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

Digital economy expected to add 30% to GDP by 2030

The country wants to raise the digital economy’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030.

E-learning methods see boom during COVID-19 pandemic

E-learning models are expected to boom amid the COVID-19 outbreak as the Government searches for new education methods

G-bond yield rates forecast to rise on Government's increased demand for cash

Bond yield rates are forecast to increase in the short term as the Government looks at ways to support the socio-economic recovery once the coronavirus crisis abates.

Digital economy to be pillar of future society

The digital and platform economies would become pillars of our future society,

Cybersecurity professionals are uniting globally to stop online crooks

While cybercriminals will continue to use the Covid-19 pandemic for financial gain, cybersecurity professionals around the world are uniting to fight them, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

Hưng Yên must seize opportunities for development: PM

Speaking at the event, PM Phúc hailed Hưng Yên for being one of the few localities that have been able to maintain a high growth rate amid the COVID-19 fight

Discount programmes launched by supermarkets after end of lockdown

Vegetable prices are going up in HCM City as consumption rose rapidly after the social distancing lockdown was lifted.

Light, flask maker Rạng Đông to lower cash dividend rate to 35%

Rạng Đông Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC will pay a cash dividend of a minimum 35 per cent in the next two years.

Enterprises urged to ‘put people first’ in HR management plans

Enterprises should “put people first” in their human resource plans as the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies to scale down business or even close for good, experts said at an online seminar on HR management held on Apr 24 in HCM City.

Markets advance thanks to large-caps

Vietnamese markets posted gains on Friday, spurred by dairy giant Vinamilk and other individual large-cap stocks.

Yeah1 Group announces Q1 results

Yeah1 Group (Yeah1) has announced results for the first quarter and some updates on its recent cost restructuring and technology focus.

Landlords should switch to revenue sharing, market researcher suggest

Vietnamese landlords should consider shifting from their traditional fixed-rent model to base rents and revenue sharing like in many other countries to spread the risk, experts have suggested.

More than 90% of IT firms seek to expand after COVID-19

More than 90 per cent of IT firms in Việt Nam want to hire more staff and expand their business after the pandemic, according to the latest report by Navigos Group.

Standard Chartered lowers Việt Nam’s 2020 growth forecast to 3.3%

Standard Chartered Bank forecasts Việt Nam’s economic growth will slow to 3.3 per cent in 2020 due to increase in external headwinds.

Providers urged to lower banking service SMS charges

The Việt Nam Telecommunications Authority has urged telecom companies to lower charges for banking services via SMS for local banks so they can cut fees and promote cashless payments.

HCM City prepares to foster economic recovery

HCM City has begun to implement a number of measures to gradually revive business activities post-social distancing necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local airlines increase flights after national social distancing

Domestic airlines will increase flights on several domestic routes from Thursday while offering new promotions to increase demand after national social distancing ends.

Lower rubber and oil prices increase profit for tyre firms

Lower natural rubber prices and falling oil prices helped cut input costs of local tyre firms and increased their profits in the first quarter.

Budget overspending forecast to increase this year due to COVID-19

The Ministry of Finance forecast that the budget overspending at 5-5.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, about 1.5-1.6 percentage points higher than the Government’s plan due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.