Việt Nam News

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.

About 500,000 employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will gain access to digital technology under a strategic co-operation agreement between Google and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Commercial banks will no longer allow the provision of mid- and long-term foreign currency loans for offshore payments of imported goods and services from September 30 this year.

Provinces and cities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and south-eastern region and experts have called on the Government to prioritise investment to develop these regions’ infrastructure and foster development based on their inherent advantages.

Vietnamese shares finished Thursday higher as investors hunted for low-priced assets and global markets moved on hopes for the continuance of US-China trade talks.

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