Việt Nam News

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the benchmark VN-Index rose 0.11 per cent to 1,163.10 points.

Developing highly skilled human resources, policies to further promote investment and trade, investing more in infrastructure including logistics, and speeding up digital transformation were in the bucket list the Young Businesspeople Association of HCM City raised at a meeting with city leaders yesterday (March 24).

Demand for consumer goods in 2021 will not be higher than last year, with sales so far this year already 15-20 per cent year-on-year decrease, according to businesses.

Ha Noi has set a target of having 900 businesses operating in the supporting industries this year, with 300 eligible to join global production networks of multinational groups in Việt Nam.

Thousands of products have been rated and qualified for the standards of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme during the 2018-2020 period, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

Most cooperatives have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic while only a small proportion of them have benefited from supportive policies, heard a forum held by the Việt Nam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday.

Sales of jewellery at Phú Nhuận Jewelry JSC (PNJ) grew over 39 per cent on the God of Wealth day, leading to an increase in profit after tax in the first two months of the year. 

On Wednesday morning, Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank was officially listed on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) under the ticker symbol "SSB", marking the third bank to be listed this year.

Việt Nam and its ASEAN neighbours need to adopt green manufacturing technologies to make sustainable new products and services, an international conference in Bình Dương Province heard on Tuesday (Mar 23).

Industrial parks in the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu are making preparations to attract foreign investments that are expected to surge after the COVID-19 pandemic passes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted trade fairs and exhibitions of businesses in Việt Nam, forcing many to postpone their events.

HCM City has approved plans to develop 1,000 start-ups as part of its efforts to become a leading start-up hub in Southeast Asia over the next five years.

The turnover of Vietnamese tra fish exported to China hit US$13.55 million, down 38.6 per cent over the same period last year.

 Trade activities between Canada and Việt Nam have developed strongly thanks to opportunities brought by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to the Embassy of Canada to Việt Nam.

Việt Nam needs to develop a proper legal framework to manage e-commerce on social networks in the context that e-commerce was booming in the country, according to the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) just announced a trading schedule of four companies transferring from the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).

Shopee has launched a programme that offers vouchers and deals every month when shopping on the platform.