Việt Nam News

E-commerce is developing rapidly in Việt Nam but needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) close the gap with large enterprises, experts have said.

In the second quarter of this year, five new and the next phases of seven existing projects provided about 6,200 apartments, up 28 per cent quarter on quarter (QoQ) but down 6 per cent YoY.

In the large-cap basket VN30, 16 of the 30 largest stocks by market capitalisation and trading liquidity increased while 12 declined

Việt Nam must hasten the process of issuing legal documents and institutional reform to implement free trade agreements (FTAs) and take advantage of these trade deals to boost exports.

Facebook and its local partners officially launched the We Think Digital programme in Việt Nam on July 22.

VinaCapital, one of Việt Nam’s leading investment management companies with over US$3 billion in assets under management, launched its VN100 Exchange Traded Fund on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.

The forecast was in the bank’s recently published research report for the third quarter.

Rubber producers reported poor second-quarter business results due to decreasing rubber prices, eyeing industrial zone development.

A series of business activities in ASEAN 2020 with the chair of Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) as assigned by the ASEAN National Committee 2020 would be carried out this year.

By shifting to a market mechanism, the local energy industry was mobilising great resources for of all economic sectors in Việt Nam, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

Vietnamese exporters must make highly competitive products if they want them to be distributed in Japan through the network of AEON group, experts told a meeting in HCM City yesterday (July 22).

Việt Nam is entering a level playing field in which efficient solutions to maintain economic development causes headaches for experts and business leaders.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses have to look for buyers, creating concern that local businesses could be taken over by foreigners. Việt Nam News spoke with economist Nguyễn Mại, Chairman of the Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises, about the issue.

The National Assembly will propose the Government minimise administrative procedures for investment projects, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Market sentiment returned the caution territory on worries about the economy growth.

Sacombank has released its consolidated financial statements for the second quarter, with profit before tax going up by more than 10 per cent from the same period last year to VNĐ441 billion (US$19 million).

The Scenia Bay Complex became the first housing project in Khánh Hòa Province allowed to sell apartments to foreigners, according to a recent announcement of the provincial Department of Construction.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia and New South Wales – headquartered ASEAN Company co-organised the Việt Nam Durian Week In Australia, which will run until July 31.