Diplomats at the Việt Nam – Russia Conference organised by the Valdai Discussion Club yesterday (Feb 26) agreed to closely coordinate the Viet Nam Year in Russia and its counterpart activity in Việt Nam in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Foreign investors have poured US$8.47 billion into Việt Nam this year as of February 20, 2.5 times higher than the same period of last year, data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed.

Vietnamese banks are forecast to gain in profitability this year, but raising capital will be a key focus for banks to meet the State Bank of Việt Nam’s strict Basel II requirements.

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, need greater awareness of the importance of brands and developing them to competitiveness, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has witnessed some 300 businesses reportedly exceeding their 2018 business plans in a spectacular way.

Hosting the global political event of the year will be a good opportunity for Việt Nam and Hà Nội to show its strengths to foreign investors and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked South Korean firms, including electronics giant Samsung, to continue playing a leading role in pushing Vietnamese support enterprises for joint development.

Vietnamese shares corrected on Tuesday following recent rallies as investors tried to offload more stocks in order to gain short-term profits.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) money into the southern province of Đồng Nai reached US$186.4 million in the first two months of this year, three times higher than in the same period last year.