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Cement producers urged to be flexible

  A cement production line of Vicem Hoàng Mai Company.  — Photo bnews.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s cement sector is facing oversupply and firms need flexible business strategies to overcome the difficulties. The sector was expected to see many challenges this year due to the complex changes of the COVID-19 pandemic, with real estate projects short […]


Deputies debate tax exemption for SMEs

  Workers at a wood workshop in northern Bắc Ninh Province. A policy that may grant up to 30 per cent tax exemption is in the making to provide support for the country’s SMEs in light of COVID-19. — VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — A policy that may grant up to 30 per cent tax exemption […]


Lender ACB to issue bonus shares at the rate of 30 per cent

  The Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) on Tuesday held the 2020 annual shareholders’ meeting. — Photo vietnambiz.vn HCM CITY — Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) plans to pay a 30 per cent share dividend for 2020 to prepare for life after the COVID-19 pandemic. Every shareholder will receive three new shares for […]


Vietnamese bananas hit shelves of Lotte Mart in RoK

  Vietnamese bananas are being on display at Lotte supermarkets across the RoK. — VNA/VNS Photo Manh Hùng  SEOUL — Vietnamese bananas have hit the shelves of Lotte Mart in the Republic of Korea (RoK) – the first time the fruit has been distributed in the country via a large supermarket chain. Lotte Mart and the […]


Vietnamese export goods face 12 trade remedy cases in H1

  Tyres are one of the 12 products at risk of being investigated for trade defence measures or origin fraud and illegal conveyance. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam announced that 12 trade remedy cases were initiated by foreign countries and territories for Vietnamese goods in the […]


PM approves investment policy of Trần Đề IP in Sóc Trăng

  An Nghiệp industrial park is one of five industrial parks under the provincial development planning by 2020, including Trần Đề IP. — Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has approved an investment policy for a project building and exploiting infrastructure of the Trần Đề Industrial Park (IP) in Sóc Trăng Province. According to the approval, the […]


Shares gain on bargain hunting

  A corner of Vinamilk Tây Ninh dairy farm. Shares of VInamilk rose 4 per cent on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Shares recovered on Tuesday after suffering sharp drops in the last three trading sessions as investors sought bargains in beaten-down stocks. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) […]


Vinh City to be economic and cultural centre of the north central region by 2023

The photo shows an area of Vinh City. — Photo vinhcity.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has just approved the project to develop Vinh City, Nghệ An Province, into an economic and cultural centre of the north central region by 2023 in the spirit of Resolution 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo. According to Decision 827/QĐ-TTg, […]


UPCoM-traded firms seek ways for bourse switch

  The Đèo Cả Tunnel connects the two provinces of Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa in the central region of Việt Nam. The project investor Đèo Cả Traffic Infrastructure Investment JSC (UPCoM: HHV) is planning to move shares from the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in June […]


Ministry plans to support enterprises with related party transactions

  The real estate sector is among those requiring huge capital and firms tend to seek loans for operations. The Ministry of Finance plans to increase the interest expense deduction limit to 30 per cent from the current 20 per cent to support firms. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — The interest expense deduction limit […]



SHB to raise capital to US$832 million

  An SHB office. The bank plans to increase capital to US$832 million in 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SHB) plans to increase charter capital to VNĐ19.3 trillion (US$832 million) in 2020. The bank will issue bonus shares at a rate of 10 per cent in […]


Credit institutions must speed up restructuring to meet deadline

  The bad debt ratio of the credit institution system was below 2 per cent by June 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Some credit institutions (CIs) that have not yet completed their restructuring roadmap will have to speed up the process to meet the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV)’s deadline this year. The […]



HKDC to return to confectionary, unveils ambitious plans

  Mai Xuân Trầm (standing), deputy general of KIDO Group, announced at the company’s annual general meeting in HCM City on Monday that the company will return to the confectionery. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — KIDO Group will return to its core business of confectionery from the third quarter of this year, a company […]


Shares suffer virus second-wave fears

  A customer buys petrol at a petrol station in Hà Nội. Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (PLX) fell 2.7 per cent on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Shares suffered a steep fall on Monday as fears mounted that the global coronavirus pandemic could return in a second wave of infections. The benchmark […]


LOCK&LOCK organises Brand Day event with big discounts

  LOCK&LOCK will celebrate Brand Day from June 19 to 21 with discounts of up to 50 per cent on all products. — Photo courtesy of LOCK&LOCK HCM CITY — South Korean household appliance maker LOCK&LOCK will offer discounts of up to 50 per cent on all products at its F2C Long Hậu store (in […]


Vietnamese manufactured bricks set six records

  Leaders of Gốm Đất Việt Company received certifications of Vietnamese records. — VNS Photo Tuấn Anh QUẢNG NINH – With the success of traditional clay bricks made in a European supply chain, Gốm Đất Việt (Vietnamese Pottery) Company set six Vietnamese records. The award ceremony took place on Sunday in the northern province of Quảng Ninh. […]


PV Power approves plan to build Nhơn Trạch thermal power plants

  Nhơn Trạch 2 thermal power plant in Đồng Nai Province. The two new plants will have an estimated investment capital of over VNĐ32.48 trillion (US$1.4 billion). — Photo pvpower.vn HÀ NỘI — PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has approved an investment plan to build Nhơn Trạch 3 and 4 thermal power plants with combined capacity of […]


Bkav announces its ventilators

  The ventilator BAC385 is designed and produced by Bkav and doctors at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — Photo courtesy of Bkav CEO HÀ NỘI — Bkav Technology Group on Monday revealed a ventilator designed by Bkav and doctors at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. On his Facebook page, CEO Nguyễn Tử Quảng said: “Though there are only a few positive […]