Việt Nam News

The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) has prepared a large volume of goods worth nearly VNĐ5 trillion (US$216.3 million), a year-on-year increase of nearly 20 per cent, to meet a surge in demand in the three months before, during and after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

HCM City will step up efforts to attract foreign direct investment by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, with priority given to high-tech projects, a top city official has said.

The price of Viet Nam's export rice has been increasing since mid-July, surpassing the prices of other rice exporters thanks to improved quality

The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange inched down 0.07 per cent to 1,029.26 points.

Individual customers can now pay personal income tax and individual business household tax (license, VAT and income taxes) via Sacombank Internet Banking (iSacombank.com) instead of having to come to tax agencies, the State Treasury, or banks.

The 2020 Vietnam International Exhibition on Food Industry (Vietnam Foodexpo 2020) will be held virtually from December 9 to 12.

There is a serious shortage of empty containers for exports from Việt Nam, Phan Minh Thông, general director of agriculture products exporter Phúc Sinh Joint Stock Company, said.

Sunwah Group on December 7 inaugurated the Sunwah Innovation Centre in HCM City, one of a series of events to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Việt Nam.

The rail-hailing app Grab’s recent move to increase fees triggered concerns among drivers that they would earn less as passengers switch to other transportation service providers.

Indigenous technologies are key to facilitating the country’s digital transformation and the widespread adoption of technologies, according to experts.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) proposes expanding The Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) operations, saying the agency should purchase and sell bad debts and assets of all sectors in the economy.

A group of investment funds run by Dragon Capital announced Monday it has sold one million shares of Military Bank (MBB), reducing their ownership from 5 per cent to 4.97 per cent and is no longer a major shareholder of the Bank.

Vietnamese shares lifted their performance on Monday afternoon as market sentiment remained upbeat and boosted a majority of stocks.

The second CIO50 in ASEAN was run by IDG this year to recognise the top 50 senior technology executives driving innovation, strengthening resiliency and influencing rapid change.

Việt Nam has carried out digital transformation programmes for enterprises and dialogues between companies and senior leaders of ASEAN countries to turn the bloc into a hub for innovative and sustainable start-up development.

Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$20.1 billion in the first 11 months of this year, the highest on record, despite the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) signed various Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday with investors of power projects in Laos to develop and purchase electricity from the neighbouring country in the time ahead.

The recognition highlighted Thai Vietjet’s achievements in fleet and new destination growth.