Land near the Red River dike is also offered a price of up to VNĐ50-55 million sq.m, nearly double from before due to the Red River urban area planning. — Photo dantri.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Property prices in some areas of Hà Nội have surged strongly after reports on draft planning for the Red River urban area were released […]

  Workers make apparel at Chiến Thắng Garment Joint Stock Company in Hà Nội. SOEs should publish public reports on both financial and non-financial information according to international standards. VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa  HÀ NỘI — State-owned enterprises (SOEs) need to enhance their autonomy and responsibilityunder market mechanisms to contribute to the growth of the […]

  Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum solution would help small and medium businesses protect against cybercrimes. — Photo courtesy of the company  HCM CITY — The Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum solution to help small and medium-sized businesses protect themselves against cybercrimes has hit the market. It helps inform and enhance customers’ IT team capacity to analyse […]

  Women tech entrepreneurs take part in the EMpower Programme. VNS Photo HCM CITY — Zone Startups Vietnam in partnership with Sunwah Innovations and the Swiss Government-funded Entrepreneurship Programme has launched the EMpower Programme, an accelerator designed to support early-stage tech start-ups by women. The four-week programme, which began on Thursday, covers a number of core business […]

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tâm speaks at the event. — Photo vtv.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam had the highest rate of new digital service consumers in the Southeast Asia region last year, the World Mobile Broadband & ICT 2021 conference was told in Hà Nội on Thursday. This is an important […]

HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Finance has asked digital-based businesses and delivery service companies to provide information about e-commerce sellers using their platforms and services so they can be taxed. Tax authorities have repeatedly asked e-commerce businesses to take responsibility for the tax registrations, declarations and payments of sellers via e-commerce and digital platforms. […]

  Passengers get off an aircraft of Vietjet (VJC). VJC rose 1.9 per cent on Friday. Photo Vietjet   HÀ NỘI – Shares narrowed losses on Friday as a surge from large-cap stocks boosted indices but the market was still shaking due to strong selling pressure. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the benchmark VN-Index […]

  Speakers at a conference with city leaders and Korean firms on Thursday. The city has set up two working groups to help foreign investors in the city. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — The chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee has pledged to improve the business climate for foreign investors by setting up two working teams to assist […]

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has begun an anti-dumping investigation into a number of welding products. — zingnews.vn HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has begun an anti-dumping investigation into a number of welding products originating in China, Thailand and Malaysia. Stainless steel welding rods and welding wires are one of the most important industrial […]

  Samsung Vietnam, the Đồng Nai provincial Union of Friendship Organisations, and Korea Food Organisation for the Hungry International (KFHI)/Korea signed a MoU for implementing the Samsung Hope School project. — Photo courtesy of the firm ĐỒNG NAI — Samsung Vietnam, the Đồng Nai provincial Union of Friendship Organisations, and the Korea Food Organisation for the […]

  Delegates at the event. — VNA/VNS Photo Chí Tưởng BÌNH DƯƠNG – Authorities in Bình Dương Province, in collaboration with Becamex IDC – a leading developer of industrial, urban and transportation infrastructure in Việt Nam – held an online conference on Thursday to promote Thai investment in the southern province. Despite COVID-19, foreign capital poured into the province in the […]

  The Ninh Thuỷ Industrial Park which is home to Nam Vân Phong Seaport has many potentials for investment attraction. — Photo baokhanhhoa.vn KHÁNH HOÀ The leader of the south-central province of Khánh Hòa called on Indian investors to explore its potential and strengths and the cooperation opportunities available in localities during an online conference to promote cooperation between the […]

  The production cost might increase for Việt Nam Electricity with increasing use of renewable energy. — Photo vnexpress.net HÀ NỘI — Rising production costs might force Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) to raise retail power prices but no official decisions had been made for this year, according to SSI Research. In a recent report about the electricity […]

A co-operative that produces safe vegetables in Củ Chi District. — Photo nhandan.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Most cooperatives have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemicwhile only a small proportion of them have benefited from supportive policies, heard a forum held by the Việt Nam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday. The forum discussed […]

  Brian Spence * Brian Spence The warrior Achilles is one of the great heroes of Greek mythology. According to legend, Achilles was extraordinarily strong, courageous and loyal, but he had one vulnerability: when his mother dunked him into the River Styx, whose waters conferred the invulnerability of the gods, she had to hold him […]

  Employees at a branch of Vietinbank (CTG) in Hà Nội. CTG rose 1.03 per cent on Thursday. Photo Vietinbank HÀ NỘI – Shares ended Thursday on a positive note as foreign buying surged unexpectedly at the end of trading, pushing up a series of large-cap stocks, which helped boost market sentiment. On the Hồ Chí Minh […]

  Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, speaks at the meeting between the city leaders and the Young Businesspeople Association of HCM City on March 24. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Developing highly skilled human resources, policies to further promote investment and trade, investing more in infrastructure including logistics, and […]

  Customers shop at a supermarket in HCM City. — Photo Tú Uyên HCM CITY — Demand for consumer goods in 2021 will not be higher than last year, with sales so far this year already 15-20 per cent year-on-year decrease, according to businesses. Tết (Lunar New Year) sales last month only reached 70-80 per […]

  Hà Nội has set a target of having 900 businesses operating in supporting industries this year. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has set a target of having 900 businesses operating in the supporting industries this year, with 300 eligible to join global production networks of multinational groups in Việt Nam. The target was set in Plan No 49/KH-UBND on […]

  OCOP products displayed on the sidelines of the conference.on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Đức Dũng HÀ NỘI — Thousands of products have been rated and qualified for the standards of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme during the 2018-2020 period, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng. Addressing a national conference reviewing the OCOP programme in the […]