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SSI Securities issues 15 million covered warrants

  SSI Securities head office in HCM City. The brokerage firm on Friday issued 15 million covered warrants for five stocks. – Photo tbck.vn HÀ NỘI – SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) on Friday issued an additional 15 million covered warrants for five common stocks. The five stocks are steel producer Hòa Phát (HPG), retailer Mobile World […]


Preparations geared up for exporting fresh lychees to Japan

  A lychee farm in Thanh Hà District, Hải Dương Province. Preparations were being geared up for exporting fresh lychess to Japan in 2020 harvest crop. – VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Minh  HÀ NỘI The northern province of Hải Dương is taking the necessary measures to export fresh lychees to Japan in 2020. In late 2019, Japan […]


Việt Nam’s real estate companies invest in foreign markets

  Domestic real estate companies have sought investment opportunities in foreign real estate markets. Photo vietnamfinance.vn HÀ NỘI – More and more domestic real estate firms have begun to seek investment opportunities in global markets, according to Savills Việt Nam. “There are many benefits of expanding into overseas markets. In addition to comparably stable profit margins, […]


VPBank completes three pillars of Basel II

  VPBank has announced its completion of Basel II, one year earlier than the deadline set by the State Bank of Việt Nam.  Photo VPBank HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) on Thursday announced that it completed the three pillars of Basel II, one year earlier than the State Bank […]


PM Phúc allows border gates to re-open

  Containers of fruit waiting at Tân Thanh sub border gate in Lạng Sơn Province. — Photo cafef HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc approved the resumption of imports, exports and transport of goods through three sub-border gates between Việt Nam and China to help local firms. He agreed with the Ministry of Industry […]


More than 800 firms stop operating or scale down because of coronavirus

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung visits Samsung Electronics Việt Nam in Thái Nguyên Province on Thursday. — Photo vtc.vn HÀ NỘI — More than 800 businesses and 8,700 employees have been affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. The ministry has […]


Trade experts upbeat on EU-Vietnam bigger trade and investment potential

  On Wednesday in Strasbourg, the European Parliament (EP) gave its consent to ratification of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). — Photo vietnamfinance.vn HÀ NỘI – Trade experts were upbeat over the EU’s decision to ratify the free trade and investment agreements between Việt Nam and […]


Móng Cái border gate ready to resume customs clearance

  Móng Cái border gate is expected to reopen in the near future after closing in January 31 due to novel coronavirus epidemic. Photo baoquangninh.vn QUẢNG NINH – Móng Cái City in Quảng Ninh Province has nearly completed preparations for resuming customs clearance at Móng Cái International Border Gate in the near future. The Móng […]


Fruit, vegetable segment needs revamp: agriculture minister

  A dragon fruit processing chain at the Lavifood factory in Long An Province. — VNS Photo Xuân Hương HCM CITY — The fruit and vegetable farming segment needs to restructure production, enhance linkages among stakeholders in the value chain and invest in modern processing plants, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường […]


EVFTA and EVIPA hold strategic and economic significance to Việt Nam-EU relation

  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn. — VNA/VNS Photo  The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday ratified the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Vietnam News Agency spoke to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn in Paris about the agreements. Could you please […]



Việt Nam’s aviation industry expands market to maintain growth

  Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể. The novel coronavirus epidemic has affected the socio-economic development of Việt Nam, including the transport sector. Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể speaks to Vietnam News Agency about solutions to control the epidemic and promote business activities of the industry to compensate for losses. Which field of the […]


Public companies fined for late share trading

  Containers are loaded at Quảng Ninh Port. The port operator Quảng Ninh Port JSC has not traded shares on the stock market after being equitised. — Photo taichinhdoanhnghiep.net.vn HÀ NỘI — Six companies have been fined VNĐ300-350 million (US$12,920-15,070) each for not trading shares on the stock market after becoming public. The total fines for the six companies […]


Large retail formats to dominate city’s retail market

  A shopping mall in HCM City. Large retail formats are forecast to dominate the retail property market. — Photo Source: Internet HCM CITY — Large retail formats will dominate the retail property market in HCM City, especially destination and lifestyle malls in township projects, market researchers have predicted. Looking forward to 2030, CBRE said many street shops […]


Opportunities to boost consumer goods exports to the US market: seminar

  A noodle parkaging line of the Việt Nam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2)’s Safoco Foodstuff Co in HCM City. The corporation’s products including rice and noodles are exported to the US annually. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ SInh   HCM CITY – Vietnamese consumer goods are expected to find ways to make it to the US market […]


HCM City promises adequate food supply, says epidemic not a cause for worry

HCM City promises adequate supply of essential goods amid concerns about shortages caused by the epidemic. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have assured there would be no short supply of foodstuff and other essential goods because of the novel coronavirus epidemic.  Nguyễn Huỳnh Trang, deputy director of the Department of Industry […]


VN might not reach GDP growth target in 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak: ministry

Rubber production at Dầu Tiếng Rubber Corporation in the southern province of Bình Dương. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam might fail to achieve its 6.8 per cent GDP growth rate target set earlier this year as the novel coronavirus epidemic continues to take a heavy toll on the global economy, according to […]


Shares move up but growth narrowed at the end of trading

  Engineers operate equipment at Nhơn Trạch 2 Power Corporation, a member unit of PetroVietnam Power Corporation (POW). POW rose 7 per cent on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Shares maintained their upward trend on Wednesday but gains slowly narrowed at the end of trading as pillar stocks lost momentum. The benchmark VN-Index […]


European Parliament ratifies EVFTA, EVIPA

  The Lenger Việt Nam Seafood Company has processed clams for the domestic market and export, including to the EU. The EVFTA opens a great opportunity for Việt Nam to ship more goods to the EU market. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh PARIS/HÀ NỘI — The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday ratified the EU-Việt Nam Free […]


Quảng Trị strives to become regional energy centre in 2025

  The LIG Solar Power Plant in the central province of Quảng Trị. Photo dientungaynay.vn QUẢNG TRỊ — The central province of Quảng Trị is making greater efforts to lure investment in the energy sector in order to become a centre of energy in the region by 2020, according to the provincial People’s Committee. Top priority for investment attraction is given to wind, […]