VETC stops deploying e-wallet fee collection, apologizes to customers
On the morning of August 20, VETC announced the suspension of the fee collection for e-wallet services after recording many mixed opinions from users.
A representative of VETC said that the unit frankly acknowledges that the process of building, communication and planning to apply policies is not complete, has not met expectations and has not created a good experience as well as customer consensus.
At the same time, he affirmed that in reality, the VETC wallet system has not collected any fees to date.
Also on the morning of August 20, Viettel Money decided to stop collecting transaction processing fees through the station for customers linked to ePass traffic accounts. Previously, the expected fee was 6,600 VND/month for individual customers and 66,000 VND/month for organizational and business customers. Viettel Money said that the decision was made after receiving comments, with the principle of putting customer interests first. See more...
Mid-Autumn cake prices increase, people prefer traditional flavors
Striving to pilot electric tourist boats in Ha Long by 2030
According to the Project on protecting, exploiting and promoting the value of Ha Long Bay - Yen Tu World Heritage Site, by 2030, 100% of tourist boats in Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay will be steel-hulled boats or equivalent materials. The pilot electric train is considered a new step towards environmentally friendly tourism transport and harmony between exploitation and heritage preservation.
After nearly 4 decades of development, Ha Long tourist boat fleet has strongly shifted from small-scale wooden boats to modern vehicles. Currently, Quang Ninh has 487 registered boats, of which 369 are in operation; including 268 sightseeing boats, 97 accommodation boats and 4 restaurant boats. From 2021 to now, more than 110 steel-hulled boats have been newly built, replacing old boats.
The upgrade of the fleet aims to both meet the needs of serving about 3.6 million visitors per year and be consistent with UNESCO's recommendations on controlling the number of vehicles in the core heritage area. See more...
Gia Lai's export durian must be traceable
Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee requests people, businesses, and cooperatives to coordinate in declaring and updating data on planting area codes and durian packaging establishment codes for export to China on the agricultural origin tracing system.
According to requirements, each batch of fresh durian for export must have complete dossiers and data, which can be traced back to the growing area, packaging facility, subject and each stage of production, purchase, and processing. The province also requires raising awareness about the role of origin traceability for export products.
This regulation is implemented according to the Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for Vietnamese durian exported to China signed in 2022. If the origin traceability requirements are not met, the shipment may be refused import, and the growing area or packaging facility may be temporarily suspended from export. See more...
