Samsung Viet Nam was honoured to receive the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister. — Photo courtesy of Samsung HÀ NỘI—In 2020, facing COVID-19, the Vietnamese economy has been suffering from severe aftershocks. However, in that context, we also witnessed resilience in maintaining jobs for employees, vigorous recovery and restructuring efforts of enterprises to overcome […]
E-wallets are launching online lucky money services as an effort to limit the use of cash and small notes during the Lunar New Year Holiday. — Photo vnexpress.net HÀ NỘI — E-wallets are gearing up to offer online lucky money services as the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches amid the third coronavirus outbreak in Việt […]
Vietnam Airlines staff sprays disinfectant after the flight. — Photo vietnamairlines.com HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Airlines announced on Wednesday it will intensify COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. All passengers must have their temperature checked before boarding, fill out a health declaration, and wear a face mask throughout the flight. They […]
Workers at a Hoàng Anh Gia Lai’s banana farm. The company’s revenue mainly relied on agricultural products in 2020. Photo courtesy of HAGL Group HÀ NỘI — The fourth quarter result of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAG) showed that the company lost nearly VNĐ2.2 trillion last year as it struggled to manage businesses due to COVID-19. Hoàng […]
A production line for plasterboard production at a factory of Knauf Hải Phòng Co Ltd, fully invested by Germany. European business leaders expect growth in both investment and trade brought about by the EVFTA. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HCM CITY — The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) unveiled by the European Chamber of […]
People buys petrol at Petrolimex’s gas station in Hà Nội. Petrolimex’s shares rose 1.6 per cent yesterday. — VNS Photo Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — Shares continued their growth on Thursday but were restrained by slumps from many large companies. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index inched up 0.08 per cent to […]
The Tân Cảng Port in HCM City. Freight at the main ports in the world surged by 145 per cent to $7,000 per container in January 2021. — Photo laodong.vn HÀ NÔI — Exports of many agricultural products continued to decline sharply in January due to a shortage of empty containers. According to the General […]
HÀ NỘI — The VinFuture Foundation on Wednesday announced its first prize nomination criteria, which will impact on millions of people in the past or next ten years. With the global vision for the VinFuture Foundation, the prize is officially open for nominations until June 7, 2021, aiming to be awarded for fundamental advances in science and engineering […]
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đặng Hoang An (right) and UK Ambassador to Việt Nam Gareth Ward in a meeting on Wednesday. — Photo moit.gov.vn HÀ NỘI With the free trade agreement between Việt Nam and the United Kingdom (UKVFTA) taking effect on January 1, 2021, the shipment of 60 tonnes of fragrant […]
Customers shop at Vissan’s new store at 4 Lê Thị Hồng in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District on its opening day on February 3. — Photo courtesy of the company HCM CITY — Vissan Joint Stock Company reported pre-tax profits of nearly VNĐ208 billion (US$9.01 million) on revenues of VNĐ5.16 trillion ($223.4 million) for […]
The opening of Finelife Supermarket Urban Hill in District 7, HCM City, on February 3. — Photo courtesy of Saigon Co.op HCM CITY — High-end supermarket Finelife on February 3 opened its fourth store named Finelife Supermarket Urban Hill at 51A Nguyễn Văn Linh Street in HCM City’s District 7. Spread over an area […]
Employees at Vissan JSC. Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — A wide range of essential goods commonly consumed during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday have been adequately stockpiled and are now available for distribution at stabilised prices in HCM City. The demand for essential goods is expected to increase by 10-20 per cent during the Tết holiday, said Phan Thị Thắng, deputy […]
Nguyễn Hoàng Dương, Deputy Director of Ministry of Finance’s Department of Banking and Financial Institutions. The market regulator has introduced many circulars and decrees including Decree 153/2020/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2020, to govern the corporate bond market and improve market transparency and investor protection. Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Banking […]
Cái Mép – Thị Vải International Seaport. The seaport and logistics industry was forecast to grow significantly on the prospect of global trade recovery in 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Sơn HÀ NỘI — The seaport and logistics industry was forecast to grow significantly on the prospect of global trade recovery in 2021 when the vaccine […]
Workers of PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS). GAS rose 4.6 per cent on Wednesday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Shares gained on Wednesday as investors continued to look for signs of an economic recovery in the near future. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 3.32 per cent to end the session at 1,111.29 […]
People shop for socks at the fair. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Duyệt THÁI BÌNH A trade fair is under-way in the northern province of Thái Bình to meet the local people’s shopping demand for the upcoming Tết holiday. Hosted by the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the fair is showcasing farm produce, forestry products, seafood, processed food, electronics, […]
A wind power project in Đắk Lắk Province. — Photo baodautu.vn HÀ NỘI — The Đắk Lắk People’s Committee has granted in-principle investment approval to two wind energy project, expected to cost over VNĐ2.21 trillion (US$96 million). Financed by VNM investment company from Singapore, the two plants have a combined design capacity of 70 MW, according to the provincial Department of Planning and […]
Nguyễn Đình Thắng, deputy chairman of the Việt Nam Association for Information Processing, speaks at a digital transformation seminar held in HCM City on Tuesday. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Vietnamese enterprises, especially small and medium-sized ones, should embrace digital transformation to survive but also improve their production and trading processes and business […]
Customers from foreign countries can send money to Visa cards in Viet Nam. — Photo Courtesy Visa Vietnam HCM CITY — Global cross-border P2P payments and money transfer service provider MoneyGram International and Visa on Wednesday launched a real-time peer-to-peer (P2P) payment solution to Việt Nam. It enables customers to transfer money from the US, UK and 18 other European countries to Việt Nam quickly and securely through Visa Direct. They can transfer money […]
Generali Vietnam’s volunteers hand over gifts to an ethnic family in Bắc Hà District, Lao Cai Province. — Photo Generali Vietnam HCM CITY — Generali Vietnam handed over warm clothes, financial support and New Year gifts to 300 disadvantaged children and families in Bắc Hà District, Lào Cai Province in northwest Việt Nam – a province […]
