Small and medium-sized enterprises in supporting industries connect with foreign firms at a forum on Linkage and Investment Opportunities for SMEs held in HCM City on December 9. VNS Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Getting access to information, strengthening market linkages and joining supply chains will help Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises in supporting industries […]

  Anthony Thomas, CEO of MoMo e-wallet.— Photo courtesy of the firm HÀ NỘI —  Local e-wallet firm MoMo has hired an Indian technology expert as its CEO in a bid to turn the wallet into the first ‘super app’ in Việt Nam. Anthony Thomas joined MoMo this year and has in-depth knowledge of the banking and […]

  Kaspersky’s Cybersecurity Weekend , which was held online for the first time, explores the impacts of social media activities on individuals’ personal identities and companies’ brand perceptions. — Photo courtesy of the company HCM CITY — Asia Pacific (APAC), a fertile land for social media, houses more than half of the total users worldwide and is […]

  Tran Tuan Anh, Managing Director of Shopee Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of Shopee Vietnam The ongoing pandemic has affected every aspect of people’s lives: from places they can go, the way they spend their time, to the way they spend their money. These changes have resulted in an accelerated adoption of e-commerce, with the […]

  Farmers harvest coffee in in Đức Cơ District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. The COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of climate change show how vulnerable and interconnected the world we live in is. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI —  Việt Nam jumped five spots to reach 49th position in […]

  Next year, apartment prices would continue stablility in Hà Nội. — Photo zing news     HÀ NỘI — The local condominium market is expected to maintain growth in the amount of information about property products posted on batdongsan.com.vn and the level of interest in 2021, said Nguyễn Quốc Anh, chief business officer (CBO) of the batdongsan.com.vn. Next […]

  Workers at a factory in Đồng Nai Province. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Attracting FDI is a key aspect of Đồng Nai Province’s socio-economic development strategy for 2020-25, according to its People’s Committee. A preferred destination for foreign investors in the south-eastern region, the province has taken a number of concrete measures to attract them, with […]

  Vietcombank’s head office in Hà Nội. The bank shares jumped 3 per cent on Wednesday. —VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares advanced on Wednesday as the large-cap sector kept rising on positive market sentiment. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained nearly 1 per cent to 1,039.13 […]

  Nestle Vietnam CEO Binu Jacob Nestlé Vietnam was honoured as one of the top 10 sustainable businesses in 2020 by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD). Viet Nam News spoke with Binu Jacob, CEO of the firm and co-chair of the council about the development strategy in Viet Nam What is the role of sustainable development […]

   Vietnamese firms have room for exports of key products such as seafood, fruit, vegetables, electronics and electronic components, textiles, furniture and footwear to the Eurasian region. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese enterprises have the opportunity to promote trade with countries in the Eurasian region, taking advantage of reduced tariff and non-tariff barriers. The information […]

  Buyers at a Phú Nhuận Jewellery JSC store in HCM City. The company’s shares (HoSE: PNJ) dived 6.9 per cent on Thursday. — Photo pnj.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares tumbled on Thursday as profit taking pressure increased strongly in the afternoon trading session following the market’s recent rally. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ […]

  Nguyen Van Thanh, VinBus Deputy CEO (left) and Do Duc Hau, General Manager of Advantech Vietnam (right) signed a strategic partnership agreement for e-bus smart system development. — Photo Courtesy of VinBus HÀ NỘI — Vinbus Ecology Transport Services Limited Liability Company (VinBus) and Advantech VN Co., Ltd. (Advantech VN) signed a strategic partnership […]

Cargill hands over the Nghiên Loan 2 Primary School in Bắc Kạn Province to local authorities in November as part of the company’s Vietnam School Building Project launched since in 1996 to support the local community through education. — Photo courtesy of Cargill HÀ NỘI — Cargill on Wednesday announced plans to expand its business […]

  Visitors at a booth of Hà Nội Plastic JSC’s under An Phát Group. — VNS Photo Vũ Hoa HÀ NỘI — More than 170 businesses with 250 booths are attending the Việt Nam International Supporting Industry and Manufacturing Exhibition (VIMEXPO) that opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday. Organised by the Việt Nam Industry Agency […]

  Customers buy products under the ‘Livelihood for K’Bang Community’ project being sold at Big C Quy Nhơn. — Photo courtesy of the company  HCM CITY — Central Retail Vietnam in collaboration with the People’s Committee of K’Bang District in Gia Lai Province has officially launched a project called ‘Livelihood for K’Bang Community’ at Big C […]

  Chairman of the city People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh speaks at the meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hà Nội has maintained its economic growth, with gross regional domestic product (GRPD) expanding by about 3.98 per cent this year, 1.5 times higher than the national average, the […]

  Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) debuted on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy of HoSE HÀ NỘI — Shares of Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) soared 8.1 per cent on Wednesday as the bank officially listed more than 2.16 billion shares on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange […]

  From left to right: Dr Phạm Nguyễn Anh Huy, Dr Nguyễn Thanh Bình and Dr Đoàn Bảo Huy. — Photo courtesy of RMIT The growth of e-wallets may be good news for Việt Nam’s cash economy, but fierce competition among e-wallet providers may result in a ‘survival of the fittest’ situation. Top finance experts from […]

  New policies and institutional reforms are important to removing barriers to growth, experts at a recent online conference said. – VNA Photo HCM CITY – Institutional and legal reforms will be the key factors in business development over the next five to 10 years in Việt Nam, experts have said. Dr. Nguyễn Đình Cung, a member of the Economic Advisory Group […]

  An HDBank transaction office in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of HDBank HCM CITY — HDBank is offering confirmation for letters of credit issued by foreign banks within the framework of the Asian Development Bank’s Trade Finance Programme, becoming one of the few banks in Việt Nam to provide the service through the ADB […]