Việt Nam News

Viettel Group has brought eight products it has developed in education, mobile finance, network security, tourism, customer-protection solutions and others to the world’s biggest annual mobile event, the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, from February 26 to March 1.

The fourth quarter of 2017 closed with 332.4 million domain name registrations across top-level domains (TLDs), said a recent report of Verisign, a US-based domain name and internet security provider.

Since launching its first flight from HCM City in 2014, Vietjet has continually added more frequency and has introduced new routes from Hà Nội to Changi, serving the travel demands of people and promoting regional trade and integration.

DHL Express has appointed Shoeib Reza Choudhury as the new general director of DHL-VNPT Express Ltd.

Kiên Long Commercial Joint Stock Bank’s (Kienlongbank) board of directors (BOD) has appointed TrầnTuấn Anh the new general director.

Up to 33 per cent of Vietnamese buyers are open to considering an electric vehicle (EV) as their next car, demonstrating the country’s strong potential to speed up the electrification of automobiles.

Saigon Co.op said its retail stores served three times the normal number of shoppers during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has launched a promotional programme – “Buy one get one return ticket” – for 22 domestic and seven international flights.

ZaloPay e-wallet, developed by VNG Corportion, aims to open about 1,000 new points of sale in 2018, according to Phan Thanh Thảo, business development director of Zalo Pay.

Phú Nhuận Jewelry Joint Stock Company won the award for Asia’s Best Report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the 2017 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) ceremony in Singapore last week.

Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) successfully issued convertible bonds worth total VNĐ1.15 trillion (US$50.4 million), the company said on February 9.

Leading food processor Vissan Joint Stock Company reported pre-tax profit of VNĐ165.7 billion ($7.29 million) on revenues of VNĐ3.9 trillion (US$171.78 million) for last year, an increase of 12 per cent and 6 per cent, its general director said.

THACO Chairman Trần Bá Dương handed over a white Kia Optima 2.0L GAT car to Park Hang Seo, head coach of Việt Nam U23 football team, on February 8, at THACO's Phạm Văn Đồng KIA Showroom in Hà Nội.

Phú Nhuận Jewelry Joint Stock Company has won the award for Asia’s Best Report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the 2017 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) ceremony in Singapore on February 6.

Samsung Electronics Việt Nam has funded the construction of standard toilets completed with water purification systems for 26 elementary and secondary schools in the northern province of Bắc Giang.

Bcons Construction Investment joint Stock Company on Wednesday opened a four-star hotel in the southern province of Bình Dương.

Real estate developer Novaland Group has reported a 24 per cent growth in after-tax profit to over VNĐ2 trillion (US$87.7million) in 2017.

Vietnamobile Telecommunications Joint Stock Company is offering customers more freedom in choosing their mobile numbers after the successful launch of its unlimited data SIM cards, “Thánh SIM”.