Việt Nam News

This year is believed to be a brighter year for the domestic tra fish industry with exports inching up in the first quarter, according to an official from the Việt Nam Pangasius Association.

Joining new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) ​​will help Việt Nam diversify its economic and trade relations, especially expanding import and export markets, avoiding excessive dependence on a specific region and helping the economy cope better with external fluctuations.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange inched up 0.10 per cent to end at 929.09 points.

An expressway in the Mekong Delta running between Tiền Giang Province near HCM City and Cần Thơ city will open to traffic at the end of this year.

Real-estate developer CapitaLand has been recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable corporations for the third consecutive year.

Fear of the coronavirus infection is being leveraged by cybercriminals for their malicious activities, new research shows.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyễn Tiến Hải urged businesses to foster co-operation and comply with their commitments in ensuring environmental protection and speeding up the implementation of their projects.

The Hà Nội Securities Exchange (HNX) announced it helped sell VNĐ9.526 trillion (US$409.5 million) of G-bonds in 12 bidding sessions in January.

The State Bank of Việt Nam has approved Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB)’s proposal to increase its charter capital to VNĐ24.42 trillion (US$1.06 billion) from VNĐ23.73 trillion.

Forbes Việt Nam magazine on Monday announced the 30 under 30 list which featured some of the most influential faces in the field of business and start-ups, social enterprises, arts and creative industries, entertainment, education and science.

After a long period of stability, pressure from global markets has caused the Vietnamese đồng to depreciate significantly against the US dollar in the past few days.

Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has announced its growth targets for 2020, a year set to feature various difficulties.

The People’s Committee of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province on Monday granted licences to five new and capital-added projects worth a combined US$174 million during a meeting with more than 300 representatives from associations, economic organisations and investors.

The domestic leather and footwear industry could gain its production and business goals this year, according to Phan Thị Thanh Xuân, vice chairwoman and general secretary of the Việt Nam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).

The General Department of Customs hopes to collect VNĐ338 trillion (US$14.6 million) for the State budget this year, a year-on-year increase of 12.5 per cent.

IHS Markit released the Việt Nam Manufacturing PMI report on Monday from responses to monthly questionnaires sent to purchasing managers in a panel of about 400 manufacturers.

Việt Nam’s agriculture sector was likely to be the worst hit by the coronavirus in China, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.

HCM City will speed up equitisation of State-owned enterprises to bring good ones and their brands into the stock market, its chairman has said.