Exports of squid grow steadily, Thailand imports Vietnamese squid the third most
By the end of April 2025, the export turnover of squid and octopus reached more than 215 million USD, an increase of 18% over the same period in 2024. In particular, squid exports recorded a stable increase, contributing to maintaining the overall growth momentum for the whole industry.
Key markets such as Japan, Thailand, and the US maintained good demand. Thailand has surpassed China to become the third largest import market. However, exports to China tended to decrease, while the EU and South Korean markets only increased slightly.
However, according to the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, businesses in the industry are currently under double pressure of strong increases in input costs, while global consumer demand is declining. See more...
High material prices, many households in Son La temporarily postpone construction
Since the beginning of the year, construction materials, especially construction sand prices in Son La province, have increased, affecting production, business and construction activities, especially housing projects of the people.
Mr. Nguyen Van Son, (Chieng Le ward, Son La city) said that in early 2025, his family started construction of a 3-storey house with a total area of 120m2. However, compared to the present, the price of construction materials, especially sand, has nearly doubled, causing the cost of building a house for his family to increase by 10-15% compared to the original plan.
Similarly, the family of Mr. Bui Van Trieu (Chieng Coi ward, Son La city) who is also building an unfinished house had to temporarily stop because the material price increased too much.
"In addition to the increase in construction material prices, the source of goods is very scarce, there are many times when there is no sand or construction bricks, my family has to temporarily postpone construction and cut down on unnecessary items" - Mr. Trieu shared. See more...
A locality in Quang Binh owes hundreds of billions of VND in basic construction
7 contractors will build a stadium and a gymnasium worth hundreds of billions of VND in Lang Son
The Lang Son Provincial Sports Complex Project (section of Central Stadium and Multi-purpose Gymnasium) was approved by the Lang Son Provincial People's Committee under Decision No. 2218/QD-UBND dated December 10, 2024.
This is a Group B project with a total investment of more than 500 billion VND, the Lang Son Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board is assigned as the Investor of this project.
According to Lao Dong, the Lang Son Provincial Investment and Construction Project Management Board has just issued a decision approving the results of the contractor selection for Package No. 16.
The EC mixed-use package (geological survey, construction drawing design, total estimate, construction and installation of equipment for athlete housing works, sports facilities, technical infrastructure, training ground systems, auxiliary works and traffic safety assurance (including 10% of contingency costs) is worth more than 232 billion VND. See more...
