A petrol station in Hà Nội. The price of E5 RON92 biofuel increased by VNĐ609 to a maximum of VNĐ14,494 (US$0.63) per litre yesterday. — VNS Photo Trương Vị HÀ NỘI — Retail petrol prices rose on Thursday following the latest review by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance. The price […]

  Participants the Vietnam Logistics Forum 2020 in Hà Nội on Thursday. — VGP Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam must reduce logistic costs to strengthen competitive capacity as the country pushes for greater international economic integration, heard participants at the Vietnam Logistics Forum 2020 in Hà Nội on Thursday.  Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime […]

  A ship with two giant ship-to-shore cranes leaves from Dung Quất Port in Quảng Ngãi Province for Gemalink International Port in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province. Photo courtesy  of Doosan Vina QUẢNG NGÃI – A shipment of two giant ship-to-shore cranes has been delivered to Gemalink International Port in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng […]

  Brian Spence *Brian Spence Last-minute legal wrangles notwithstanding, Joe Biden is expected to be sworn in as the United States’ 46th President on January 20, 2021. In the West, the election of a moderate political veteran has been resoundingly welcomed as a cool breeze to temper the “fire” that marked the Trump years. Asia’s […]

  An investor on MB Securities Co’s trading floor. The VN-Index rose 0.6 per cent to surpass the 1,000-point landmark yesterday. —VNS Photo Trương Vị HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index closed above 1,000 points for the first time in a year as banks’ growth helped offset the increase of selling pressure. The VN-Index […]

  Sacombank is adopting the latest version of 3D Secure to reduce risks in card payment transactions and improve the customer experience. — Photo courtesy of the bank HCM CITY — Sacombank is proud to be one of the first banks in Việt Nam to co-operate with international payment companies Visa and MasterCard to upgrade […]

  Representatives of the companies with products honoured as Việt Nam National Brands this year. — Photo the organiser Vietrade HÀ NỘI — A total of 124 companies with 283 products were honoured as Việt Nam National Brands this year at the Việt Nam National Branding Programme Announcement Ceremony held on Wednesday at the Hanoi Opera House. The […]

  HDBank won two awards from J.P Morgan Chase Bank for achieving excellent straight-through payment rates of 99.94 per cent and 99.68 per cent in MT202 and MT103. — Photo courtesy of the bank HCM CITY — For its almost 100 per cent success rate in straight-through processing, the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint […]

HÀ NỘI — E-commerce offers businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a direct reach to international customers, boosts their sales, speeds up the marketing process and saves costs, experts have said. Industry insiders were speaking at a seminar on export local goods through e-commerce, held by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) […]

CIEM organised a seminar titled “Việt Nam’s digital economic development post-COVID-19: Some requirements and roadmaps for institutional reform” in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — Photo mpi.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam was constantly looking for new driving forces for growth and the country had leveraged opportunities from digital and e-commerce for economic growth, according to CIEM director Nguyễn Thị […]

  Development Investment Construction JSC in the southern province of Vũng Tàu. In the first nine months of 2020, DIG’s net revenue reached VNĐ1.87 trillion, up 44.9 per cent year on year. — Photo dic.vn HÀ NỘI — Bản Việt Securities Co (VCSC) on Wednesday announced its plan to sell all 29.42 million shares in […]

  A customer at a branch of ACB in Hà Nội. ACB accounted for 4.9 per cent of VOF’s total net asset value (NAV) at the end of October, equivalent to nearly US$46.3 million. — Photo vietnambiz.vn HÀ NỘI — VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), the flagship fund of VinaCapital, announced that Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) had become its 5th largest […]

Grab Vietnam late Tuesday announced bePOS, Stringee, GoDee, Papaya, Vbee as the 5 winners of the first batch of Grab Ventures Ignite. — Photo the courtesy of Grab HÀ NỘI — Grab Vietnam on Tuesday announced bePOS, Stringee, GoDee, Papaya and Vbee as the five winners of the first Grab Ventures Ignite, an accelerator programme dedicated to […]

  Samsung Vietnam awarded scholarships for 135 outstanding students majoring in Korean. — Photo courtesy of Samsung HÀ NỘI — Samsung Vietnam in co-ordination with the Korea Foundation (KF) awarded scholarships to 135 outstanding students majoring in Korean worth a total of US$33,750. The scholarship recipients are students majoring in Korean studies of six Vietnamese universities/colleges. Since […]

  A solar power project. Việt Nam needs US$150 billion to invest in power projects in the next 10 years, equal to half the country’s current gross domestic product (GDP). — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs US$150 billion to invest in power projects in the next 10 years, equal to half the country’s […]

  A VPBank office in Hà Nội. The bank’s stock (HoSE: VPB) jumped 4.1 per cent on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — The benchmark VN-Index fell short of reaching 1,000 points on Wednesday afternoon as some large-cap stocks were pulled back by profit-taking pressure. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh […]

  AQ-Gourmet.com will open in December, offering a one-stop shop for all culinary connoisseurs. — VNS Photo HCM CITY – AQ Development Ltd  Vietnam, a subsidiary of Aquarius International Hospitality Development, has announced that it will launch a virtual showcase, AQ-Gourmet.com, offering customers the chance to bring the joy of world-class dining into their own homes. Starting from December 13 in HCM City, the brand new online store will […]

HCM CITY — Masan Group Corporation was one of the top 10 companies in terms of investment and M&A deals in 2019-20, with its subsidiaries striking deals with VinCommerce, Starck, NET, and 3F. On November 11, at the 2020M&A Forum, the biggest annual event for mergers and acquisitions and investment networking in Việt Nam, which is […]

  Visitors at the Zhejiang Export Fair in Vietnam held last year. Photo the courtesy of Vinexad HÀ NỘI — The Zhejiang Export Fair in Vietnam will be held in HCM City from December 3-5, showcasing the best products from the Chinese province. The fair, kicking off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), […]

  Petroleum storage warehouses in South Vân Phong in Khánh Hòa Province. — Photo dantri.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Many foreign and domestic companies are keen on building multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas power and storage plants in the central province of Khánh Hòa. The province proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) list Vân Phong Economic Zone […]