Việt Nam News

Besides collaborating with a number of brands to offer discounts on many products to help sell them and to reduce spending pressure on consumers after the Covid-19 outbreak, Saigon Co.op is also undertaking many activities to promote consumption of environment-friendly products.

Details on a plan to merge the Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco) and the southern Saigon Railway Transport JSC (Saratrans) will to be discussed Haraco shareholders meeting next week, according to a letter from its board of directors.

National Assembly deputies ratified the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Europe-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) on Monday morning. Vietnam News Agency spoke to various officials about the EVFTA's implementation as well as opportunities and challenges facing Việt Nam on the way to better access to the European market.

Banks, especially State-owned banks, are expected to increase their capital significantly this year as they are allowed to retain profits or pay dividend in shares instead of cash as previously.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given the green light to a new digital programme to increase economic growth over the next five years.

Housing projects not located in urban districts of two special urban areas, Hà Nội and HCM City are permitted to sell land parcels.

The large-cap basket VN30 was driven up 1.5 per cent by 27 of the 30 largest stocks by market value and trading liquidity

The trade pact is expected to boost Việt Nam’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.4 per cent and exports by 12 per cent by 2030 while helping reduce poverty for 100,000-800,000 Vietnamese people

The State Bank of Việt Nam is looking to tighten credit in corporate bonds and the real estate sector provided by non-bank financial institutions with an aim to ensure the safety of the system.

Experts forecast Việt Nam’s wind power sector would further grow in line with the Government’s stronger regulatory support announced recently and rising investor interest, which has strengthened the project pipeline.

Authorities in the central coastal province of Bình Định will offer attractive policies and mechanisms to support Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam in building an automobile manufacturing factory at Becamex Industrial Park.

After the sale, the fund cut its ownership in CII from 8.1 per cent to 7.96 per cent.

The carrier is also selling 6,666 tickets priced from VNĐ66,000 (US$2.8) each one-way or equivalent to VNĐ543,000 ($23) including taxes and fees.

National Assembly deputies officially ratified the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Europe-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) on Monday

Will consumer loans remain a money-spinner for banks post-COVID-19? This was a question recently posed by market observers after witnessing the pandemic’s big economic impact on individuals and households, dragging down demand for personal loans.

With both border gates and seaports with China, the city of Móng Cái in Quảng Ninh Province is a top spot for realty businesses and project developers.

Việt Nam needs to effect changes and reforms to attract more foreign portfolio investment, Andy Ho, chief investment officer of investment fund VinaCapital, has said.

According to Việt Dragon Securities Company (VDSC), given that many countries have gradually resumed economic activities, there will be more workload for Việt Nam.