Việt Nam News

Việt Nam’s trade value this year was estimated to touch US$500 billion, two years after hitting the $400 billion threshold, a new milestone for the country that has been striving to improve its business climate and enhance international integration.

Japanese insurer Sumitomo Life has registered to buy more than 41.4 million shares of local insurer Bảo Việt Holdings (BVH).

Poultry and pork products are expected to be in sufficient supply in HCM City during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday, which falls on January 25.

The '.vn' domain name is the national domain name with the largest number of registrations in Southeast Asia and in the top 10 in Asia-Pacific.

Despite global gains, Vietnamese shares ended Monday in negative territory as investors awaited the year-end.

Snacks are replacing traditional meals as busy modern life changes consumer behaviour, making the snack market lucrative globally including in Việt Nam, experts said.

Vĩnh Phúc Province has overachieved results in all 13 targets set for 2019, according to vice-standing chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Duy Thành.

The fourth Vietnam Rice Festival is taking place in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long, with a wide range of events designed to promote agro-economy and rice trade in domestic and foreign markets.

Remittances to Việt Nam are likely to further increase in 2019 because overseas Vietnamese people believe in the stability of the economy and see better investment opportunities, economist Nguyễn Trí Hiếu said.

The Việt Nam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) announced it would pay a cash dividend of more than VNĐ5 trillion (US$214.9 million) on January 21.

Việt Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), one of the country's leading dairy producers, has agreed to pay the second interim dividend for 2019.

Việt Nam's coffee industry had suffered from falling export prices, according to the Việt Nam Coffee and Cacao Association.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, one of eight provinces and cities in the Southern Key Economic Zone, has for many years been an ideal destination for foreign investors thanks to its natural advantages and comprehensively developed infrastructure in addition to attractive incentives.

Experts estimate that around VNĐ62.2 trillion has been pumped through the OMO channel in the last week of November by the central bank after eight straight months of withdrawing money.

Rising medium- and long-term capital demands to meet stricter regulations on credit safety limits and capital adequacy early next year were putting pressure on commercial banks to issue bonds in the final months of the year, experts said.

Vetbuild Home, an annual exhibition on real estate, interior and exterior décor and household appliances, opens in HCM City this week.

The fuel price stabilisation fund helps the central government manage domestic fuel prices for the foreseeable future, said Hoàng Anh Tuấn, deputy head of the domestic market department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in a recent meeting with industry leaders.

The Vietnamese stock market was entering an accumulation phase and may experience ups and downs with low or moderate liquidity, analysts said.