Việt Nam News

Bibo Mart, the largest retail chain of mom and baby products in Việt Nam, on Tuesday officially announced that Singapore-based Japanese fund manager ACA Investments had invested in the company.

Food producer KIDO Group reported yesterday that it had increased its holding in the Việt Nam Vegetable Oils Industry Corporation Joint Stock Company (VOC) from 24 per cent to 51 per cent.

Vietjet on Monday announced a three-golden-day promotion, which offers millions of promotional tickets priced from zero dollars, starting from Tuesday.

The three best teams won sponsor packages from Facebook (FbStart) worth $80,000 each at the TOPICA AI Edtech Asia Hackathon 2017, the largest artificial intelligence contest in Southeast Asia.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched a promotional offer for flights between HCM City and the two Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne, offering return tickets at VNĐ10.99 million (US$483).

 Samsung Electronics Thái Nguyên (SEVT) will continue to expand its production scale, creating jobs for some 15,000 people and increasing export turnover and contribution to the State budget.

Businesses who hope for success need to stay abreast of the latest m-commerce trends in order to retain their competitive edge in the business environment, Nguyễn Ngọc Dũng, vice president of Vietnam E-commerce Association, said at the Vietnam Mobile Day 2017 event.

Việt Nam's Auto Purchase Index (API) declined to 14.6 in the first quarter from 15.5 as consumers plan to delay purchases until 2018 when the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs on cars imported from the regional countries.

Hòa Bình Construction and Real Estate Corporation (HBC) have signed a cooperation agreement with Kuwait-based HOT Engineering & Construction Company, marking another step in the company’s Middle East market integration strategy.

Vietjet on Friday announced a new international route connecting Da Nang and Seoul, South Korea.

Việt Nam Airlines has launched a special offer on HCM City-Hong Kong flights, with a round-trip ticket costing only VNĐ2.35 million (US$104).

Việt Nam’s export turnover reached US$62.09 billion in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 16.8 per cent, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported.

Việt Nam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade’s (VietinBank) board of directors has appointed Hiroshi Yamaguchi as the new deputy general director of the bank from May 15.

With its ample advantages, the north central coastal province of Thanh Hóa should work to become a model to attract investment, according to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Việt Nam’s Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Company (Maritime Bank) plans to hold the annual shareholders’ meeting on May 26.

The Việt Nam State Treasury has successfully raised VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$228.77 million) for the State budget through the auction of Government bonds.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No 1682A/QĐ-BCT on the investigation of safeguard measures against DAP fetiliser products imported into Việt Nam on May 12.

The Việt Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has imported more than 2,000 Holstein Friesian cows from the US.