At its annual general meeting this year, VPBank, the parent company, announced plans to sell stakes in FE Credit to foreign investors. —Photo tapchitaichinh.vn  Compiled by Thiên Lý A spokesperson for FE Credit Consumer Finance Company said the Covid-19 pandemic had somewhat affected the company’s business but the price of its stock would not change […]

  A view of Quảng Bình. This central province will open a conference next year to call for investment in many key sectors, including the tourism industry. — Photo sct.quangbinh.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — Quảng Bình Province will organise an investment promotion conference in mid-January 2021 in Đồng Hới City, according to the provincial People’s Committee. “This […]

  Việt Nam Asset Managemetnt Company will establish a debt exchange in the next five years. — Photo baodauthau.vn  HÀ NỘI — Establishing a debt exchange has been earmarked as a key task of the State-run Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) over the next five years, a good signal for the formation of long-waited debt trading […]

  A map showing the proposed Biên Hòa-Vũng Tàu Expressway, whose construction is set to get under way. HCM CITY— Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed the Ministry of Transport to start construction of the Biên Hòa- Vũng Tàu Expressway in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode. The 53.7km expressway between Biên Hòa City in Đồng Nai Province […]

  Timber processing at a factory in Quảng Trị Province. VNA/VNS.Photo Hồ Cầu HCM CITY— Vietnamese businesses should adopt responsible timber trade practices to bridge the gap between the decree on Việt Nam Timber Legality Assurance System and the EU-Vietnam Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade, according to delegates at an international […]

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) and representatives complete procedures to kick off the project. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất THÁI BÌNH — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an infrastructure building and trade project at Liên Hà Thái industrial park (Green iP-1) in Thái Thụy District, the northern province […]

Facebook has removed 2,311 posts that violated Vietnamese laws since the beginning of the year. — Photo anninhthudo.vn HÀ NỘI — Facebook has removed 2,311 posts that violated Vietnamese laws from its platform since the beginning of the year, up by 400 per cent compared to the whole of last year. The figure was reported in […]

  A stock trading centre in Hà Nội. The local market is forecast to test 1,080 points this week. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market climbed to its 32-month high last week and the rally may keep going in the coming week. Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock […]

  Vincom Mall Ocean Park in Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội — Photo courtesy of Vingroup HÀ NỘI — The latest Vincom was opened  late last week in Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lâm, Hà Nội, marking the 80th Vincom shopping mall in Việt Nam. Spanning ​​56,000 sq.m, Vincom Mega Mall Ocean Park aims to offer impressive shopping […]

  HDBank has been named among the Top 10 Sustainable Businesses in Việt Nam in 2020 by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies.  — Photo courtesy of the bank HCM CITY — HDBank was named among the Top 10 Sustainable Businesses in Việt Nam in 2020 […]

Vietnamese and South Korean representatives at the inauguration ceremony. — Photo bnews.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade worked with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea to co-chair the inauguration of Việt Nam – Korea Technological Consultancy and Solution Centre (VITASK) in Hà Nội today. VITASK is an […]

  Tan Jee Toon, Managing Director for IBM Vietnam introduced their programmes to help prepare Việt Nam’s future workforce. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — IBM Vietnam will offer new online resources for teachers and students to learn the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI) for free to prepare the next generation of leaders with the skills and […]

  Farmers in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai harvest safe vegetables. VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Điệp HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will develop the collective economy in the direction of building product value chains, increasing its contribution to domestic economic development, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said at a forum held by the […]

  Steel producer Hòa Phát’s plant in Hải Dương Province. The company shares jumped 3.2 per cent on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares posted the biggest gain in four weeks on Friday and beat brokerage firms’ cautious forecast on the back of the large-cap sector. The benchmark VN-Index on […]

  Steel structures are loaded on a ship at Dung Quất Port in Quảng Ngãi Province. The locally made equipment by Doosan Vina will be shipped to the Sodegaura Biomass Power Plant in Japan. — Photo courtesy Doosan Vina QUẢNG NGÃI — A shipment of equipment has been delivered from Dung Quất Economic Zone to the Sodegaura Biomass […]

  NextTech Group introduces the first live stream academy in Việt Nam. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — NextTech Group on Thursday launched the NextOn.vn live stream academy – the first of its kind in Việt Nam with an aim to provide professional training for online sellers on social networks and e-commerce floors. Nguyễn Hòa Bình, Chairman […]

  Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh (third from left) and  UK Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss (second from right) posed for a photo after signing the agreement on Friday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh and Secretary of State for International […]

  The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) was held early this week to announce the results of the 33rd Chairs’ Meeting via videoconference. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market has flourished amid global uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Trần Văn Dũng, Chairman of the State Securities Commission (SSC). “The stock market […]

  The capital city honours its key industrial products in Hà Nội on Friday. — Photo Minh Hương. HÀ NỘI — The capital city honoured 26 products as its key industrial products in Hà Nội on Friday. The products from 19 eligible enterprises operating in the city included high tech ones such as hardboard products, flexible circuit board products and […]

  A solar power and wind power farm is put into operation in the south central Ninh Thuận Province. Vietnamese businesses are urged using renewable energy in boosting competitiveness and sustainable development. VNS Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NẴNG —  The Việt Nam Corporate Energy Leaders (VCEL) initiative was announced at the Việt Nam Corporate Sustainability Forum […]