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Beverage stocks face more challenges despite positive results in Q1

Habeco’s beer production line in Hà Nội City. Photo habeco.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Despite the positive business results in the first quarter of 2021, the beverage industry still has to face more challenges in the near future.  In May some provinces imposed social distancing measures to contain the new wave of COVID-19, including restrictions in gatherings […]


Shares to move up but investors should be cautious

  Workers pump gas into shells at the PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS)’s  Northern Central Gas Store in Vũng Áng Industrial Zone, Hà Tĩnh Province. GAS rose 6.6 per cent last week. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI – Securities companies have forecast that the stock market’s uptrend may continue this week but investors should adopt […]


Many provinces and cities ask for 5G coverage

MobiFone’s staff install 5G equipment. — Photo courtesy of MobiFone HÀ NỘI — Many provinces have requested the Ministry of Information and Communications to direct corporations to urgently assess the demand, feasibility, and investment efficiency to deploy 5G coverage in their provinces. The Việt Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) said enterprises including Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone had […]


IPs in Dong Nai take measures to prevent COVID spread from HCM City

Two severely ill patients die of COVID-19 complications HCM City begins the biggest vaccination drive 71-year-old woman becomes Việt Nam’s 62nd COVID-19 related death Recovered COVID-19 patient giving back to the community Technology leads the way in anti-COVID-19 strategy   A business in Đồng Nai Province’s Biên Hòa 2 Industrial Park is disinfected. Businesses in the province are […]


International expo on support industries slated for October

  A  booth of VIMEXPO 2020 in Hà Nội. — Photo baodautu.vn HÀ NỘI The Việt Nam International Expo on Support Industries and Processing – Manufacturing (VIMEXPO 2021) is scheduled to take place from October 27-29 at the International Centre for Exhibition (ICE) in Hà Nội. The upcoming event, which will be the second held under the Support Industry Development […]


Every citizen to have QR Code by 2025 in an effort to develop digital Government

  Smart traffic monitoring and operation centre in HCM City. Việt Nam targets to form a digital Government by 2025. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực HÀ NỘI — Every citizen in Việt Nam will have a digital identity with a QR Code by 2025 in an effort to promote the development of digital Government.  This will enable citizens, enterprises and other […]


Việt Nam targets $41b agriculture export in 2021

  Vifoco Import-Export JSC’s workers process fresh lychee. Developing processing sector is a key solution to raise product value, thus increasing export earnings. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI — The agriculture sector is forecast to earn US$41 billion from exports this year, according to Vũ Bá Phú, head of the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency under the […]


More Vietnamese lychees to be flown to France

  Vietnamese lychees for sales at a supermarket in Paris. Nearly two tonnes of lychees have been flown to France within just one week. — VNA/VNS Photo Linh Hương HÀ NỘI — Another batch of ‘thiều’ lychee from the northern province of Hải Dương will be shipped to France this week thanks to swift consumption of the […]


CAAV discusses establishment of VN’s first cargo airline

  IPP Air Cargo Joint Stock Company wants to set up the first cargo airline in Việt Nam. — Photo logistics.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) recently reported to the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on a project to establish the first cargo airline in Việt Nam. CAAV deputy director Võ Huy Cường […]


Shares set new high, cash flow boosts indices

  A Vietcombank office in Bắc Ninh Province. VCB rose 4.1 per cent on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thái Hùng Vietnamese shares extended gains on Friday, setting a new historical high thanks to a strong investment cash flow and foreign investors’ net buying. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 1.31 […]


Indian firms to seek investment opportunities in VN after COVID: diplomat

  A screen shot of the Invest Vietnam conclave organised by the Indian Investors Federation, the Vietnamese embassy in India and Leaps and Bounds Consulting Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — Many Indian companies want to come to Việt Nam and explore investment opportunities after the COVID-19 situation comes under control, […]



Hà Nội promotes consumption of farming products amid COVID-19

  A pavilion at the first-ever livestream promoting products of Hà Nội’s “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme was held early this month.— Photo courtesy of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has been supporting farmers, cooperatives, and enterprises to promote the consumption of farming products […]


Seminar discusses Việt Nam-Venezuela B2B trade

  Enterprises participated in the business-to-business (B2B) webinar. — Photo baoquocte.vn HÀ NỘI — A webinar on boosting business-to-business (B2B) transactions between Việt Nam and Venezuela took place on Wednesday in a bid to deepen the bilateral ties. In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador Lê Viết Duyến thanked Việt Nam’s Thái Bình Investment Trading Corporation and Hà Nội Trade Corporation […]


Oil and gas companies recover strongly from last year’s losses in Q1

The Dung Quất refinery in Quảng Ngãi Province is operated by Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited. Photo bsr.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Surging international crude oil price on improving demand has helped many oil and gas companies record big profits in the first quarter of this year, after losing in 2020. In the first quarter financial […]


Việt Nam’s digital economy presents chances for investors, start-ups

  A view of HCM City. Việt Nam has a ten-year plan for a broad digital transformation of the country, with an ambitious plan to produce 10 start-up unicorns (valued at over $1 billion) apiece by 2030. Photo baodauthau.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s digital economy has been steadily growing, presenting multiple opportunities for investors, start-ups, and businesses alike, according […]


Experts certain online food delivery trend is here to stay

Technology leads the way in anti-COVID-19 strategy Frontline doctor creates software to track treatment of COVID-19 patients Travel enterprises support Government’s vaccine efforts HCM City seeks Govt permission for companies to buy, vaccinate workers against COVID HCM City to spend $3.3m to support small traders at traditional markets affected by pandemic Drivers collect delivery orders in Tân […]


An Giang Province seeks to foster cross-border exports

  Customs officers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang inspects exports goods. VNA/VNS Photo AN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang targets increasing trade through border gates by 15 per cent in 2021-25 from the previous five years to US$9 billion. Trần Anh Thư, deputy chairman […]


Shares rebound on bottom-fishing

  Air conditioners built by Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE). REE shares soared 5.5 per cent Thursday. — Photo reecorp.com HÀ NÔI — Vietnamese shares rebounded on Thursday, bolstered by the growth of blue-chip stocks as investors sought stocks that had been hit hard in the previous session. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the […]


Ministry slaps anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on sugar from Thailand

  Farmers harvesting sugar in Trà Vinh Province’s Trà Cú District. Sugar originating from Thailand will be imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties at the margin rate of 47.64 per cent in five years, starting from Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hòa HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Tuesday imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy […]