Vietnamese lychees were delivered to EU consumers through e-commerce platform Voso. — Photo courtesy of Viettel HÀ NỘI — More than three tonnes of lychees from the northern province of Bắc Giang have been exported to Germany via the e-commerce platform Voso. The Việt Nam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and […]

  The HNX hoped that the new futures will contribute to diversifying derivative products on the market and become an effective hedging tool for Government bond market. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).  It is the third […]

Tran Kim Nga, representative of TCC Group hands over the US$1 million donation to President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến on June 24 in Hà Nội. — Photo TCC Group HÀ NỘI — Thailand’s TCC Group, in coordination with the Sirivadhanabhakdi Foundation, has contributed US$1 million (VNĐ23 billion) to […]

  VinaCapital Fund Management Joint Stock Company has launched a systematic investment plan called VinaSIP, which targets at investors with a stable income who want to save for the long term. — Photo vietnamfinance.vn HCM CITY — VinaCapital Fund Management Joint Stock Company has launched a systematic investment plan called VinaSIP. It is targeted at […]

  Interest rates for short-term and medium-term đồng deposits are listed at 3.5- 6.2 per cent per year in Việt Nam. Photo vtv.vn HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) on Tuesday proposed gradually lowering the Vietnamese đồng deposit interest rate to zero per cent. In a letter sent to the Prime […]

  A fruit processing plant in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta. Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Exports of fruits and vegetables were worth US$2.06 billion in the first six months of this year, up 17.4 per cent year-on-year, and are expected to reach a record $4 billion this year. Đặng Phúc Nguyên, general secretary of the […]

  Trần Văn Dũng, Chairman of the State Securities Commission, speaks at a seminar held Thursday in Hà Nội. Photo vneconomy.com HÀ NỘI — The stock trading system from the Republic of Korea, known as KRX, will be officially put into operation at the end of this year after a six-month trial run. “Putting the new […]

  T&T Group started construction of a tourism project worth more than VNĐ3.66 trillion (US$159.61 million) took place in Nghi Sơn Township. — VNA/VNS Photo THANH HÓA — A ceremony to launch the construction of a tourism project worth more than VNĐ3.66 trillion (US$159.61 million) took place in Nghi Sơn Township of the north-central coastal province of […]

  Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy general director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, speaks at the webinar on ‘Corporate Governance Code of Best Practices’. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Good corporate governance plays an important role in improving companies’ long-term performance, experts said. Phạm Hồng Sơn, deputy chairman of the State Securities Commission […]

  People shop at Co.opmart in HCM City. Many major supermarkets have increased supply and worked out long-term plans to ensure sufficient availability of essential goods. — VNA/VNS Photo   HCM CITY — Supermarkets in HCM City have assured there will be no short supply of foodstuffs and other essential goods until the end of the […]

Hoà Phát Group’s galvanised steel coil loaded on a boat for export. The steel marker’s shares fell the most yesterday, capping gains of the market benchmark. Photo hoaphat.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Shares ended mixed on Thursday as selling pressure continued to weigh on the market, while the VN-Index rebounded.  The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Mính Stock […]

  Đức Giang Corporation and NOVAON Group launched a digital transformation project. — Photo courtesy of NOVAON HÀ NỘI — Đức Giang Corporation and the NOVAON Group on Thursday launched a digital transformation project building business administration and smart management reporting system for Đức Giang Corporation. The project is set to contribute to comprehensively changing […]

  Lạch Huyện Port, Hải Phòng Province. Establishing a working group to tackle container shortages and stabilise logistics fees, together with a number of other solutions, is necessary to promote economic recovery in the pandemic, according to the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce […]

  A shrimp processing line in Cà Mau Province. The province’s shrimp output was estimated to exceed 107,000 tonnes in the first half of the year. — Photo baonhandan.com.vn CÀ MAU — Shrimp exports of the southernmost province of Cà Mau grew in the first half of this year despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according […]

  SABECO ensures distancing in accordance with the Ministry of Heath’s 5K message during the vaccination day. — Photo courtesy of SABECO HCM CITY — Nearly 500 workers from Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (SABECO)’s associated companies and brewery including Saigon Củ Chi brewery, Satraco and Mesab and others out of nearly 1,000 workers in Củ Chi Northwest Industrial […]

  One kilo of Vietnamese fresh lychees was sold for 3,000 AUD (US$2,254) at a special auction in Pert city of West Australia. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A kilo of Vietnamese fresh lychees was sold for AU$3,000 (US$2,254) at a special auction in Perth City, Australia last week. The auction opened the Vietnamese […]

  Shrimp processed for export at Minh Phú Seafood Corporation (MPC) in Hậu Giang Province. MPC targets revenue and post-tax profit of VNĐ15.77 trillion (US$683.4 million) and VNĐ1.1 trillion this year, up 10 per cent and 62 per cent, respectively compared to last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI — Large seafood enterprises have set higher […]

  Economist Nguyễn Bích Lâm, former GSO director. Photo vneconomy.vn Experts have urged the Government, economic managers and business leaders to change their thinking and act urgently to create a workforce suited to the development and adoption of digital technology. Economist Nguyễn Bích Lâm, former director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), spoke to the Vietnam […]

  Electronic component production at a foreign-invested company. The disbursement of FDI capital in the first five months of 2021 was estimated at US$7.15 billion.—  Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has announced plans to issue more specific criteria for special investment incentives to better attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The ministry is collecting opinions to finalise […]

  The number of investors in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been increasing in Việt Nam recently. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — A delay in issuing official legal regulations on managing cryptocurrencies will cause a rise in the risks of fraud and theft related to virtual assets, experts have warned. Recently, investment in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Pi […]