Việt Nam – Russia prepare for future

Diplomats at the Việt Nam – Russia Conference organised by the Valdai Discussion Club yesterday (Feb 26) agreed to closely coordinate the Viet Nam Year in Russia and its counterpart activity in Việt Nam in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

FDI in first two months of 2019 reaches $8.5 billion

Foreign investors have poured US$8.47 billion into Việt Nam this year as of February 20, 2.5 times higher than the same period of last year, data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed.

Vietnam banks’ profitability improves

Vietnamese banks are forecast to gain in profitability this year, but raising capital will be a key focus for banks to meet the State Bank of Việt Nam’s strict Basel II requirements.

VN firms should focus on brand building

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, need greater awareness of the importance of brands and developing them to competitiveness, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Summit presents golden FDI opportunities

Hosting the global political event of the year will be a good opportunity for Việt Nam and Hà Nội to show its strengths to foreign investors and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) this year.

VN-Index falls from six-day rally

Vietnamese shares corrected on Tuesday following recent rallies as investors tried to offload more stocks in order to gain short-term profits.

Đồng Nai witnesses huge hike in two-month FDI

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) money into the southern province of Đồng Nai reached US$186.4 million in the first two months of this year, three times higher than in the same period last year.

Seminar on start-ups in RoK

The Vietnam Business Association in the Republic of Korea (VIBAK) held a seminar in the southern city of Ansan on Sunday to discuss startups and business registration.

AEON to invest in VN’s financial sector

AEON considers Việt Nam a key investment destination in the region, with the group planning to pour some US$5 billion into shopping malls nationwide, raising the total to 30 malls and creating jobs for 50,000 local labourers.

VN-Cambodia trade has great potential: MoIT boss

On the occasion of the visit of General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng to Cambodia from February 25 to 26, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải talk with the Vietnam News Agency about economic and trade development co-operation between the two countries.

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