Government inspectors will investigate the latest power price increase by 8.36 per cent to VNĐ1,864 (8.03 US cents) per kWh from March 20 following concerns among the public.
Experts have called on the Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Việt Nam to carefully assess how lenders are accounting for interest receivables in order to take proper measures to make them reflect their actual revenue situation.
The real estate market has experienced several so-called fever periods in recent years, pushing up property prices to a level that is unaffordable for people with low or modest incomes.
The market is forecast to fluctuate sideways this week as brokerages forecast shares will experience some alternate volatility and corrections.
The luxury European car brand's plant, which cost VNĐ4.5 trillion (nearly US$200 million), was designed with a total capacity of 20,000 cars per year for domestic use and export.
The capital city has set a goal of having about 900 firms in supporting industries by late 2020, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.
The Việt Nam International Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2019) will return to the capital city on Wednesday.
Changes in its business model and operation helped taxi firm Vinasun avoid bankruptcy last year.
Lavifood Joint Stock Company has broken ground for building a farmers support centre in the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh’s Càng Long District, the first of its kind in the country.
Food producer KIDO Group has achieved 75 per cent of its full-year profit target, and is on course to reach it.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called on the member countries to move together in “one wave” and support the multilateral system for the future of Asia and the Pacific region.
The National Payment Corporation of Việt Nam (NAPAS) has announced a fee reduction for its local switching system services with an aim to encourage banks replacing their current magnetic strip ATM cards with chip cards ahead of schedule.
Việt Nam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance – rose to a four-month high of 52.5 in April from 51.9 in March, signalling solid monthly improvement in the health of the sector.
Việt Nam’s garment and textile sector is set to expand its market share globally, taking advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) to become “a manufacturer of the world’s established brands”, a trade and investment official has said.
More than VNĐ9.1 trillion (US$391 million) worth of corporate bonds were issued in the first quarter of 2019, up 222 per cent year on year.
Việt Nam could enjoy an additional US$162 billion to GDP in the next 20 years if the country succeeds in its digital transformation, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ Đại Thắng.
An Phát Plastic and Green Environment JSC (AAA) plans to earn post-tax profit of VNĐ510 billion (US$21.8 million) in 2019, 2.8 times higher than the previous year.
Ford Vietnam on Thursday announced to sell 7,501 vehicles in the first quarter of this year, surging by 39 per cent year-over-year.