Tag: transport
August retail sales plunge as COVID-19 cases on rise
Total retail sales of goods and services in August slid 10.5% month-on-month and 33.7% year-on-year as a result of restrictions imposed to contain the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows.
Boosting disbursement of public investment in transport sector
The Minister of Transport recently requested the establishment of a special working group to boost the disbursement of public investment capital for projects in the transport sector.
Airlines vow to assist COVID-19 fight in the south
VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has devised plans aimed at transporting personnel and medical equipment to coronavirus hotspots of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Long An provinces in the south.
Trade ministry wants storage, warehousing costs cut for struggling businesses
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on marine transport and logistics businesses to cut fees for container storage and warehousing for companies that have reduced operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two arrested for illicitly transporting seven tiger individuals
VOV.VN - Police in the central province of Nghe An on August 1 caught red handed two suspects illegally transporting seven healthy tiger individuals.
Ministry requests probe into attacks on “green lane” vehicle registration website
The Ministry of Transport on July 27 asked the Ministry of Public Security to launch an investigation into cyber attacks on the website for national registration of “green lane” status granted to vehicles transporting essential goods, saying attackers must receive stringent punishment.
Refrigerated trucks allocated to Military Regions for COVID-19 vaccine transport
The Ministry of Health has decided to allocate 63 specialised trucks for COVID-19 vaccine transport, produced by Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), to seven military regions across the country under the management of the Ministry of National Defence.
Bringing into full play the Mekong - Ganga cooperation mechanism
VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on July 21 joined his counterparts of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and India to attend the 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) conference in an online format.
JICA to provide Vietnam with 1,600 cooler boxes for COVID-19 vaccine storage
VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is set to supply Vietnam with 1,600 cooler boxes used for COVID-19 vaccine storage with temperature monitoring devices to support the transportation of vaccines to injection sites.
Pilot scheme to welcome foreign arrivals to Phu Quoc granted approval
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport has agreed on the contents of a pilot project which aims to welcome back international tourists to Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang.
