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Electronics lead Việt Nam’s trade, with China the largest supplier

Việt Nam will likely import 50,000 tonnes of Russian pork

Việt Nam will likely import 50,000 tonnes of pork from Russia this year, accounting for 70 per cent of total import.

HDBank profits increase by 13.5% in Q1

The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HOSE: HDB) has released its financial statements for the first quarter showing a total consolidated operating income that increased by 27.8 per cent year-on-year to VNĐ3.15 trillion (US$134.4 million) and pre-tax profit that increased by 13.5 per cent was VNĐ1.25 trillion ($53.4 million).

Flights at Vân Đồn airport to be resumed from May 4

Commercial flights at the Quảng Ninh Province-based Vân Đồn International Airport will resume starting from May 4, after an unexpected hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Việt Nam’s plain MDF board faces anti-dumping investigation in India

Việt Nam is among several countries to face India’s anti-dumping investigation on plain medium density fibre (MDF) board with thickness of less than 6mm, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

PM allows rice export resumption from May 1

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on April 28 agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal to resume rice export from May 1, in accordance with Decree 107/2018/NĐ-CP on rice export business.

75 per cent of companies eye cut to HR costs if pandemic worsens: survey

If the Covid-19 situation worsens, 75 per cent of companies will seek to cut human resource costs, a recent survey by HR consulting firm Talentnet Corporation has found.

Plummeting stock prices raise fears of businesses being acquired

Like many markets in the world hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese shares have lost about 20 per cent in value this year

Agriculture needs to adapt for better development

Hoàng Trọng Thủy, an agriculture expert, talks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs), on the important role of agriculture in national socio-economic development

Social housing development important to driving market out of difficulties

Social housing could be the solution to driving the real estate market out of this difficult time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Construction.

First White Book on Vietnamese Co-operatives released

The General Statistics Office released its first White Book on co-operatives in Việt Nam on Tuesday

Vissan begins to sell online at Sendo

Vissan JSC has tied up with Sendo, a large and reputed e-commerce site in Việt Nam, to sell its products online.

61 per cent of customers not offered relief by landlords: CBRE

Around 61 per cent of respondents have not been offered relief by landlords, a flash survey of the impacts of COVID-19 done by CBRE has found.

MoIT proposes removing rice export quota

The current quota means firms were allowed to export 400,000 tonnes of rice in April to ensure food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stocks give up gains, profit-taking takes hold in last minutes

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange ended Tuesday at 767.21 points, down 0.46 per cent from the previous day.

Petrol prices continue to drop

Petrol retail prices were reduced again as of 3pm on Tuesday, marking the 8th consecutive decrease this year, the ministries of industry and trade and finance announced.

Vingroup completes design of two ventilator models for COVID-19 treatment

Vingroup has announced it has completed the design and is preparing to introduce to the market two invasive ventilator models which adhere strictly to international standards while achieving a significantly high localisation rate in design and manufacture.