Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam Investment and Development Bank (BIDV) donated medical equipment and facilities worth VNĐ10 billion (US$435,000) to Saint Paul Hospital at a ceremony on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

Spanish retailer Zara has posted employee recruitment emails seeking many positions in Hà Nội, prompting fashion lovers to speculate that the brand is going to open stores in the capital.

In the long term, the company also wanted to penetrate Viet Nam’s local manufacturing sector, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

Local gold prices hit one-week high on Thursday in line with the robust growth of global gold prices.

According to Bloomberg data, FTSE Việt Nam ETF is holding some 3.12 million shares of FLC Faros Construction Company (ROS), valued at over VNĐ530 billion (US$23.31 million).

Apple Inc’s legal representative in Việt Nam, VOTRA Co Ltd, recently sent documents to Vietnamese phone stores on their illegal use of the brand’s trademark on shop banners and advertisements without Apple’s permission.

Hòa Phát Group, one of the country’s major industrial production companies, manufactured around 505,000 tonnes of steel in the first quarter of 2017, up 27.9 per cent year on year.

The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has officially allowed the import of fresh star apple fruit from Việt Nam into the continental United States.

Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) on Monday reported a total revenue of VNĐ24.554 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in the first quarter of this year. It registered a year-on-year increase of 104 per cent, equivalent to 23 per cent of the target set for the whole year.

Siemens has received an order from state-run energy company Electricity of Viet Nam’s National Load Dispatch Centre to improve performance of the nationwide transmission grid.

Attendees to the closed-door event were given the opportunity for a Q&A session and photo taking opportunity with both legends.

The Prime Minister will consider granting air transport licence to Vietstar One Member Limited Liability Company (Vietstar) only after the upgradation of Tân Sơn Nhất airport, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The Vietnamese auto market sold nearly 26,900 cars in March, an increase of 52 per cent compared with the previous month, according to a Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association report.

The export turnover of the southern Bình Dương Province touched US$6.36 billion in the first quarter of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 16.1 per cent.

The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) in March granted a total of 228 securities trading codes to foreign investors, of which 188 were individuals and 40 were institutional investors.

The Prime Minister has given the green light to a plan on developing the Kim Bảng golf project on a total area of 198.24ha in Kim Bảng District, Hà Nam Province.

Bảo Việt Group (HOSE: BVH) recorded a revenue of around VNĐ25.7 trillion (US$1.13 billion) in 2016, a 24 per cent surge over 2015, and 14 per cent higher than the target set.

A joint venture has been proposed with the Airport Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) to invest and construct new terminal T4 for the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.