Việt Nam News

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Aesthetic, Beauty, Cosmetic, Hair, Nail and Spa and Wellness, known as Cosmobeauté Vietnam, opened in HCM City yesterday (April 18) with more than 200 exhibitors taking part.

Việt Nam’s tra fish (pangasius) industry has been urged to strongly improve its quality so as to compete with not only traditional rivals, but also its biggest tra fish importer – China.

The International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) in collaboration with the Vietnam Co-operative Alliance (VCA) is holding the 2nd Co-operative Registrars’ Forum on “Creating enabling legal frameworks and policies to promote sustainable development of co-operatives in the 21st century”, which opened today (April 17) in HCM City.

Shares declined further on Thursday amid rising investor caution, but foreign investors took the chance to increase their holdings.

The Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp has become the first locality in Viet Nam to export mangoes to the US, according to an announcement on April 18.

The domestic property market showed stable development in the first quarter of this year with the emergence of potential new property trading regions.

The State Treasury of Việt Nam mobilised more than VNĐ2.1trillion (US$90.17 million) through Government bond auctions on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) on Wednesday.

Sacombank and the London Metal Exchange recently organised a seminar on metals trading on the LME for customers trading metals such as aluminium, zinc, copper, lead, and tin, and having demand for commodity price insurance.

The Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) plans to make a 26 per cent dividend payout for its performance in 2018.

Vietnamese enterprises need good trademarks to succeed in the global market, according to Lê Doãn Hợp, former minister of Information and Communications.

Việt Nam is one of Asia’s most vibrant property markets and a long-term strategic area for Savills. Mark Ridley, newly appointed Group CEO for Savills, spoke to Việt Nam News correspondent Thu Hằng about how to attract foreign investment into the Vietnamese real estate market during a visit to HCM City last week.

Greater effort is needed to boost Việt Nam’s national brand value so as to earn higher export value, attendees heard at a forum held in Hà Nội on Wednesday by the Ministry of Industry and Trade within the framework of the National Brand Week Programme.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked agencies to enhance linkages between cities and provinces nationwide and other countries to form a global network for the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme.

The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be compulsory for State-owned enterprises (SOEs), listed companies and large-scale unlisted public companies after 2025, according to a draft project the Ministry of Finance recently made public for comments.

The Czech Republic-Việt Nam Business Forum was held in Prague on April 17 within the framework of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s ongoing visit to the European country, drawing representatives of more than 100 enterprises and investors of both sides.

Việt Nam will declare a national digital strategy this year to set up a digital economy and society, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng at a cybersecurity conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

Several stocks unexpectedly hit their floor price, making investors nervous and driving them to sell

The retail prices of petrol and oil continued to increase significantly in the latest review of the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance at 3pm on Wednesday.