Việt Nam News

Medical equipment worth VNĐ4.7 billion (US$205,000) has been donated to six hospitals and health facilities in five provinces and cities to support doctors in the COVID-19 fight and long-term treatment competency.

Amidst the increased use of online banking and e-wallets in the region, partly fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, cybersecurity experts are reminding banks and financial services in Southeast Asia to learn from the lessons of previous cyberattacks like the costly US$81 million heist in 2016.

The ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD), an initiative of Việt Nam within ASEAN’s co-operative framework, is to take place on e-commerce platforms on August 8, the Việt Nam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced.

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially reduced revenue for both household businesses (HBs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to the report 'COVID-19 Socio-economic Impact on Vulnerable Households and Enterprises in Việt Nam'.

European business leaders were more positive about Việt Nam’s trade and investment environment in the first few months after COVID-19, according to data from the Business Climate Index (BCI) of the European Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (EuroCham).

The memorandum is within the framework of bilateral co-operation between the two governments.

Vietnamese firms were increasing their overseas investments in recent years in an effort to expand their global reach.

Four return flights will be conducted each week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

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.