The start of 2019 saw moderate growth in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector, according to a Nikkei report released on Friday.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) will hold eight auctions in February to sell shares inThái Hòa Water Supply JSC, Diễn Châu Water Supply JSC, Cửa Lò Water Supply SJC, Quỳnh Lưu Water Supply JSC, Hà Tĩnh Urban and Environment JSC, Ninh Bình Water Supply and Sewerage SJC, Lilama 69 - 3 JSC and Lilama 10 JSC.

With demand for cash surging ahead of Tết next week, banks in HCM City are finding it hard to keep their automated teller machines well stocked.

Total revenue from retail trade and services in Việt Nam reached an estimated VNĐ402.2 trillion (US$17.26 billion) in January, up 4.4 per cent month-on-month and 12.2 per cent year-on-year, the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed.

Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has been exporting rice under foreign brand names for many years though it is itself one of the biggest rice exporters in Việt Nam.

The number of non-performing loans (NPLs) at many banks has decreased dramatically in the past few months, with some even posting a decline of more than half.

As car ownership in Việt Nam continues to rise and a higher volume of customers visit the service centre, expectations of the overall service initiation process have increased, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Vietnam Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released on Tuesday.

Việt Nam gained high growth of 11 per cent year on year in the forestry export value in January to US$903 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Việt Nam Administration of Forestry.

The retail prices of oil and petrol will be kept unchanged for the next 15 days, the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade announced on Thursday.

Shares closed in a mixed note on Thursday as investors slowed down trade ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Mytel – Viettel’s brand in Myanmar – reached five million subscribers on Thursday just eight months after its launch. Mytel targeted to reach the milestone of 10 million subscribers this year.

 HCM City will invest in construction and operation of a number of modern livestock and poultry slaughter plants in 2019.

PV Oil’s locking of the foreign ownership ratio at 6.6 per cent is a temporary measure before the Government endorses its new capital divestment plan, according to the company’s general director Cao Hoài Dương.

The trade deficit will be a big challenge for the economy this year due to tax incentives the lower the price of imported goods on the Vietnamese market.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will rank credit institutions and foreign bank branches operating in the country in a move to ensure the safety of the banking system and protect legitimate rights of depositors.

Four foreign investors will participate in the private offering of 75.72 million shares of Minh Phú Seafood Corporation this year.

Trần Văn Dũng, chairman of the State Securities Commission, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the securities market’s prospects this year following negative growth in 2018.

The VN-Index ended Wednesday down due to weak demand and investor caution ahead of policy guidance from the US Federal Reserve and the outcome of US-China trade talks.