Việt Nam News

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged stronger and more drastic measures to meet recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) to remove its yellow card warning for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

Retailers in HCMC have quickly adapted to the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by resorting to e-commerce and delivery services.

The construction of a series of seaports in the south-central region is expected to drive its maritime economic development, according to local government leaders.

Việt Nam needed to improve its infrastructure in order to attract more FDI, a webinar heard on Monday.

The efficient re-herding of local pigs, imported pork and decreased meat consumption in lunar July have pushed hog prices down, contributing to stabilising the consumer price index.

Việt Nam’s foreign exchange reserve has hit a new record high of US$92 billion, a significant expansion from the $84 billion which the Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam Lê Minh Hưng revealed in April.

With oil priced at more than US$40 per barrel, Vietsovpetro said it would not face any pressure regarding capital for production.

The domestic exchange-traded fund VFMVN Diamond (HoSE: FUEVFVNĐ) on Tuesday issued an additional 300,000 certificates to raise the total amount of certificates to 148.3 million.

Shares overcame early losses on Tuesday, with financial stocks leading gains and supporting the market.

Private-quity lender Techcombank has raised foreign ownership limit to 22.5076 per cent from 22.4951 per cent.

Đà Nẵng has called for total investment of VNĐ47.5 trillion (US$2 billion) from the State Budget and foreign sources for the development of 38 projects between 2021-25, focusing on transport and traffic.

DIC Holdings Construction was founded in 1994 and operates in the fields of material trading, industrial construction, and project assessment.

The Việt Nam Association for Software and IT Services (VINASA) on Monday launched the Việt Nam Smart City Award 2020 to promote the sustainable development of smart cities in the country.

The Vietnamese Government appreciates the role of the Japanese businesses for their responsible and efficient investment in Việt Nam, contributing to the State budget, environmental protection and care for workers, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

A signing ceremony for land lease agreements took place at the Rạng Đông Textile Industrial Park - Aurora IP in Nghĩa Hưng District of the northern province of Nam Định late last week.

More than 7,200 EUR.1 certificates of origin (C/O) were issued in August for goods exports to the EU worth US$227 million since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect last month, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The development of power supply is being held back by a number of shortcomings and limitations in the country's investment framework. Mustering the financial resources required to increase the country's energy supply, which was estimated at US$8-10 billion annually, has been difficult.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has unveiled a project to promote exports over the next five years.