Việt Nam News

Hà Nội expects to attract more foreign buyers on its real estate market as a rising number of foreign experts and entrepreneurs are working in the capital city.

Vietnamese shares were mixed on Friday with the benchmark VN-Index falling as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) completed their quarterly portfolio reviews.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed his hope that there will be more German businesses investing in Việt Nam, during a reception for CEO of SAP Group Bill McDermott in Hà Nội on Friday.

The rapid growth of online business has slowed the shopping centre real estate market; however, experts say it has also provided a boost for the office rental market.

A series of road constructions to neighbouring HCM City has caused the real estate market in Long An Province to soar.

Only 15 per cent of around 8,000 manufacturing companies in HCM City are capable of joining global supply chains but authorities are trying to increase the number.

The use of modern technologies in aquaculture would ensure sustainable development, experts said at a conference on water monitoring systems in HCM City on September 20.

A total number of national registered domain names with “.vn” reached 453,979 as of last month, an increase of 9.33 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Việt Nam Internet Network Information Centre.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) has offered to sell 45.6 million shares it is holding in the Việt Nam Export-Import Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Eximbank).

Saigon Securities Inc. has won Asiamoney magazine’s award for Best Securities House in Việt Nam.

The retail price of bio-fuel E5 RON 92 rose VNĐ320 to VNĐ20,231 (US$0.87) per litre at 3pm Friday due rising global prices, the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance announced.

Pepper prices in the southern province of Kiên Giang’s Phú Quốc Island have have fallen sharply,  causing difficulties for pepper farmers on the emerald island.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved in principle a plan to build a road connecting the Nội Bài-Lào Cai Expressway and Sa Pa in the north-western province of Lào Cai under the build-operate-transfer model.

The Technology Demonstration and Connection Conference 2018 (TechDemo) will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ from October 3 to October 5.

Environmental protection taxes on petroleum products will be increased from January 1, 2019, according to a resolution issued by the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will host an international conference on Vietnamese rice in Hà Nội on October 10.

An Giang Province will kick off an investment conference on September 29 with the attendance of the Prime Minister. The announcement was made by a representative of the provincial authorities on September 20.

A September 20 signing ceremony in HCM City saw the Bank for the Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV), the BIDV Insurance Corporation (BIC) and Bách Khoa Energy Corporation (SolarBK) agree to Việt Nam’s first plan to guarantee financial support for household rooftop solar power.