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Livestock product exports exceed target in 2025

Vingroup withdraws from air transport business

Vingroup on Tuesday announced that it is officially withdrawing from the air transport business.

HCM City banking sector urged to keep bad debts low

Commercial banks and credit institutions in HCM City need to continue to restructure and strengthen control of credit quality to prevent a return to the days of high bad debt ratios, the deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has warned.

Masan to close hundreds of ineffective VinMart and VinMart+ stores

After purchasing the retail chain from Vingroup’s VinCommerce earlier this month, Masan Group plans to close hundreds of ineffective VinMart and VinMart + stores.

Government decree drafted to protect personal data

The Ministry of Public Security is drafting a governmental decree on personal data protection in order to protect the legal rights and interests of individual and organisations.

VN stocks decline as holidays approach

Vietnamese shares ended Monday on a negative note as investors sought ways to exit the market ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Vietnamese users prefer biometric authentication in payment: survey

A strong majority of cardholders in Viet Nam are interested in using biometric authentication such as fingerprints or facial recognition to complete transactions, rather than PIN numbers or passwords and other, study said.

PhD students to connect with industries, boost economic growth

PhD students need to connect with industries to benefit the economy in Việt Nam, experts said at a recent workshop in Hà Nội.

MIC gearing up for 2.6 Ghz auction

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng urged the Authority of Radio Frequency Management to auction off space on the 2.6 Ghz spectrum.

Ministry of Industry and Trade issues action programmes for 2020

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has asked agencies and organisations in all localities to strengthen the fight against corruption and trade fraud.

GDP growth forecast robust for 2020

Việt Nam would look to maintain economic growth of 6.76 per cent this year, according to the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Việt Nam and Japan agree to boost tourism co-operation

Việt Nam has called for stronger investment from Japan, including in medium- and small-sized enterprises in tourism, education and trade as the country eyes growth in the ‘green’ industry.

Việt Nam ranks 9th among countries importing US fresh fruits

The US' fresh fruit exports to Việt Nam reached US$97 million in 10 months of last year, as of October 30, a year-on-year increase of 46 per cent, reported the US Department of Agriculture.

New players reshape Vietnamese aviation market

The latest figures published by the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam revealed that the Vietnamese aviation market saw noticeable changes in 2019, driven by the participation of private carriers.

Gov’t bond yields hit record low

Government bond yields hit a record low in December 2019, with the interest rates of Treasury bonds of all terms seeing decreases by between 0.03 and 0.37 percentage points compared to November.

Shares forecast to advance on bottom fishing

Shares could rebound next week following recent sharp falls that have triggered investors to bottom fish, but fluctuations can be expected.

Number of business households turning into companies remains low

HCM City has applied measures to encourage business households to turn themselves into companies, but the results have not met expectations, according to the municipal government.

SOE equitisation plan likely to be missed in 2017-20

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen behind the target set by the Government and ministries for 2017-20.

A lot of pressure for inflation control in 2020

The fluctuating price of pork last year had significant impacts on the market, as the price plummeted in the first half of the year then soared in the second half.

Pink mandarin yield for Tết falls dramatically

Farmers in Đồng Tháp Province’s Lai Vung District are expected to supply 80 per cent less pink mandarin, a specialty fruit for Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, compared to the previous last Tết, which falls on January 25.