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One more solar power plant inaugurated in Ninh Thuận

  The 50-MWp Hà Đô-Ninh Phước solar power plant is inaugurated in Ninh Phước District, Ninh Thuận Province on October 24. — Photo courtesy of the firm.  NINH THUẬN — Hà Đô Group inaugurated a 50MWp solar power plant in Ninh Phước district, Ninh Thuận Province late last week.  The Hà Đô Ninh Phước plant, covering 58.7ha in […]


HCM City real estate market tipped to bounce back next year

  A view of the HCM City skyline. The city’s real estate market is expected to rebound next year. — Photo tripsavvy.com HCM CITY — The HCM City real estate market is expected to rebound as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic is under control and legal “bottlenecks” are removed, experts have said. Lê Hoàng Châu, chairman […]


Starting a business now takes less time

  Single-window counters at Bình Dương Province Department of Planning and Investment. The Vietnamese Government has issued a decree which reduced the time for starting a business from 16 days to six days in a bold effort to improve the business climate.— VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Government has issued a decree […]


Masan High-Tech Materials to forge a strategic alliance with Mitsubishi Materials

  A high-tech production line of Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the company HCM CITY — Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation (MHT) has signed definitive agreements to establish a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) with the objective of developing a leading high-tech tungsten materials platform. […]


Circular economy is key for rapid and sustainable development

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Trần Quốc Phương speaks at a forum on Circular Economy development in Việt Nam on Friday.  — VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — A circular economy is the future of every nation’s economy, of all production and business activities. It is the key for rapid and sustainable development, […]


Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to speed up key national projects

       Vũng Tàu City in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province. The province aims to speed up the progress of national key projects over the next five years. Photo courtesy of the provincial People’s Committee HCM CITY— The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu has asked the Government to allocate capital from the central budget to speed up progress […]


SGDT works to collect more e-commerce tax

  Tax officials and relevant authorities gather in a press conference reviewing the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods in the third quarter in Hà Nội last week. — Photo cand.com.v HÀ NỘI — Due to the rapid development of e-commerce, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, regulating the sector has become increasingly complex […]


Does Việt Nam need more airports? The debate continues

T2 Terminal of Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. Photo nextbrand.com.vn Compiled by Thiên Lý The Government Office has asked the Ministry of Transport to consider a proposal by Ninh Thuận Province to use a military airport also for commercial purposes. Thành Sơn Airport, also called Phan Rang Air Base and eight kilometers north-west of […]


Viet Solutions honours three winners

  Three winners at Viet Solutions 2020 contest. The participation number this year was increased by 60 per cent from that of 2019. — Photo courtesy of Viettel  HÀ NỘI — The Viet Solutions 2020 contest has honoured three technology products and solutions that help drive national digital transformation. At the awards ceremony held on late […]


Corporate bond market cools in September after policy changes

  A VIB office. The bank topped the corporate bond market in September as the biggest issuer. — Photo vib.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Private corporate bonds raised in September dived from the previous month after a decree took effect to tighten the issuance on the corporate bond market. Data from the Hà Nội Stock Exchange […]


Shares set to grow thanks to upbeat sentiment

HÀ NỘI — Shares are set to move higher this week thanks to upbeat market sentiment and supportive information. According to MB Securities Joint Stock Company, the market continues to expand in momentum and investors are cheered by the injection of a strong cash flow pouring into leading groups such as banking stocks. The elimination […]


Industry and trade sector to ensure enough goods for Tết

HÀ NỘI — The industry and trade sector will ensure enough essential consumer goods to meet shopping needs and promote market surveillance to prevent goods smuggling ahead of the Tết holidays, an official has said. Hoàng Anh Tuấn, deputy director of the Domestic Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said to avoid a […]


HCM City permitted to make investment decisions for new expressway: PM

  A map shows the direction of the planned HCM City- Mộc bài Expressway between HCM City and Tây Ninh Province. — Photo courtesy of Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam HCM CITY — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to give HCM City the authority to approve investment policy decisions for the HCM City- […]


Tuna exports to Italy soar

Workers process tuna at a factory. Marine product exports are expected to rise to US$3.5 billion this year, up 17 per cent from 2018. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Exports of Vietnamese tuna to Italy soared by 8,599 per cent last month over the same period last year. This staggering increase transformed Italy into Việt Nam’s largest […]


Local firms expected modest growth due to COVID-19

  Representatives of Top 500 most profitable companies in Việt Nam in 2020 at the award ceremony. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Report HÀ NỘI — Through the two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, confidence in the growth prospects in 2020 of enterprises has gradually diminished. This information was released by Việt Nam Report (VNR) at […]


Bringing Vietnamese products into the modern retail chain of Central Retail

Visitors look at products exhibited at the event. — VNS Photo Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — About 100 Vietnamese enterprises participated in an event with Central Retail Việt Nam and connected online with buyers in Thailand to take advantage of opportunities to export directly to the Thai market without intermediaries. Central Retail Group in Việt […]


Israel transfers irrigation technology to local university

  Dương Văn Lượng, vice chairman of Thái Nguyên provincial People’s Committee (left) watches technicians demonstrate the irrigation system on Wednesday. — VNS Photo Hoàng Sơn THÁI NGUYÊN — The Embassy of Isreal to Việt Nam has handed over an irrigation system to the Thái Nguyên University of Agriculture and Forestry. The system will be used […]


HCM City seeks ways to attract more FDI

  With FDI dwindling this year, HCM City is mulling ways to attract investors. – Photo haiquanonline.com.vn HCM CITY – HCM City is enacting numerous solutions to facilitate FDI into the city by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, as the fund poured into it has been dwindling this year.  HCM City received US$3.25 billion […]


Power consumption rises as economy recovers from pandemic

  EVN purchased a total of 8.16 billion kWh of renewable power in the first nine months of this year, of which 7.23 billion kWh, or 88.6 percent, was generated by solar power projects. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Power consumption increased significantly in September as the economy started to find its feet after COVID-19 was successfully […]


Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC reports $7.4 million Q3 profits

  Workers at Dung Quất Oil Refinery in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, operated by Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR). BSR currently trades on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) with the code BSR. — Photo bsr.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s largest refining and petrochemical firm, Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), reported that third-quarter […]