Business confidence index dips

HCMC – Vietnam’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) has sharply dropped from 123 points in last year’s third quarter to 116 points, reports the Vietnam News Agency.

City clamps down on fraudulent filling stations

HCMC – Nine cheating filling stations in HCMC have lost their business licenses as the city government has waged a war against those retailing substandard fuels to customers.

Deja vu - a cozy home for coffee lovers

Tucked in a small valley on Dien Bien Phu Street, near the intersection of the street with Nguyen Thuong Hien Street, Deja vu cafe boasts a cozy, quiet space.

Jazz outfit ‘unit asia’ comes to city

The city’s Ben Thanh Theater hosts a mouth-watering performance by Jazz band unit asia on Sunday.

Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – January 28

Tuoitrenews briefs some of salient news published today, January 28, on Vietnamese media:

Metro Keeps Moving Forward

Metro Cash & Carry has seen its business growing beyond expectation over the past 10 years of operation in Vietnam. The German wholesaler is on track for its business expansion plan, with wholesale stores opened in different locations to penetrate the fast growing distribution market.

Unpaid social insurance put at VND700 billion

HCMC – Over 200 HCMC-based enterprises still owe social insurance premiums totaling VND700 billion, said Nguyen Dang Tien, deputy director of HCMC Social Insurance.

Get a glimpse of the countryside in downtown HCMC and Phu My Hung

About 120,000 ornamental plants and numerous furnishing structures are in place on Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2012 set up to celebrate the Lunar New Year from January 20 to January 26 in HCMC’s District 1.

Foreign river cruise firms bring in more vessels

HCMC – Many foreign river cruise operators arrange more trips on a route connecting HCMC and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh and Siem Reap as they see potential in waterway tourism.

Main road sealed off for Tet flower street

HCMC – Nguyen Hue Boulevard in downtown HCMC has been sealed off as work has begun on a project to build the annual flower street for the traditional Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.