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Foreign fund continuously divests from Mobile World

  A customer consults a saleswoman at a store of Mobile World Group (MWG) in Hà Nội. MWG was previously Pyn Elite’s largest investment for many years, but the foreign fund has continuously sold a large amount of MWG shares since the end of 2019. — Photo thegioididong.vn HÀ NỘI — Pyn Elite Fund has […]


More reforms needed in construction procedures

  Enterprises implementing construction works were still facing with a lot of difficulty in administrative procedures. — Photo reatimes.vn HÀ NỘI — More drastic reforms of construction-related administrative procedures must be carried to improve transparency and reduce costs for enterprises, heard a conference organised by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Ministry of Construction and […]


BVSC introduces new trading system

  The photo shows Bảo Việt Securities Co’s new trading platform B-Wise. — Photo courtesy of the company HÀ NỘI — Bảo Việt Securities Co (BVSC) has launched a new electronic trading platform to improve the quality of services for investors. B-Wise is developed and introduced as part of the company’s 21st anniversary and replaces BVSC’s […]


SmartNet receives “Vietnam Outstanding Fintech Award 2020″

  SmartNet Company Limited (Co. Ltd), the owner of SmartPay E-Wallet, was honoured with the “Vietnam Outstanding Fintech Award 2020″ on November 26. Photo Courtesy of the company HCM CITY — SmartNet Company Limited (Co., Ltd), the owner of SmartPay E-Wallet, received the “Vietnam Outstanding Fintech Award 2020” last Thursday, along with Moca and Momo e-wallets. The award is […]


Covid-19 accelerates banking digitisation: seminar

  The 2020 Viet Nam Retail Banking Forum being held in HCM City last week. — VNS Photo Thu Ngân HCM CITY — The Covid-19 pandemic has speeded up the banking sector’s awareness of digitisation by three to five years and forced lenders to accelerate the process to survive and grow. This is in line with global trends and provides a strong […]


Financial infrastructure key to economic recovery in Asia-Pacific: APEC

  Speakers at the eighth APEC Financial Infrastructure Development Network Conference in HCM City. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — As financial markets have increasingly become globalised, a more robust regional financial infrastructure network is needed to facilitate trade among APEC-member economies, ensuring economic recovery and inclusive growth in the Asia Pacific region after the […]


Sacombank, 1st in Việt Nam to deploy Tap to Phone and NFC technologies

  Executives from the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch, Sacombank and the first three companies to go live with Tap to Phone at a ceremony to launch the service in HCM City on November 27. — Photo courtesy of Sacombank HCM CITY— Sacombank has partnered with Visa, the global leader in payments technology, to […]


Mitsubishi Materials invests $90 million for 10 per cent stake in Masan High-Tech Materials

  Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation’s modern processing line in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of Masan HCM CITY — Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation (MHT), a subsidiary of Masan Group, on November 27 announced it has wrapped up a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) with an objective to develop […]


Japanese retailer MUJI to open flagship store in Việt Nam

  MUJI’s flagship store in Parkson Saigontourist Plaza Shopping Center in HCM City’s District 1 which is the first in Viet Nam. — Photo Courtesy of the MUJI HCM CITY — MUJI, the renowned Japanese home-and lifestyle-goods company, openned its first store in Việt Nam yesterday at the Parkson Saigontourist Plaza Shopping Center in HCM City’s District 1. With an […]


Bình Sơn Refining withdraws HNX listing application

  BSR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and operator of the $3 billion Dung Quất Oil Refinery, the first oil refinery in the country. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) has sent a document to the Hà Nội Stock […]


Property sector still attractive to investors

  A view of Đại Lải Flamingo project in Vĩnh Phúc Province. Investors would look for products with elements of large scale, synchronous beautiful landscape. — VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Many people with money and without investing knowledge have chosen property as a safe haven, helping estate prices still increase despite the pandemic, experts have […]


Yeah1 launches tech-based retail company GIGA1

  The launch of GIGA1 company, a subsidiary of media company Yeah1 Group. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Yeah1 Group has launched GIGA1, a consumption eco-system and tech-based retail company.  It said that with its solid media platform for over 15 years, 56 billion views and 48 million users, it has chosen this moment to transform itself strongly for the “media-commerce” strategy. “We have been working […]


EuroCham announces higher BCI in Q3 as business confidence rebounds

  One-third of European business leaders believed that the EVFTA was an important part of their decision to invest in Việt Nam. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham)’s Business Climate Index (BCI) in the third quarter of this year jumped 24 points to reach 57.5 – the highest score since […]


Rubber Group to sell all 10.7 million shares in SIP

  Phước Đông Industrial Park, operated by Sài Gòn VRG Investment Corporation (SIP), is located in the heart of Tây Ninh Province, the junction between HCM City and Phnom Penh. — Photo ndh.vn  HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Rubber Group – Joint Stock Company (GVR) plans to sell all 10.74 million shares at Sài Gòn VRG Investment Corporation (SIP). […]


VN market steady above 1,000 points

  One of Mobile World Investment Corp’s stores in Hà Nội. The retailer’s shares gained 2.4 per cent on Friday. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares were steady on Friday with retail, material and brokerage sectors at the centre of attention. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained […]


Companies, individuals honoured for most responsive HR practices

  Winning businesses receive the award for having excellent responsive human capital initiative at the 2020 Vietnam HR Awards in HCM City on Wednesday. — VNS Photo  HCM CITY — Twelve Vietnamese and multinational companies and 10 HR leaders were honoured for their human capital initiatives at the Vietnam HR Awards in HCM City on […]


FPT sells iPhone 12 Series

The event to open sales of iPhone 12 at 261 Khánh Hội, District 4, HCM City on Friday evening. — Photo courtesy of FPT HÀ NỘI — FPT Shop and F.Studio by FPT systems started selling the iPhone 12 Series from Friday. This is the first chain authorised to sell the phone in Việt Nam. FPT Shop and […]


Viettel named best mobile service provider in Việt Nam

  Viettel has been one of the pioneers in launching 5G in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of Viettel HÀ NỘI — The Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) took the lead among four mobile service providers in the country in terms of mobile service in September, according to the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information […]


Việt Nam Digital Investor Club established

  The Việt Nam Digital Investor Club (VDI) was officially introduced to boost the establishment of the national start-up ecosystem. — Photo courtesy of VINASA HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Digital Investor Club (VDI) was introduced on Thursday in the framework of Techfest 2020. This is the first club in Việt Nam specialising in investment […]


Digital technology contributes to smart city development

  The Việt Nam Smart City Awards 2020 honoured localities and firms for contributions to smart city development. — Photo courtesy of VINASA HÀ NỘI — Digital technology had crept into all areas of smart cities and directly contributed to improving management efficiency and urban development. Nguyễn Huy Dũng, deputy minister of information and communications, made […]