British insurance firm Aviva has acquired 50 per cent stake in domestic insurance firm Vietinbank Aviva from the Việt Nam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank).

Quảng Nam Province has begun construction of the Hội An Royal Residences project, with total investment of VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.2 million) in Cẩm An Commune in the suburbs of Hội An City.

Vietjet also aims to earn VNĐ3.39 trillion in after-tax profit, 36 per cent higher than last year’s figure

IBM and Five9 Việt Nam announced on Thursday they would work together on cloud services to bring cognitive computing to enterprises and organisations in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam has a population of more than 90 million with rising incomes and amid the Southeast Asian country’s rapid and deep integration into the global economy together with the growing competition in the retail industry, placing customers at the heart of business to understand their needs and building trust will be vital for retailers, CEO of health and beauty retail chain Guardian Pawin Sriusvagool shared with Việt Nam News.

"We have made continuous improvements to our existing product portfolio, developed new products, and simplified processes to provide competitive financial services and products to best meet customers’ needs,” the bank said in its statement.

The Vietnam Airlines Group earned syndicated revenue of VNĐ20.4 trillion (US$895.1 million) in the first quarter of this year, reaching 23.8 per cent of its yearly target.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ on Tuesday appreciated Paris-based BNP Paribas bank’s recommendations as significant to the Vietnamese Government in making and refining policies and laws pertaining to equitisation and divestment at State-owned enterprises (SoEs).