Malaysia imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on steel imports from Indonesia, Vietnam

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of cold rolled stainless steel in coils, sheets or any other form (subject merchandise) originating or exported from the Indonesia and Vietnam. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said it had completed the preliminary determination of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of […]

Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine to begin human trial from Dec 10

HANOI: Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trials of a locally made Covid-19 vaccine from December 10, its Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on Dec 5. According to report by Vietnam News Agency (VNA), to date, Vietnamese producers have worked to accelerate the research of […]

Storm Molave to lash central region of Vietnam

HANOI: Storm Molave, the ninth of this year and the fourth within a month, will make a landfall in the central region, from Thua Thien-Hue to Khanh Hoa province, with heavy rain and winds of up to 133 kilometres per hour on Tuesday night, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. As of 4 […]

Faith on overseas-based youngsters for 2021 Sea Games glory

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) are expected to bank on youngsters based in the United States to carry the nation’s challenge at the 31st edition of the SEA Games in Vietnam next year. MGA deputy general manager Sara Ismail said they would have no problem sending a team to the biennial Games as […]

Malaysian companies to participate at GROWTECH 2020 in Vietnam

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 20 Malaysian companies are expected to participate in the International Exhibition on Agricultural Machinery, Gardening Horticulture and Floristics (GROWTECH 2020), which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October this year. The event organiser said that the trade expo, which will gather more than 150 exhibitors from a total of […]

Athletes to compete in Tuan Chau Sunset Triathlon in August

HANOI: The Tuan Chau Sunset Bay Triathlon 2020 will be held on August 1 on Tuan Chau Island, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported. The second edition is scheduled three months earlier than last year, just several weeks after the easing of social distancing regulations. Athletes will compete in a […]

Vietnam invests $180 million overseas in five months

HANOI: Vietnamese enterprises injected over $180 million into 18 foreign markets in the first five months of this year, equivalent to 98.7 per cent of the same period last year, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. During the period, $162 million was pumped into 60 new projects, nearly double that of last year’s period, thanks to […]

Vietnam first in Southeast Asia to resume competitive football with spectators

HANOI: Vietnam became the first country in Southeast Asia to resume competitive football with spectators with the first round of the 2020 national tournament being held over the weekend, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on its official website on May 25, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Competitive action returned to Vietnam at the weekend […]

Grab Food takes biggest bite of food delivery in Vietnam

HANOI: Grab Food is the most popular food delivery application in Vietnam with 79 per cent market share, a report by Q&Me, an online market research service, revealed. Now ranked second with 56 per cent, followed by Go Food (41 per cent), Bacmin (15 per cent) and Loship (12 per cent), Vietnam news agency (VNA) […]

Vietnam forecast to face historic heat waves in 2020

HANOI: Vietnam is forecast to suffer the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2020, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Monday. In May, the country will see more days of heat than the same month of previous years, said the agency. The country is predicted […]