Việt Nam News

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.

With the recognition, Vietjet's leader is the only woman representing Việt Nam in the list for three consecutive years.

Prices of condotels have dropped by 8 per cent this year compared to 2018 following disruptions in the profit commitments made to buyers, according to real estate portal Batdongsan.com.vn.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet is providing domestic and international passengers with five million promotional tickets, priced from only zero đồng, between Monday and Sunday in order to join the jubilant Christmas and New Year atmosphere all over the world.

Over 300 booths showcase products in the capital’s agriculture and rural development, especially those participating in the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme.

Despite high costs, domestic banks are stepping up to issue chip cards that meet EMV standards to replace magnetic strip cards in order to improve the safety and meet the central bank’s regulations.

Reduced revenue from removing taxes on imported goods - in accordance with various free trade agreements (FTA) that Việt Nam has signed - is unlikely to affect state revenue, said the finance ministry in a conference held Thursday in Hà Nội.

The Vietnamese Government always gives top priority to oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a reception for General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov in Hà Nội on Friday.