develop adventure tourism, volunteerism and employment opportunities for local communities in Vietnam. Co-founder and Chairman of Intrepid Travel, Darrell Wade, expressed the company's commitment to making a positive contribution to the development of tourism in the country by 2030 during a recent visit to Vietnam. Intrepid plans to expand its market share in key countries, including Vietnam.

A Vietjet plane. Photo: Mekong ASEAN

Foreign tourist vehicles allowed in Vietnam from  May 1

Foreign motorized vehicles, such as motorcycle caravans or cars, will be allowed to circulate in Vietnam for a maximum of 45 days. The regulation was recently approved in a decree on the management of foreign-registered motorized vehicles brought into Vietnam for tourism purposes. The regulation will take effect in May.

Fifth Vietnamese athlete qualifies for Summer Olympics
According to the Vietnam Boxing Federation, pugilist Nguyen Thi Kim Anh has won a ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris in July-August. Anh earned a spot in the Olympics after winning the quarter-finals of the qualifying event held in Busto Arsizio, Italy, from March 3-11.

The 27-year-old boxer is the fifth Vietnamese athlete to compete at the Summer Olympics. The other four are cyclist Nguyen Thi That, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang and shooters Trinh Thu Vinh and Le Thi Mong Tuyen.

New South Wales decides to refuse Vietnamese students
Australia’s New South Wales state on March 12 announced it would stop accepting applications from students of Quang Ninh, Quang Binh, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. The decision took effect immediately concerning the students’ potential failure to comply with visa rules. Students who had applied before March 12 will receive refunds.
The decision was made after recent reports show Vietnamese students have reportedly disappeared from their local hosts. A month ago, the state of South Australia said it would reject applications from students of the Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh provinces.

Vietjet tops 3 growth indices in Asia Pacific
Vietnamese airline Vietjet is leading the way in three key categories, according to OAG, the world's leading aviation data provider. The low-cost carrier is the fastest growing in the region regarding capacity on short-haul routes under 4,630km, outpacing India's Indigo and Singapore's Scoot.

Vietjet also ranked first in terms of frequency growth on short-haul routes. The airline was also recognized in the best network growth category, having recently launched 33 international and domestic routes, bringing its total number of routes to 125 by the end of 2023.

Japan willing to finance North-South high-speed rail project
The Japanese Ministry of Finance announced on March 11 that Japan will provide capital for the North-South high-speed railway project and other infrastructure projects in Vietnam in the coming period. The railway project, expected to start construction in 2027, will require a total investment of US$67 billion, with about 30% of the capital to be sourced from abroad.

Japanese, German and French restaurants hire more Vietnamese workers

Restaurants and hotels in Germany, Japan and France are stepping up recruitment of Vietnamese workers, with salaries ranging from US$1,622 to nearly US$3,245 per month.
The Hand in Hand for International Talents project, which specializes in bringing foreign workers to Germany, only requires Vietnamese who have just graduated from high school, offering salaries ranging from US$2,841 to US$3,060 per month for some positions in the kitchen and US$2,513 to US$2,732 per month for some positions in the hotel.

Meanwhile, Le Minh Thuy, deputy director of Haio Education, said Japanese restaurants and hotels have recently stepped up hiring and are rushing to order workers. France also needs Vietnamese workers in the restaurant and hotel sector, with a large number of vacancies to fill.