Việt Nam News

The 2019 week of Chi Lăng custard-apple and specialties in the northern province of Lạng Sơn was launched at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District on Friday.

Vietnamese shares ended Friday almost flat as investors tried exiting the local stock market, preparing for the possibility of bad news ahead.

The retail price of RON 95-III was reduced by VNĐ514 to VNĐ20,405 per litre (US$0.87) while E5 fuel RON 92 dropped by VNĐ544 to VNĐ19,358 per litre.

Boeing delivered the first of eight 787-10 Dreamliner airplanes to Vietnam Airlines on August 15 via lease from Air Lease Corporation, Boeing said in a statement.

Amazon has established a subsidiary in Việt Nam, Head of Amazon Global Selling Vietnam Trần Xuân Thủy told media at the Việt Nam Online Marketing Forum on Wednesday.

Việt Nam is the world's eighth most valuable market for global franchise expansion, according to the International Franchise Association.

The Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) and the US-based Xcoal Group said the prospects for importing US coal were positive

Vietnamese automaker VinFast – a subsidiary of Vingroup – and FastGo Viet Nam Joint Stock Company signed an agreement on Thursday in Hà Nội to provide 1,500 Fadil cars for FastGo’s ride-hailing service.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is drafting a circular providing guidance for the application of safeguard measures for textile and apparel products under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

"The promotional tickets to fly from the north and central region to the south are up for grabs during the whole golden week until next Thursday at www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app," the budget airline said in a statement. 

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang has witnessed a reduction in the number of new investment projects and the amount of newly registered capital since the beginning of this year, local authorities have said.

Việt Nam’s sugar industry is expected to face a great deal of difficulties as the country will drop tariffs on imported sugar from ASEAN under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) in 2020.

KIS Việt Nam Securities Co (KIS) will issue covered warrants that underline shares of four large-cap firms – steel maker Hòa Phát Group (HPG), consumer staple firm Masan Group Corporation (MSN), real estate-retail-tech giant Vingroup (VIC) and its retail arm Vincom Retail (VRE)

Banks have been the main player in the corporate bond market so far this year, with eight of the top 10 biggest issuers being financial institutions.

The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned of two security breaches that exist in Remote Desktop Services of the Windows operation system (OS).

The Ministry of Finance plans to eliminate the import tax for auto materials and parts in order to support the development of the country’s automobile industry.

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A shortage of resources as well as a modest number of AI firms have been the biggest challenges for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Việt Nam, said Bùi Thế Duy, deputy minister of Science and Technology.