The Ministry of Industry and Trade has instructed State-owned coal and oil-gas producers to develop measures to respond to impact of the acute respiratory disease caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
A delegation of firms from Singapore was expected to visit Việt Nam at the end of this month to seek fruit and vegetable suppliers, as imports from China were declining due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Domestic gold prices soared to an eight-year high on Monday, reaching VNĐ49.4 million (US$2,128.66) per tael ($1,766.4 per ounce).
Corporate earnings were forecast to slow in 2020 as the economy became more vulnerable to external factors, data firms and securities businesses forecast.
Authorities in a ward in Châu Đức District in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are warning buyers to be careful when buying land there, saying rumours about a giant property company buying there has caused a price bubble.
HCM City plans to draw up specific policies for firms having capital of more than VNĐ100 billion (US$4.3 million) in the first quarter of this year, and has committed to create more favourable conditions for enterprises.
Services and retail are forecast to attract a large amount of Japanese direct investment into Việt Nam this year.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) expects profit this year will reach just VNĐ1.7 trillion (US$73.4 million), a decrease of more than VNĐ6 trillion compared to the year’s forecast, due to the effect of the COVID-19.
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 and Diana Guzman, Chair of Prudence Foundation and Chief Sustainability Officer, Prudential plc (second from left) at the launch of Talk It Out in Vietnam)
