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Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific add 230,000 seats for Tết holiday

Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific will supply nearly 230,000 extra seats from January 9 to February 8, 2020 to serve increasing travel demands during peak season of Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu host int’l pepper conference

About 400 delegates from Việt Nam and 25 other member countries of the International Pepper Community are attending the International Pepper Conference 2019 in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

Viettel Peru gained more than $24.5 million in 9 months

Bitel, a subsidiary of Viettel Group in Peru, reported that its total revenue reached US$274.2 million and profit before tax of $24.5 million in the first nine months of this year.

Liên Chiểu Port to play key role for a sustainable Đà Nẵng

Speeding up the construction of the new Liên Chiểu Cargo Port would help promote Đà Nẵng as a key international logistics centre, and allow the existing Tiên Sa Port to be reserved for cruise ships only.

VPBank issues 31 million treasury shares for employees

The shares will be taken from VPBank’s total 123 million treasury shares under the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

Việt Nam to import LNG to meet burgeoning electricity demand

Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will continue to be strong, outpacing domestic production by 2020 requiring the country to import around one million cubic metres a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Bamboo Capital chairman to raise stake to 20 per cent

In the first nine months, Bamboo Capital earned VNĐ942 billion (US$40.6 million) in total revenue, up 13 per cent year on year.

Four bank shares to gain maximum 68 per cent in 12 months: JP Morgan

The New York-based financial institution said in its research that the Vietnamese banks “offered an increasingly rare combination of high and self-sustaining earnings growth."

Markets climb with divergence among large-caps

Markets fell back towards the end of trading on Tuesday, but still managed to post slight gains, witnessing a large divergence among large-caps.

Online Friday 2019 supports sales through e-voucher

Việt Nam’s top e-commerce shopping event, Online Friday 2019, will for the first time help businesses sell goods through e-voucher systems enhancing shopping experiences for customers.

Fourth Việt Nam Rice Festival to be held next month

The fourth Việt Nam Rice Festival will be held in the southern province of Vĩnh Long from December 13 to 19, organisers said on Tuesday.

FWD in insurance distribution deal with Vietcombank

Insurer FWD Group confirmed on Tuesday its purchase of Vietcombank-Cardif Life Insurance (VCLI), an unit of Việt Nam’s largest listed lender by market value, Vietcombank.

BCG says close to achieving full-year targets

Bamboo Capital Joint Stock Company has said it will surely meet this year’s revenue and after-tax profit targets of VNĐ2.96 trillion (US$127.5 million) and VNĐ312 billion ($13.4 million), which represent an increase of 166 per cent and 265 per cent from last year.

RAL to select adjusting services for fire loss

Rạng Đông Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC (HoSE: RAL) asked its shareholders to select PVI Insurance Corporation and Vietnam International Adjuster (VIA) to value the damage from the fire in August at the request of Hà Nội’s Police.

KEB Hana Bank becomes BIDV’s strategic shareholder

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has officially become a foreign strategic shareholder in the Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV) following a cooperation agreement with the two sides inked on Monday.

Việt Nam needs to promote access to supply chain financing : experts

Promoting supply chain financing will help improve the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSEME) in Việt Nam, enabling them to join global supply chain, experts said in the 4th annual conference on supply chain financing in Asia-Pacific in HCM City on Monday.