Việt Nam News

HCM City authorities are working with local businesses to ensure supply of essential goods under the city’s market stabilisation programme for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

In a report sent to the Government and the National Assembly, Anh’s ministry said extreme weather conditions have left many hydropower plants without enough water to produce electricity.

Matsumoto Kiyoshi Holding Company on Wednesday approved the establishment of a joint venture in Việt Nam to develop and operate the chain of ‘MatsuKiyo’ pharmaceutical and cosmetic stores in Việt Nam. 

The State Bank of Việt Nam has said it would continue to direct credit institutions to strictly control credit in potentially-risky areas such as real estate and securities, especially Build-Operate-Transfer and Build-Transfer transport projects.

Investment for the city’s first metro line between Bến Thành Market in District 1 and Suối Tiên Theme Park in District 9 will be reduced by VNĐ3.4 trillion (US$146.8 million).

Japanese auto parts maker Toyoda Gosei Co has announced it would invest an additional 1.8 billion yen (US$16.8 million) to build a new airbag factory in Thái Bình Province to increase production capacity in Việt Nam to meet rising global demand.

The Netherlands and Việt Nam are natural partners in agriculture, especially hi-tech agriculture, since they have complementary strengths, experts told a conference in HCM City yesterday.

A fair to introduce citrus fruits and safe agricultural products from Hòa Bình Province kicked off at the Big C Thăng Long supermarket in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The  Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to suspend the import of plywood products to Việt Nam for re-export to the US from December 27 to prevent commercial fraud on goods' origin and illegal transshipment.

Commercial banks remained the biggest bond issuers with VNĐ79.4 trillion worth of bond issuance, accounting for 44.4 per cent of the total figure.

SWIFT247, an express service start-up, in co-operation with budget VietJetAir and Grab, now offers a quick delivery service connecting air and road transportation to customers in the central city after debuting in HCM City and Hà Nội.

Power Logics Bá Thiên Vina Company Limited and Top Intercube Vina Company Limited inaugurated the Power Logics Bá Thiện Vina and Top Intercube Vina factory at the Bá Thiên Industrial Park in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Tuesday.

Dozens of enterprises from HCM City and South Korea’s Daegu City on Wednesday sought investment opportunities at the Daegu Medical Tourism Roadshow in HCM City.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is building infrastructure for the national digital transformation process, focusing on smart manufacturing and smart energy, to develop the digital economy. Head of the MoIT’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Department Đặng Hoàng Hải speaks with Vietnam News Agency about the ministry’s action plan in this area.

Several local banks have reduced their interest rates in recent days, going against the banking sector’s general year-end trend of increasing rates to boost earnings.

New regulations and development in the global economy will have a strong impact on Vietnamese shipping, a conference held to discuss Việt Nam’s Maritime Future heard in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese food producers need to improve quality, adopt international standards and overcome trade barriers in other countries to boost exports, the Vietnam Food Forum heard in HCM City on November 13.

Combatting corruption was a big challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises in many countries, especially in Việt Nam where 98-99 per cent of enterprises fell into that bracket, said Vũ Tiến Lộc, president of Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), at a workshop in Hà Nội on Wednesday.