Việt Nam News

As financial markets have increasingly become globalised, a more robust regional financial infrastructure network is needed to facilitate trade among APEC-member economies, ensuring economic recovery and inclusive growth in the Asia Pacific region after the pandemic ends, according to Qamar Saleem, the International Finance Corporation’s Asia-Pacific manager for Financial Institutions Group Advisory Services.

Sacombank has partnered with Visa, the global leader in payments technology, to deploy the ‘Tap to Phone’ technology that enables merchants to use their mobile phones or tablets as a point of sale device for contactless payments without the need for additional devices or peripherals for the first time in Việt Nam.

MUJI, the renowned Japanese home-and lifestyle-goods company, openned its first store in Việt Nam yesterday at the Parkson Saigontourist Plaza Shopping Center in HCM City's District 1.

Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation (MHT), a subsidiary of Masan Group, on November 27 announced it has wrapped up a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) with an objective to develop a leading, high-tech tungsten materials platform.

MobiFone is making final preparations for the launch of the commercial pilot of the fifth-generation (5G) network next month.

There always has a need for buying real estate and constantly changed. Many people whose money and do not know sectors to invest in would choose property as a safe haven, thereby helping estate prices still increase despite of the pandemic.

Yeah1 Group has launched GIGA1, a consumption eco-system and tech-based retail company. 

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham)’s Business Climate Index (BCI) in the third quarter of this year jumped 24 points to reach 57.5 – the highest score since the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) has sent a document to the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) to withdraw its registration for listing shares on the northern bourse.

The Vietnam Rubber Group - Joint Stock Company (GVR) plans to sell all 10.74 million shares at Sài Gòn VRG Investment Corporation (SIP).

Vietnamese shares were steady on Friday with retail, material and brokerage sectors being at the centre of attention.

Twelve Vietnamese and multinational companies and 10 HR leaders were honoured for their human capital initiatives at the Vietnam HR Awards in HCM City on November 25.

This is the first chain authorised to sell the phone in Việt Nam.

The Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) took the lead among four mobile service providers in the country in term of mobile service in September, according to the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The Việt Nam Digital Investor Club (VDI) was introduced on Thursday in the framework of Techfest 2020. This is the first club in Việt Nam specialising in investment activities for digital start-ups, attracting several large corporations and technological investment funds.

Digital technology had crept into all areas of smart cities and directly contributed to improving management efficiency and urban development.

Retail petrol prices rose on Thursday following the latest review by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have caused disruptions to start-ups and innovative enterprises, but it had also created opportunities for them to turn into real businesses.