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Vietnamese economy posts a positive growth with exports in Q1, says MPI

  Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng speaks at the teleconference in Hà Nội on Tuesday. — Photo VGP  HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese economy posted positive growth with exports and social welfare ensured, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng has said. Speaking at a teleconference to review its six-month performance and […]


Saigon Co.op official suspended from Party

  A Co.opmart supermarket in HCM City. The HCM City Inspectorate has discovered violations in financial management at Saigon Co.op.  — VNS Photo  HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have suspended Diệp Dũng, 52, Saigon Co.op’s chairman, from all roles in Saigon Co.op’ s Party Committee, including Party Committee Secretary, for his serious violations that called for […]


Digital transformation helps firms join new supply chain

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade also launched Việt Nam Export Support Platform at http://www.ECVN.com to help businesses trade on the online environment. — VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Local businesses have an opportunity to accelerate digital transformation to join new supply chains, replacing traditional ones that have been disrupted or stalled by the […]


Start-ups discuss ways to overcome COVID-19

Việt Nam Business Partnership Matching Day 2020 was held on Tuesday. — Photo tuoitrethudo.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam as well as around the world has had a large influence among enterprises, especially start-ups. V-Startup collaborated with Thiên Lộc Communication JSC to organise the Việt Nam Business Partnership Matching […]


FDI to VN sees increase in July

  Korea-invested ITM Semiconductor Việt Nam in the Việt Nam – Singapore Industrial Park, Bắc Ninh Province. From January to July 20, Việt Nam attracted a total of $18.82 billion in foreign investment. — VNA/VNS Photo Thái Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam attracted US$3.15 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) and capital for share purchases […]


Service charges lowered for local securities trading

  The Ministry of Finance building on Phan Chu Trinh Street, Hà Nội. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance will maintain low service charges for investors and companies when trading securities products until June 30, 2021. The ministry aims to keep boosting the local equity market amid the negative development of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]


India looks to boost cotton exports to Việt Nam

  The state-run CCI will also set up its own warehouse in Việt Nam to boost cotton exports. Photo VNA HÀ NỘI — The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which has surplus stocks of cotton ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of cotton to Việt Nam and Bangladesh. The Indian publication Economic Times has said a memorandum of […]


PM calls for continued restructuring of credit organisations

  Farmers in Long An Province complete procedures to get loans. State commercial banks’ total assets account for 42.8 per cent of the whole banking system. VNA/ VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested the banking system work to enhance the reform of the credit organisation system in line with bad […]


Shares bounce back on bargain hunting

  An SSI logo in the company headquarters in Hà Nội. Shares of SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) hit the daily limit rise of 7 per cent on Tuesday. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Mạnh Hà HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares rebounded sharply on Tuesday to end in positive territory as investors went bargain hunting for stocks that fell in […]


HCM City helps firms hard-hit by COVID-19 avoid bankruptcy

  HCM City agencies plan to help businesses avoid bankruptcy and maintain production. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has told local agencies to help local businesses affected by COVID-19 maintain production and avoid bankruptcy. Lê Thị Huỳnh Mai, director of the city’s Department of Planning and Investment, said that as of June […]


An Phát becomes plastic firm with highest market capitalisation

  Leaders of An Phát Holdings Group strike the gong on its listing at Hồ Chí Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE). — Photo courtesy of An Phát Group HCM CITY — An Phát Holdings Group on Tuesday listed 132.6 million shares on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE). The shares coded APH were traded at a starting price […]


Saigon Dairy Factory to export to China

  Vinamilk products are on display at a supermarket in China. — Photo Vinamilk HÀ NỘI — Saigon Dairy Factory, an affiliate of Việt Nam’s leading dairy producer Vinamilk, has been granted permission to export dairy products to China, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Asia – Africa Market Department. The factory was permitted to export […]


Vietfood Beverage – Propack Việt Nam expo returns next month

  A booth at the Vietfood Beverage – Propack Việt Nam in 2019.  — Photo courtesy of Vinexad HÀ NỘI — The 24th Vietfood and Beverage – Propack Việt Nam exhibition will returrn to HCM City from August 6-9. Covering 5,000sq.m at the Sài Gòn Exhibition and Convention Centre, the upcoming exhibition will showcase a wide range of products including food, […]


Đà Lạt vegetable prices shoot up, HCM City suffers collateral damage

  Vegetable grown at a farm in Đà Lạt City in Lâm Đồng Province. — Photo courtesy of List.vn LÂM ĐỒNG — The prices of vegetables and fruits in Đà Lạt and neighbouring areas in Lâm Đồng Province are on the rise. According to Đà Lạt residents, vegetable prices have risen threefold in the last two months. Due to […]


Start-up investment in Southeast Asian doubles despite COVID-19

HÀ NỘI — Investment in start-ups in Southeast Asia soared in the second quarter of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, led by e-commerce and fintech companies. Data from Singapore-based start-up information platform DealStreetAsia showed the value of fundraising deals in Southeast Asia rose 91 per cent on the year to US$2.7 billion in the […]


Group set up to inspect pork market

  Pork products on shelves. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has founded a group to inspect the pork market to figure out problems that caused failures in cooling domestic pork prices. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has founded a group to inspect the pork market which saw prices […]


Export fair to open this week in Ha Noi

  A press conference to announce the event took place in the capital city late last week. — Photo thuonghieucongluan.com.vn HÀ NỘI — A fair promoting Vietnamese exports is scheduled to kick off in Hà Nội on Thursday, the city’s Department of Industry and Trade announced late last week.  According to Trần Thị Lan Phương, head of the department, in […]


Shares nosedive on new virus cases, fears of another outbreak

No new COVID-19 cases recorded in VN on Tuesday morning New coronavirus strain recorded in Việt Nam Việt Nam reports 11 new cases of COVID-19 linked to Đà Nẵng on Monday Airlines increase flights to transfer passengers from Đà Nẵng Updates of COVID-19 in Việt Nam on July 27 evening   A BIDV teller wears a […]


Construction of wind farms worth $227m begins in Bạc Liêu

  At the ceremony to launch construction of the wind power plant. —  VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Sử BẠC LIÊU — The construction of two wind farms with a combined capacity of 100MW began in Hòa Bình District of the Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu on Sunday. The wind power plants will be built with a total […]


Airlines increase flights to transfer passengers from Đà Nẵng

Updates of COVID-19 in Việt Nam on July 27 evening Face mask prices on the rise More than 240 Vietnamese citizens brought home from Singapore Quảng Nam, Đà Nẵng: over 760 cases test negative for SARS-CoV-2 Over 310 citizens flown home from RoK   Local airlines increase flights to support passengers to and from the […]