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AES Mong Duong awarded the ISO 55001:2014 Certification

  Mr Kevin Pierce,  Manager of the Mông Dương II Plant. AES Mong Duong has been awarded the ISO 55001:2014 Certification by Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS – UK Branch for the asset management system of the 1,200 MW Mong Duong 2 BOT Thermal Power Plant in Quảng Ninh Province, Việt Nam. With this certificate, AES Mông Dương becomes one […]


Alliance of airlines, travel and hotels to boost domestic tourism, say experts

Passengers enjoy Phú Quốc Island from a cable-car system linking An Thới Township with Thơm Island in Phú Quốc Island District, the southern province of Kiên Giang. — VNS Photo Thu Giang HÀ NỘI — Deals among airlines, travel companies and hotels are expected to help boost tourism as the sector deals with the ravages of the […]


Local stocks decline as real estate outweighs securities

  Inside an SSI Securities office. Securities stocks made big gains yesterday but they were outweighed by the real estate sector. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Local shares fell on Tuesday as ‘Vin’ companies declined and outweighed the strong gains of brokerage firms. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange fell […]


RCEP deal expected to be signed in late 2020

  Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) attended a video conference. — Photo MoIT HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has worked closely with ASEAN and the six partner countries to promote the early conclusion of full negotiations of the RCEP agreement, and prepare for signing in November. Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional […]


Vietnam’s rice export price stands at lowest level over past two months

  Việt Nam’s rice export volume surged by 12 per cent to 3.09 million tonnes in the first five months of this year. — Photo anninhthudo.vn HÀ NỘI — Higher rice supplies in the domestic market has made the export price of Việt Nam’s broken rice drop to US$450 per tonne on June 19, the lowest […]


An Phát Group successfully auctioned 4.3 million shares

  The auction of An Phát Holdings Group at HOSE on Monday morning. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — An Phát Holdings Group (APH) on Monday successfully held an auction of 4.3 million shares at Hồ Chí Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) with a total value of VNĐ215 billion (US$9.25 million). With a starting price of […]


Hà Nội receives 36 proposals for investment cooperation worth $26b

  The investment promotion conference themed “Hà Nội 2020 – Investment Cooperation and Development”  will be organised on June 26. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội as of Monday received 36 proposals for memorandums (MoU) of understanding for investment cooperation, which were estimated to be worth more than US$26 billion in […]


VPBank and State Treasury co-operate in State budget collection

  VPBank and Việt Nam State Treasury sign a co-operation agreement. — Photo courtesy of VPBank HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and Việt Nam State Treasury (VST) on Monday signed a bilateral co-operation agreement. Accordingly, VPBank is one of the first commercial banks co-operating with VST in State budget collection and collection orders with an aim […]


Two more Vietnamese dairy firms licensed to export to China

  A milk production line at Hanoimilk. China has so far granted transaction codes to four Vietnamese companies and plants. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Monday granted transaction codes to two Vietnamese companies to export dairy products to China, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department […]


Sơn La mangoes exported to US, Canada and Australia

  A farmer harvests mangoes for export in Mai Sơn District, the northern mountain province of Sơn La. The exported mango is a green-skinned type that weighs from 0.6-1.1 kilo. — Photo vov HÀ NỘI — The northern mountain province of Sơn La on Monday exported 30 tonnes of mango to the US, Canada and Australia. This is […]


Brokerages eye earnings from proprietary trading

  Investors follow stock indices at a securities company. KB Securities Vietnam Co (KBSV) forecast that earnings from the proprietary trading of securities companies would achieve good growth in the second quarter of 2020. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese securities companies have forecast positive second-quarter earnings from proprietary trading following a rocky few months in which […]


VN-Index advances on fertiliser, mid-cap stocks

  A production plant of the PetroVietnam Cà Mau Fertiliser (HoSE: DCM). — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares finished Monday on a positive note as fertiliser companies increased strongly, lifting the mid-cap sector. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.31 per cent to end at 871.28 points, extending its growth […]


Vietnam ICTComm 2020 slated for September

  Vietnam ICTComm 2019. The 2020 edition will be held on 17-19 September at the Sài Gòn Exhibition and Convention Centre. — Photo ictcomm.vn   HÀ NỘI – Vietnam ICTComm 2020, an international exhibition on telecommunication, information technology and communication products and services, will be held in HCM City in September, offering domestic and foreign enterprises […]


VinWonders Vũ Yên construction starts in Hải Phòng

The groundbreaking ceremony of VinWonders Vũ Yên in Hải Phòng on Sunday. — Photo courtesy of Vingroup HÀ NỘI — Vingroup officially started the VinWonders Vũ Yên theme park project in the northern coastal city of Hải Phòng on Sunday. With total investment of US$1 billion, VinWonders Vũ Yên will be the largest theme park in Việt Nam, offering […]


Suitable tiered pricing mechanism urged for electricity sector

  A worker of Vietnam Electricity checks meters. — Photo evn.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The Government should build a retail power price for industrial production firms equal to households and adjust the electricity tariff to suit people’s living standards, experts have said. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is proposing reducing power price tiers from […]


Trade defence investigations into wood products on the rise

Trade defence investigations on wood products are on the rise. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — Although accounting for a small proportion of the total trade defence cases, investigations into wood products are on the rise. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has dealt with 176 trade defence cases applied by foreign countries on […]


Auto consumers expected to enjoy 50 per cent cut in registration fee

  An auto manufacturing line of Toyota Motor Vietnam. — Photo TMV  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance has officially asked the Government to cut 50 per cent of the registration fee for customers who buy locally-produced and assembled automobiles. This is the key part of a governmental decree drafted by the finance ministry, […]


Enterprises say national single window must be improved

  Survey result of enterprises’ satisfaction with the National Single Window is announced in Hà Nội on June 22.  — Photo courtesy of United States Agency for International Development HÀ NỘI —Though the basic features of the National Single Window (NSW) were fine, unstable operation and slow processing of tasks have been problems, a report has […]


Vietravel to discuss private share sales at annual meeting

  A Vietravel office. The company plans to sell 4.33 million shares in a private deal to raise its capital to VNĐ170 billion. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport JSC (Vietravel) will discuss a share issuance deal to raise charter capital to VNĐ170 billion (US$7.33 million) at its annual shareholder […]


Agriculture needs more investment in processing industry

  A processing line of carrot at Tân Hương Agricultural Product and Food Processing Joint Stock Company in Hải Dương Province. Processed farming products, including fruits, have had a large contribution to Việt Nam’s export growth of farm produce in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI — The agricultural sector […]