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Rising credit interest rates pile pressure on businesses, retail borrowers

Automobile sales decrease in August

Sales of automobiles saw a month-on-month decline of 19 per cent to about 21,480 vehicles in August, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturer Association (VAMA).

Việt Nam to gain $11b from wood and forest product exports this year

Việt Nam is likely to reach its export turnover target of US$11 billion from wood and forestry products this year as the main season for business is in the last six months of the year, according to an official of the Việt Nam Timber and Forest Product Association.

PM calls for action to secure sustainable development

Việt Nam will take strong action to promote sustainable development, giving more investment in workforce and advanced technologies, moving towards digital Government and digital society in the future.

Conference discusses growing opportunities for HCM City industries

A conference was held in HCM City on September 12 to discuss the growing opportunities for the city’s industrial sector, especially supporting industries.

Digitalised healthcare and AI help keep cost down

State of the art AI technologies in healthcare are not necessarily expensive or beyond the financial capacity of developing countries including Việt Nam.

VN-Index stops declining, tech shares jump on earnings report

Vietnamese shares headed upwards Thursday, driven by the hunt of technology and banking stocks and positive status of the US-China trade relations.

Gia Lai Electricity to trade 204 million shares on HOSE next week

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange has approved the listing of nearly 204 million shares of Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company under the code GEG

Cần Thơ to host VietShrimp fair in 2020

The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ will for the first time host the VietShrimp, the fair on technology in the shrimp industry of Việt Nam, on March 25-27 next year.

Vietsovpetro raked $1.28 billion from oil sales

Vietsovpetro, a Việt Nam and Russia oil and gas joint venture, earned US$1.28 billion from oil sales in the first eight months of this year, making 19.4 per cent exceeding the yearly target.

Talking shop - EVFTA: Agricultural exporters will increase in professionalism

The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to boost Việt Nam's exports, especially agricultural and aquatic products that already have competitive advantages in the European market. However, the domestic agricultural sector will face challenges when penetrating this market of over 800 million people.

Draft law proposes eliminating 12 conditional business sectors

Conditions for 12 business sectors including commercial arbitration organisations, logistics and franchising are expected to be removed this year.

Experts upbeat about Việt Nam’s consumption outlook

Việt Nam's private consumption growth will remain strong, supported by improvements in the labour market as youth unemployment falls, minimum wages grow and lower inﬂation levels prevail, experts forecast.

HCM City fair brings together supporting industries, manufacturers

The Sourcing Fair for Supporting Industry with Buyers that opened in HCM City yesterday seeks to enhance supply chain linkages in supporting industries, enhance direct connections between foreign and other manufacturing firms and Vietnamese parts suppliers.