Việt Nam News

The Vietnamese stock market would struggle to hold on to its threshold as analysts are afraid the market sentiment could worsen after new coronavirus-infected cases were reported over the weekend.

For many women in the workplace, salary may not be of the utmost importance but a female-friendly working environment is key to job satisfaction.

Firms said shareholders’ meetings were to proceed as scheduled in March and April despite concerns over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Vietnamese mobile phone manufacturers face severe competition, and struggling to retain market share, from foreign players across segments, experts warn.

The Việt Nam Real Estate Association has proposed the Government develop measures with a focus on credit and tax support, together with improving the legal framework for new property products so as to aid the property market to overcome this difficult period.

Electricity prices should be adjusted more frequently to better promote market competitiveness, said Trần Đình Long, Vice President of the Vietnam Electricity Association.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to support local businesses after the coronavirus epidemic ends, a top official has said.

More than 266.8 million shares were traded on the two exchanges, worth VNĐ4.55 trillion (US$195.7 million).

An 83 per cent discount on tickets with the promotion code BOOKNOW83 and 38 per cent discount on Skyboss tickets with the promotion code SKYBOSS38 will be on offer from Friday to Sunday.

Professor Vũ Ngọc Tâm of the University of Colorado in the US, the founder and CEO of Earable Inc, has been awarded a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship for computer science by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Local gold prices soared back to hit VNĐ47.7 million (US$2,053) per tael ($1,703.7 per ounce).

Domestic wood processing enterprises are urged to use more online commercial channels to find new markets and customers, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Stores in HCM City have introduced a wide range of products for International Women’s Day (March 8) and are offering promotions to attract buyers.

The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA), the Bình Dương Furniture Association (BIFA) and the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Đồng Nai (DOWA) on March 5 signed co-operation agreements with FPT Corporation on promoting digital transformation to help wood processing enterprises optimise operations, save costs and improve competitiveness.

Việt Nam is expected to achieve its export target of 6.7 million tonnes of rice this year due to high global demand, according to an official of the Department of Plant Cultivation.

Credit growth of the banking system in the first two months of this year reached only 0.06 per cent, slowing significantly against the 1 per cent rate in the same period last year, due to adverse impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) reported.

Vietnamese shares gained narrowly as investors took use of intra-day growth to stave off risks and foreign investors remained net sellers.

Margin lending may be allowed on the Unlisted Pubic Company Market (UPCoM), the State Securities Commission (SSC) vice chairman Phạm Hồng Sơn said on Wednesday.