Global firms explore investment in City

Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City Nguyễn Thành Phong received entrepreneurs from some multinational groups on Friday to brief them on investment opportunities in the city.

 

Demand for affordable apartments on the rise

The affordable apartment segment will be the star of the property market in the coming years, but its supply is increasingly scarce while the demand for this type of apartment remains high, according to an analysis by property services firm CBRE Việt Nam.

Traceability of goods key to firms

The traceability of goods is crucial to firms’ production and trading activities, but public awareness of the importance of traceability remains low, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đặng Hoàng An during a seminar held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Friday in Hà Nội.

Finland, VN discuss start-up funding

Việt Nam is becoming an attractive destination for foreign investors in innovative and creative start-ups, attendees said at a workshop in Hà Nội on Friday.

Ghost Month no longer a real estate horror

Property transactions have not been beset by the usual gloom in this year’s “Ghost Month” as both local developers and home buyers have gradually changed their attitudes.

Gov’t aims to boost public service payment through banks

The Government will continuously fine-tune legal regulations to encourage and popularise the payment of public services through banks, deputy governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) Nguyễn Kim Anh said at a forum on accelerating the payment of public services via banks held in Hà Nội on Friday.

City opens 7th safe farm produce market

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development opened a safe farm produce market at the District 2 Children’s Cultural House on August 24, the seventh in the city.

Negative sentiment ends VN-Index rally

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index ended its six-day rally as investor confidence was dampened by negative developments of the US-China trade dispute but strong purchases helped offset some of the losses.

ICT Day to promote Việt Nam-Japan IT collaboration

Japan ICT Day 2018, themed “Việt Nam – Japan IT Co-operation in the 4th Industrial Revolution”, will take place in Hà Nội and the central city of Đà Nẵng from August 28-31. The event will be hosted by the Việt Nam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA) as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. 

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