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Central region leans into new role as clean energy hub

RCEP deal expected to be signed in late 2020

Việt Nam has worked closely with ASEAN and the six partner countries to promote the early conclusion of full negotiations of the RCEP agreement, and prepare for signing in November.

An Phát Group successfully auctioned 4.3 million shares

An Phát Holdings Group (APH) successfully held an auction of 4.3 million shares at Hồ Chí Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) with a total value of VNĐ215 billion (US$9.25 million).

Hà Nội receives 36 proposals for investment cooperation worth $26b

The capital city of Hà Nội as of Monday received 36 proposals for memorandums (MoU) of understanding for investment cooperation, which were estimated to be worth more than US$26 billion in total.

VPBank and State Treasury co-operate in State budget collection

Việt Nam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and Việt Nam State Treasury (VST) on Monday signed a bilateral co-operation agreement.

Two more Vietnamese dairy firms licensed to export to China

The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Monday granted transaction codes to two Vietnamese companies to export dairy products to China, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Asia-Africa Markets.

Sơn La mangoes exported to US, Canada and Australia

This is the first batch to be exported overseas this year. The mango, grown in Mai Sơn District, is a green-skinned type that weighs from 0.6-1.1 kilo.

Brokerages eye earnings from proprietary trading

In March, Việt Nam's stock market suffered a substantial drop with the benchmark VN-Index plunging 25 per cent. But since the end of March, the index has rebounded by 27 per cent.

VN-Index advances on fertiliser, mid-cap stocks

The petrochemicals and plastics sector index was up 2.1 per cent, the highest among 25 sectors

Vietnam's rice export price stands at lowest level over past two months

Higher rice supplies in the domestic market has made the export price of Việt Nam's broken rice drop to US$450 per tonne on June 19, the lowest level in the past two months.

Vietnam ICTComm 2020 slated for September

The exhibition, hosted by ADPEX JSC from 17 to 19 September 2020 at the Sài Gòn Exhibition and Convention Centre, will focus on digital transformation.

VinWonders Vũ Yên construction starts in Hải Phòng

Vingroup officially started the VinWonders Vũ Yên theme park project in the northern coastal city of Hải Phòng on Sunday.

Suitable tiered pricing mechanism urged for electricity sector

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is proposing reducing power price tiers from the current six to five levels.

Trade defence investigations into wood products on the rise

There were only three cases on wooden products from 2007 to 2017, but there have been four since 2018.

Auto consumers expected to enjoy 50 per cent cut in registration fee

The Ministry of Finance has officially asked the Government to cut 50 per cent of the registration fee for customers who buy locally-produced and assembled automobiles.

Enterprises say national single window must be improved

Twenty-seven per cent of the surveyed businesses were not satisfied with the unstable operation of the portal and 20 per cent responded that the speed of processing tasks was still slow.

Vietravel to discuss private share sales at annual meeting

The selling price must not stay below Vietravel’s on-issuance date share price or the firm’s booking value recorded in the latest financial report

Agriculture needs more investment in processing industry

The agricultural sector needs more investment to develop the processing industry in order to increase exports of local farming products.

Quốc Cường Gia Lai to sell its shares in Sông Đà Riverside

In April, QCG sold 56 per cent of Hiệp Phúc JSC's share to LDG Group.

Users urged to be careful when using Facebook ‘gender swap’

FaceApp’s "gender swap" filter has generated the hashtag "#faceappchallenge" and received hundreds of thousands of shares on Facebook and Instagram, raising concerns about security and the risk of sharing this information.

Ministry considers allowing bets via e-wallets, telecommunications accounts

The Ministry of Finance is drafting an amendment to the decree on business of betting on horse racing, greyhound racing and international football, which would allow the payment of bets via e-wallets or telecommunication accounts.