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PM approves programme to promote the development of supporting industry

Japanese firms increase investments in advanced technologies in Việt Nam

Japanese investment in Việt Nam has strongly developed in both quality and quantity as investors are applying the most advanced technologies in production, experts have said.

High demand for rare fruits in Mekong Delta

In the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, traders and consumers scour for unique fruits such as purple longan, red-flesh orange and jabuticaba and do not mind paying high prices for them.

SSI shrugs off market volatility to achieve targets

SSI Securities Corporation achieved consolidated revenues of VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$142.8 million) last year, or 112 per cent of the target it had set, and its pre-tax profit target of VNĐ1.01 trillion ($43.7 million).

Đồng Nai pulls the plug on 531 tardy foreign projects

The southern province of Đồng Nai last year scrapped the licences it had issued for 531 proposed foreign projects due to slow progress.

Brokerages appoint new CEOs to boost performance

Securities firms are shaking up their leadership ranks at the beginning of the year as they want to lift performance amid fiercer market competition.

Viet Capital Bank unveils excellent 2019 results

Viet Capital Bank met most of its business targets in 2019, with pre-tax profits rising by 36 per cent.

Beer sale drops badly in Tết

Beer is often a best seller during Tết but many retailers have been forced to lower their prices to encourage customers to buy.

Remittances to Việt Nam through banks grow by 12 per cent in 2019

Remittances into Việt Nam in 2019 exceed US$2.5 billion, up by 12 per cent compared with the previous year.

Tết specialities from all over the country available in HCM City

Specialities from all parts of the country are being transported to HCM City ahead of Tết (the Lunar New Year).

Twelve SOEs have losses in 2019: report

The Ministry of Finance has revealed that twelve of 136 wholly state-owned enterprises had posted losses of VNĐ720 billion (US$30.9 million) in the first half of last year, and six others faced warnings regarding financial security.

Bạc Liêu approves $4b LNG-fired thermal power plant

The People’s Committee of Bạc Liêu Province on Tuesday granted an investment certificate to Singapore’s Delta Offshore Energy Pte Ltd Co to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired thermal power plant in the province.

Banks stocks propel market

Shares made good gains on Tuesday thanks to the push from banking stocks.

Recommendations for EVFTA, EVIPA given the go-ahead

The EVFTA includes 17 chapters, two protocols and a number of accompanying memorandums of understandings on trade in goods and services, investment, trade remedies, competition, state-owned enterprises, government procurement and intellectual property.