Vietcombank’s headquarters in Hà Nội. The problem of bad debt with small- and medium-sized enterprises becomes more serious when their cash flows are interrupted and unstable, leading to insolvency. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Bad debts may climb by the end of the year as the pandemic has interrupted the production of […]

A worker collecting latex in a rubber plantation of Vietnam Rubber Group (GVR)’s member in Chư Păh District, Gia Lai Province. The company shares posted the biggest losses yesterday. — VNS/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Shares inched down on Wednesday, weighed by strong selling pressure across most sectors despite gains in some large-cap stocks.  The market benchmark VN-Index on […]

  Trucks transporting litchi from Bắc Giang. Retailer companies are making efforts to give consumers convenient shopping condition during COVID-19 pandemic. — VNS Photo By Thu Ngân HCM CITY — A message from a woman in Hà Nội, Phạm Hoa, saying “I have bought all foods and necessary stuff through zalo” has excited many of her friends […]

A customer shops for goods online using Tiki. — VNS Photo Trương Vị HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam e-Commerce Association (Vecom) said that a number of regulations in Circular 40 were not yet feasible, which could impact activities of hundreds of thousands of individuals doing business on e-commerce floors. The association has just released a statement […]

  An assembly line. Businesses need a smoother mechanism and better administrative procedures so that they can focus on production. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Without a more effective business support package, the country’s goal of 6.5 per cent in gross domestic product (GDP) growth for this year will be hard to achieve as growth in the first […]

Vietinbank’s transaction office during working hours. The bank shares soared 3.18 per cent yesterday, contributing to the market’s rally. Photo courtesy of Vietinbank HÀ NỘI — The stock market settled higher on Tuesday on gains in large-cap stocks. Meanwhile, foreign investors still escaped from the market. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the […]

  The Đại An Industrial Zone in Hải Dương Province. — Photo baodautu.vn HẢI DƯƠNG – The Hải Dương People’s Committee has approved the establishment of three new industrial clusters with a combined investment capital of more than VNĐ1.7 trillion (US$75 million).  The Quang Trung, Thất Hùng and Bình Giang 1 industrial clusters are projected to cover a total area of ​​nearly 210ha. […]

  The Đình Vũ Port in the northern port city of Hải Phòng. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported a trade deficit of US$1.35 billion in the first half of June as exports reached only $12.3 billion – down nearly $2 billion compared to the latter half of May, the General […]

  The country’s fibre and yarn exports during January-May soared by 60.1 per cent year-on-year to $2.1 billion. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Export revenue of the garment and textile sector surged 21.2 per cent year on year in the first five months of 2021 to about $15.2 billion, according to the Việt Nam Textile […]

  Vietnamese lychees put on sale in France. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Trade in goods between Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) has seen positive growth since the beginning of 2021, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to statistics of the General Department of Customs, Việt Nam exported US$16.1 billion […]

  The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long has been creating an open and transparent investment environment to attract potential investors. Photo baodautu.vn HCM CITY — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long is soliciting investment in large projects that use modern and environment-friendly technologies and bring high added value. It is […]

  Credit expanded at 5.1 per cent as of June 15, a good growth rate in the pandemic. — Photo zingnews.vn HÀ NỘI — With credit expanding quickly in the first half of this year, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) said in its press conference on Monday that the credit growth target for the […]

  A picture of the Proptech eco-system in Việt Nam before the pandemic. Proptech is forecast to emulate the growth of fintech. — Photo Courtesy idautu.com HCM CITY — As technology develops and demand keeps increasing in the property sector, proptech will develop in a similar way to fintech, experts have said. Proptech, or property technology, has […]

Novaland’s headquarters on Nguyễn Du Street, District 1, HCM City. The company was the biggest gainer yesterday, limiting losses of the market. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — Shares ended lower on Monday as profit-taking activities weighed on the stock market, while foreign investors net sold more than a trillion Vietnamese đồng on two main exchanges.   The market benchmark VN-Index […]

  Vietnamese lychees have been successfully exported to many markets such as the Netherlands, France, Japan, and the Czech Republic. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Fresh lychees from Việt Nam have hit the shelves of a supermarket in the Netherlands and received a warm response, while expecting to make further inroads into this market in […]

  Selling via online platforms helps The Coffee House retain its customers during the pandemic. Vietnamese people spent more than $2.28 billion on tea and coffee in 2020. — Photo courtesy of The Coffee House HÀ NỘI — Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition between coffee chains in Việt Nam has become increasingly […]

  Associate Professor. Dr. Lê Trung Thành, head of the Vietnam Institute for Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction. – Photo baoxaydung.vn Associate Professor Dr. Lê Trung Thành, head of the Vietnam Institute for Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction discusses the development of Việt Nam’s eco-friendly construction materials and solutions to help the […]

A warehouse in HCM City. Photo baytoancau.com.vn  Compiled by Thiên Lý In May Singapore’s Emergent Việt Nam Logistics Development Pte. Ltd. was licensed to develop the US$34.4 million Logistics ECPVN Bình Dương 2 Centre. The facility at the Tân Đông Hiệp B Industrial Park, when completed, will offer logistics, storage and warehousing services. Another Singaporean […]

  The prices of domestically-produced DAP and MAP fertilisers are between VNĐ8-10 million per tonne. Photo chinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Fertiliser prices are forecast to continue to grow for the rest of the year, caused by a number of factors including higher shipping costs, a representative of the Chemical Department said. Speaking at the Ministry of […]

  An industrial park in Long An Province. The province will have four new industrial clusters by the end of this year, adding nearly 200 hectares to the province’s availability of industrial lands. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HCM CITY — Long An Province is set to get four industrial clusters this year, Vinh Khang, […]