The Petrovietnam Petrochemical and Textile Fiber Joint-Stock Company (PVTex) with An Phát Holdings JSC (APH) and An Sơn Textile Fiber JSC on Tuesday signed a contract to process drawn textured yarn (DTY) made by Đình Vũ polyester fibre plant.

The Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) on Tuesday officially opened the Vinatex Fashion Centre in Hà Nội.

The Cotec Construction Joint Stock Company (Coteccons or CTD) announced revenue of VNĐ8.3 trillion (US$360 million) in the second quarter of this year, up 34 per cent year-on-year.

BIDV Metlife is targeting premium growth of 50 per cent to reach VNĐ90 billion (US$3.87 million) this year.

Pickup truck Ford Ranger has continued its success in the Asia Pacific in 2018 with  sales  increasing in the first six months by almost 9 per cent year-on-year to 69,103 units, Ford said.

Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Ltd has been conferred the “International Life Insurer of the Year” and the “New Insurance Product of the Year” awards for the Vietnamese market by Insurance Asia, a Singapore-based finance and insurance publication.

Giant property company Phú Mỹ Hưng Development Corporation late last week unveiled a show house of its new project, Hưng Phúc Premier (Happy Residence Premier), where it plans to start selling units next month.

Sacombank recovered more than VNĐ3.6 trillion (over US$154.5 million) worth of bad debt in the first half of the year, bringing its non-performing loan ratio to 3.3 per cent compared to 4.28 per cent at the end of last year.

Ending the first half of the year, FPT’s revenue and profit before tax exceeded the year-to-date target and achieved strong growth.

Vietnamese real estate start-up Homedy.com has announced it has successfully raised funds from three foreign investors, including Genesia Ventures, Access Ventures and Mynavi Corporation.

From July 16 to August 30, 2018, VinFast Services and Trading Joint Stock Company is looking for authorised agents to sell electric motorcycles nationwide.

Bamboo Airways – of the Việt Bamboo Airlines Company, owned by property developer FLC Group – plans to see its first flight take off on October 10.

PVEP’s total oil and gas production in the first half of the year hit 2.17 million tonnes of oil equivalent, up 6 per cent from its target.

The People’s Committee of Hải Dương Province has granted an approval in principle for the development of a waste-to-electricity plant in Cẩm Giàng District.

United Overseas Bank Vietnam Ltd has come out with a new mobile application that enables people to open personal bank accounts online and cut the time taken to open them from 45 minutes to 10 minutes.

Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) achieved a 34 per cent year-on-year rise in pre-tax profit to VNĐ3.26 trillion (US$141.3 million) in the first half of the year, maintaining the quality and effectiveness of growth.

An additional three billion bank stocks will start trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) next week, HOSE announced.

Bosch Rexroth, the drive and control division of German company Bosch, showcased its latest technologies at the Factory Automation Technology Day organised in HCM City yesterday.