Việt Nam News

The improvement of global investment sentiment and financial conditions has provided a much-needed lift for local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia, including Việt Nam, despite risks from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor.

Vietnamese shares extended losses on Friday after foreign investors extended their net selling streak, further damping investor sentiment.

Vietnamese businesses should employ circular economy models to work towards a decade of green and sustainable growth, Chairman of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vũ Tiến Lộc has said.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank - HoSE: HDB) signed an agreement to issue convertible bonds and enter into a strategic tie-up with DEUTSCHE INVESTITIONS- UND ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH (DEG) in HCM City on Friday.

The Americas remained one of Việt Nam’s largest trade partners despite the adverse effect on commerce caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard participants at a conference, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), aimed at connecting Vietnamese firms with trade partners in American countries in Hà Nội yesterday.  

The two plants are being developed by a joint venture between Chư Prông Gia Lai wind power company and Chư Prông Gia Lai wind energy company in Bàu Cạn District. 

Via the MoU, the Office hopes to help VMBIZ improve its capacity and expand ties with Vietnamese and Malaysian business associations and entrepreneurs.

Vietnamese shares slipped on Thursday as a surge in profit-taking hit stocks in key sectors.

The HCM City Business Association yesterday (Sept 24) unveiled a digital transformation programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help improve their competitiveness.

The Ministry of Finance on Thursday introduced a comprehensive reform model of regulations on quality and food safety inspection for imported goods.

The COVID-19 pandemic could provide a good opportunity for the Vietnamese fisheries sector to increase its share in oversea markets, especially with foreign rivals engulfed by lockdowns or other forms of restrictions.

Recent attempts by the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) to sell State capital have been unsuccessful as no investors showed interest in buying shares.

Free trade agreements (FTA) play an important part in boosting trade and commerce and help the Việt Nam's goods and services find new markets, said minister of industry and trade Trần Tuấn Anh in a report yesterday to an inspection committee organised by the National Assembly to overlook the implementation of FTAs that the country has signed. 

A draft decree being developed by the State Securities Commission to implement the amended Law on Securities may cause local banks to lose out on potential foreign investment.

Increasing agricultural exports to the EU will not only enhance the value of exports but also show Vietnamese products can enter any market in the world. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường spoke to Việt Nam News about this issue

Vietnamese businesses exported nearly 850 million medical masks in the first eight months of this year.

Foreign manufacturers who have factories in Việt Nam are increasingly looking for local parts suppliers to optimise their production costs, according to the Centre for Supporting Industries Development in HCM City.

Around 10 gigawatts of offshore wind power could be in operation in Việt Nam by 2030, according to studies carried out by the Danish Energy Agency and the World Bank.