Việt Nam News

FPT Retail performed well in the first two months of the year, but the coronavirus outbreak in March stalled the business

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has allowed local businesses for the first time to import live market hog to reduce pork prices on the domestic market.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recommends that people watch out for strange calls and do not send any money or provide personal information to strangers over the phone.

An interactive video conference on “Promoting Việt Nam - US Trade in Footwear Post COVID-19” took place in Washington DC on May 27 (US time) to connect Vietnamese producers and American distributors and retailers.

Việt Nam pepper prices rose to a one-year high on Wednesday, driven by Chinese consumption recovery and higher demands from local businesses. 

Hà Nội expects to attract total investment of US$38.3 million in industrial and export processing zones in the first half of this year, equivalent to 64 per cent of the figure in the same period last year.

Conglomerate Vingroup JSC plans to earn VNĐ145 trillion (US$6.2 billion) in revenue this year, up 12 per cent year-on-year.

HCM City authorities are helping companies access new technologies by promoting linkages between researchers and businesses, but more collaboration is needed, speakers said on May 28 at a meeting in HCM City.

Total audit should become compulsory for public-private partnership (PPP) projects to make sure the projects function efficiently and benefit all stakeholders

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.46 per cent to close at 861.39 points, slowing its pace from as much as 1.01 per cent during the day.

The Hà Nội People's Court on Wednesday sentenced one person to 18 months in jail over stock market manipulation at Bình Thuận Mineral Industry JSC (KSA).

The Ministry of Transport has just assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) to study and propose measures to gradually loosen immigration and reconnect a number of international routes for trade, visiting relatives and tourism.

Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam reported that the number of passengers through airports nationwide reached 2.88 million passengers this month, down 70 per cent compared to the same period last year.

The retail prices of petrol and oil increased at 3pm on Thursday following the latest price review by the ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance.

The Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has requested checks on petrol stations which reported a lack of petrol and those found to have been “hoarding goods” to wait for price increases be strictly punished.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines on Wednesday officially launched a route connecting Thanh Hóa Province and Buôn Ma Thuật City of the Central Highlands province of Đắc Lắc.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has assured there is adequate supply of petroleum products to meet demand and it will prevent any hoarding of these goods.

Việt Nam’s pushback of COVID-19 pandemic has helped shrimp exporters raise their competitiveness on the world market, being over other competitors such as India and Ecuador, where are still struggling with the outbreak and not yet able to return to normal production.