During Tết holiday, tangerine prices risk a sharp fall besides green-skin pomelo. VNA/VNS Photo MEKONG DELTA – Demand for fruits in the Mekong Delta is falling even as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches, and with large volumes of fruits entering the market, farmers are anxious. The prices of a number of fruits such as […]
Tân Tạo industrial Park in HCM City. HCM City hopes to attract FDI in its EPZs and IPs by focusing on infrastructure and building new hi-tech zones.Photo Hepza HCM CITY – HCM City plans to attract foreign direct investment in industrial parks and export processing zones by focusing on improving infrastructure and administrative procedures. […]
The event launching the new support programme. —Photo ictvietnam.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) officially rolled out a programme supporting the digital transformation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), called SMEdx, in Hà Nội late last week. It is part of a series of projects to support SMEs via “Make in Việt Nam” […]
According to a report by the Ministry of Information and Communications, last year the online gaming industry doubled its revenues from 2015 to VNĐ12 trillion. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn Compiled by Thiên Lý The online game market has become red hot due to a phenomenon that many domestic mobile game publishers have launched their A games […]
Customers shop for Tết confectionery products at a Big C supermarket in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Anh HÀ NỘI — The consumer price index (CPI) inched up 0.06 per cent in January against December last year, and down 0.97 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Head of the GSO’s Price Statistics Department Đỗ […]
Footwear production at a company in Đồng Nai Province. — VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY — The southern province of Đồng Nai reported an export surplus of US$4.3 billion last year, 30 per cent up from 2019, according to its Department of Statistics. Exports were worth $19 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 2.27 per cent, while the […]
Workers at one of Hoa Sen’s plants. — Photo courtesy of Hoa Sen Group. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s stock market recorded its worst performance last week with the biggest single-day loss on January 28 as selling pressure and a surge of new COVID-19 cases weighed on the market sentiment. However, the rally in the next session helped ease […]
Cargo being loaded into a Vietjet plane. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet HCM CITY — Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HoSE: VJC) recorded a consolidated after-tax profit of VNĐ70 billion (US$3 million) in 2020, following its financial report released on Sunday. The positive figure makes Vietjet one of the few airlines in the world having no workforce reduction and […]
At a VinMart supermarket. Masan achieved all targets set for 2020 and expects to enjoy 20-40 per cent and 15 -20 per cent growth in revenue and profit in 2021. — Photo courtesy of Masan HCM CITY — Masan Group Corporation (MSN) achieved consolidated net revenues of VNĐ77.218 trillion (US$3.54 billion) and net profit […]
Container vessel Petra arrives at the SP-SSA International Terminal in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on Friday. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Port operator SP-SSA International Terminal on Friday said the first ship from Petra, a new vessel service, has berthed at the Cái Mép Thị Vải Port in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. M/V Navios Utmost has a capacity of more than 8,200 […]
The bilateral trade between Việt Nam and Hungary hit a historic record of more than US$1 billion in 2020. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Bilateral trade between Việt Nam and Hungary hit a historic record of more than US$1 billion in 2020, reflecting the enhanced relationship between the two countries in recent years. According […]
Agriculture and forestry exported $1.8 billion worth of products this month, up 21.4 per cent year-on-year, while fisheries earned $600 million, up 19.6 per cent.— Photo baoquangninh.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s goods exports were valued at US$27.7 billion in January, up 0.2 per cent from the previous month and 50.5 per cent from […]
TheTowards Manufacturing 4.0 webinar connected Austrian high-tech engineering and machinery companies with Vietnamese manufacturers looking to increase their competitiveness and decrease costs.— Photo courtesy RMIT HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s capability to technologically upgrade the manufacturing industry was the central theme at a recent international webinar. Hosted by RMIT University’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) […]
Goods are loaded onto a ship at Hải Phòng Port in the northern city of Hải Phòng. Besides rising freight rates, many businesses couldn’t occupy room on ships due to a lack of empty containers. VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) plans to set up a working group to […]
A corner of Bắc Giang Province which lures the lion share of FDI with $562 million in January. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Foreign investors poured nearly US$2.02 billion into Việt Nam in the first month of this year, down 62.2 per cent from January 2020, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment […]
A Việt Nam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) milk production line. Vinamilk share price hit the daily limit rise on Friday. — Photo vinamilk.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s stock market rose on Friday after posting the biggest single-day loss the day before over concerns on new community COVID-19 cases. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index increased by […]
Techcombank continues to lead the market with a healthy 3.1 per cent return on assets (ROA) for the last twelve months ended December 31, 2020. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI—Techcombank has reinforced the strength of its customer centric strategy in delivering strong 2020 financial results. The bank recorded before-tax profit for 2020 of VNĐ15.8 trillion […]
Tourists in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City tourism sector this year plans to focus on digitalisation of the industry and promotion of domestic tourism amid a downturn in tourism because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The department is stepping up digitalisation in tourism to propel the travel experience, said Bùi Thị Ngọc Hiếu, deputy director of […]
Brian Spencer Going back home to the UK for the holidays really brought home to me how very differently my home and adopted countries have fared during the pandemic. When I tell them, old friends can scarcely believe how successful Việt Nam has been in averting the disastrous consequences most of the western world’s […]
Speakers at the seminar on how to boost exports to the UK under the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement yesterday in HCM City. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — Vietnamese firms must improve product quality, strictly follow the rules of origin and ensure food safety to export goods to the UK under the […]
