The Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức International General Hospital in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City being inaugurated on March 18. — Photo courtesy of Hoàn Mỹ Medical Corporation HCM CITY — The Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức International General Hospital opened on March 18 in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City. Situated on Highway 1K, Hoàn Mỹ […]

  For many years La Vie daily collects garbage on the canal in Văn Lâm, Hưng Yên Province where Như Quỳnh pumping station is situated. — Photo courtesy of La Vie HCM CITY — Nestlé’s bottled water brand La Vie is carrying out various programmes to achieve its goal of drawing zero water from local […]

  The B60 mobiphone model of BKAV.  — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam-based cybersecurity corporation BKAV exported its first batch of its Bphone to Europe, according to CEO Nguyễn Tử Quảng. Quảng said the order came from a military buyer. The first Bphone will be used for key staff. Bkav has worked with its partner […]

  Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the People’s Committee, at a meeting yesterday on how to improve the business climate in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City HCM CITY — HCM City is reviewing the legal status of 57 delayed projects, mostly in real estate, to speed up efforts to improve […]

  Policy-makers needed to understand the problems and difficulties enterprises were encountering so that they could raise practical policies to help enterprises overcome the difficult time. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nguyên HÀ NỘI — Policies to support firms to overcome the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic should be more practical to ensure companies really benefit. […]

  Maritime shipping costs from Việt Nam to other countries increased by between two and 10 times since November. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Dương HÀ NỘI — Maritime transport costs have skyrocketed in recent months as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll, pushing import-export companies into a lot of difficulties. Maritime transport costs increased […]

VPBank and  Techcombank were two of the most profitable banks in 2020. — Photo nhadautu.vn  Compiled by Thiên Lý The five banks with the highest return on asset and the return on equity in 2020 were all private ones. Besides, while joint stock banks like VPBank, Techcombank and ACB had assets equivalent to only a third or […]

Customers choose goods at a supermarket in Nha Trang. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiên Minh HÀ NỘI — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted economies and commodity markets globally, including Việt Nam, and domestic prices will continue to fluctuate and be more closely linked to the fluctuations of raw material and fuel prices on the world market. At the 10th meeting […]

The agency said house and land prices surged sharply in 2020, especially in the first two months this year.— Photo kyguinhadat.vn HÀ NỘI — House and land prices in Việt Nam have continued to rise – despite the effects of COVID-19. Now the Ministry of Construction has compiled a report to determine exactly why there has […]

  Workers of Yên Bái Joint Stock Forest Agricultural Products And Foodstuff Company (CAP) make votive paper. Votive paper segment accounts for 50 per cent of CAP’s total revenue. Photo courtesy of the company HÀ NỘI — The number of unorthodox companies is increasing rapidly on the Vietnamese stock market, generating steady revenue and profit every year. HaiPhong […]

  A customer shops for dairy products at a supermarket in HCM City. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — The fast moving consumer goods sector is forecast to grow at 6.4 per cent this year in the country’s four major cities and 8.7 per cent in rural areas, according to global data and consulting company Kantar […]

    Speakers at the investment webinar entitled “Việt Nam Investment Landscape 2021”. — Photo courtesy of the bank HCM CITY — Standard Chartered Bank last week hosted an investment webinar entitled “Việt Nam Investment Landscape 2021”, drawing the participation of clients based in Việt Nam and overseas who are looking for investment opportunities in Việt […]

FPT’s campus in Hà Nội. Photo fpt-software.com HÀ NỘI — The market experienced a thrilling week as the VN-Index successfully peaked the historic high of 1,200 points after volatile sessions. However, the index fell under the level in the next session, which was also the last trading day of the week, on selling pressure. The move makes […]

  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc speaks at the inaugural ceremony of the Phước Đông Industrial Park and Port in Long An Province on Sunday. VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất  LONG AN —  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday attended the inaugural ceremony of the Phước Đông Industrial Park and Port in the Mekong Delta […]

  Hòa Phát Group will export to the US more than 2,000 tonnes of pre-stressed concrete steel strand (PC Strand). — Photo courtesy of the firm HÀ NỘI — Leading steel maker Hòa Phát Group has won an order to export to the US more than 2,000 tonnes of pre-stressed concrete steel strand (PC Strand), the group has […]

Inside VinFast’s factory. Photo courtesy of VinFast HÀ NỘI — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is reportedly in talks with the Vietnamese automaker VinFast to produce batteries and electric vehicle (EV) parts. Reuters cited sources saying that Foxconn proposed to acquire EV production lines from VinFast. However, a spokesperson for VinFast said they had not discussed any details relating to this matter.  “The […]

  Phishing detections against small businesses in Southeast Asia in 2020 detected by Kaspersky anti-phishing technology. — Photo courtesy of Kaspersky HCM CITY — Cybercriminals actively attacked small and medium businesses in Southeast Asia last year, with the top topics they exploited being COVID-19, non-existent video conferences and new corporate services, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. […]

  A pineapple processing line for exports. — Photo tapchitaichinh.vn HÀ NỘI — Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has maintained the Government of Việt Nam’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Ba3 and changed the outlook to positive from negative. The drivers of the positive outlook include signs of improvements in fiscal strength and potential […]

  Vietnam Airlines passengers check in at the Nội Bài International Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI  The Vietnam Airlines Group, comprising Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and Vasco, will increase flight numbers on nearly 30 domestic routes starting from March 28. According to the national flag carrier, the group is set to expand flights to 15 […]

  Hưng Thịnh Corporation signs an agreement with the Việt Nam National University-HCM City on March 17 to provide VNĐ20 billion for cutting-edge research. Photo VNUHCM HCM CITY — Hưng Thịnh Corporation has agreed to provide the Việt Nam National University- HCM City (VNUHCM) with VNĐ20 billion (US$864,808) worth of funding for research into big data, AI, blockchain, […]