Public Bank Việt Nam Limited was given approval from the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) to open three additional three branches and two more transaction offices this year, increasing its total number of branches in Việt Nam to 19.

Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch, has allocated a senior secured term loan facility worth up to US$200 million to FLC Group under a credit agreement signed by the two parties.

The Business Network International (BNI) Vietnam National Conference opened in the northern port city of Hải Phòng on July 12, drawing more than 1,000 entrepreneurs.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) is extending a commodity financing facility of up to US$50 million to Tân Long Group Joint Stock Company in order to unlock further agri-financing opportunities in this high-potential sector.

Nestlé Vietnam has entered the fish sauce market by launching its first Maggi fish sauce products.

Wínk Hotels, the visionary hotel concept created by Indochina Vanguard Hotels (ICC Vanguard) has announced its third location of Việt Nam’s first international-standard hotel chain.

Việt Nam is a key market for Nokia phones and it plans to expand in the market, HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, said.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) yesterday released its unaudited financial statements for the first half of this year with positive business results in key indicators.

Liberty Insurance has been named among the top 10 non-life insurers in Việt Nam for 2018.

Over 50 students in the 15-18 age group took part in a five-day summer camp in HCM City and learnt entrepreneurial skills through a range of activities.

Chubb Life Insurance and Việt Á Joint Stock Commercial Bank have entered into a bancassurance partnership, with the latter  distributing Chubb’s life insurance products exclusively for 10 years.

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines has officially started accepting quick response (QR) code payments for its passengers from July 9.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) has been named Việt Nam’s best bank in 2018 by FinanceAsia.

Cargill Cares Council, Cargill Incorporated’s international charity fund raiser, has mobilised over VNĐ6 billion for community projects in Việt Nam’s poor rural areas since June last year.

Military-run Viettel Group reported profits in eight of its 10 overseas markets including Peru, Cambodia, Laos, Haiti, Burundi, East Timor, Mozambique and Cameroon in the first half of the year.

Sacombank has waived fees for all transactions done by individual customers on its Sacombank mBanking app on the first two Saturdays of July.

Messaging application Viber on Wednesday launched Viber Community in Việt Nam, offering a chat space where up to 1 billion users can exchange messages and all kinds of content.

Most Asian companies, including those doing business in Việt Nam, believe it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit international talent though 40 per cent (75 per cent in Việt Nam) plan to increase their international headcount in the next 12 months, according to a new report.