Việt Nam News

A group of 21 CEOs and visionary thought leaders from leading local and regional organisations attended the 2019 Vietnam HR Awards Forum in HCM City on Thursday (November 21) to discuss breakthrough business strategies and emerging HR trends in the new era and building future-ready and digital-fit organisations.

Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd. has signed a deal with Lotte Vietnam Shopping Joint Stock Company (Lotte Mart) to launch a co-branded credit card.

Credit institutes, with the exceptions of local credit institutes, which have been licensed must meet the required charter capital before the date Decision 86 takes effect, which has been set on January 15 next year.

More and more businesses and organisations in southern Việt Nam are focusing on cybersecurity, but there are still limitations such as inadequate procedures and visibility of risks, according to a report tabled at Việt Nam Information Security Day in HCM City on Thursday (November 21).

The global aviation industry’s serious shortage of skilled professionals has reached unprecedented levels, experts said on Thursday (November 21) at a seminar in HCM City.

The proportion of Vietnamese enterprises that have not adopted digital transformation is about 1.5 times higher than the global average.

Việt Nam’s economic growth is forecast to reach 7 per cent in the 2021-2025 period thanks to the country’s participation in new-generation free trade agreements.

Bond issuance is becoming a popular channel for firms to raise capital for its efficiency and convenience. To attract investors, some companies have even raised bond yield rates higher.

The Czech Republic seeks to boost co-operation with Việt Nam in a range of sectors like energy, infrastructure, transport, environment, medical equipment, and nano- and bio-technologies, its Environment Minister has said.

The benchmark VN-Index suffered its biggest drop in almost four months as a cautious stance worsened amid a lack of good news, triggering massive selling in the last minutes of the day.

The Việt Nam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) plans to auction more than 461.5 million shares of Southern Chemicals Import and Export JSC (Southchimex) with an initial bid price of VNĐ253,300 (US$10.94) per share. 

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) has reported net asset value per share growth was 2.2 per cent in October.

A member fund of Korean Investment Management (KIM) on Thursday announced it has purchased one million shares of Đất Xanh Real Estate Service and Construction Corp (DXG).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will not apply import quota of sugar originating from ASEAN countries from January 1, 2020.

The State Treasury has mobilised more than VNĐ182.4 trillion (US$7.88 billion) through Government bond auctions on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) so far this year, fulfilling 73 per cent of the yearly plan.

Digitisation of farming is inevitable and Việt Nam should embrace it to resolve the agricultural paradox of producing more while preserving natural resources and to grab the opportunities brought by free trade agreements, experts have said.

Innovation and investment in infrastructure are required for Việt Nam's aviation industry to develop, experts have told conferences at the Việt Nam International Aviation Expo that opened yesterday (November 20) in HCM City.

The central province of Ninh Thuận has seen a boom in renewable energy projects, especially solar power, but power transmission lines in the province have failed to handle the capacity, experts have said.