Automaker VinFast on January 4 announced it will receive pre-orders for its electric SUV models VF e35 and VF e36 in Việt Nam and the US during the VinFast Global EV Day within the framework of the technology exhibition CES 2022 in Las Vegas, the US.

Vietinbank has donated VNĐ1.1 billion (US$47,513) to Vietnamese students studying in Japan who are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saigon Co.op’s retail chains, including Co.opmart, Co.opXtra, Co.op Food, and Co.op Smiles, are offering many attractive promotions on essential goods for 21 days from August 20 under its “Proud of Vietnamese Goods 2020” programme to reduce consumers’ spending burden amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Industrial park (IP) developer Becamex IDC Corp. has announced its shares will be traded on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange with the code BCM starting from August 31.

Vietnam Livestock Corporation JSC (VLC), an affiliate of GTNfoods, plans to buy two million shares of Vinamilk, the largest dairy producer of Việt Nam listed as VNM on Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).

Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will officially operate as a joint stock company with the new name Việt Nam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) from September 1.

The obvious effects of the Covid-19 pandemic include the rapid increase in online payment services and digital banking across Southeast Asia.

Johnson & Johnson on July 30 announced that its lead vaccine candidate protected against infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in pre-clinical studies.

Two-thirds of surveyed Vietnamese customers said that they will spend more on the year-end and Tết (Lunar new year) shopping seasons in 2020.