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Việt Nam speeds up electricity market reforms, eco-industrial park development

VN stocks slide, but market prospects remain positive

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange inched down 0.13 per cent to close at 834.21 points.

Vinacas tells cashew enterprises to trade carefully

The Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas) recommends cashew processing enterprises to be calm and not to sell-off their products to avoid potential losses.

Vietnam Airlines to open more domestic flights this month

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will open more five domestic routes from this month with ticket fare priced at VNĐ99,000 per way.

Petrol prices increased in latest adjustment

The retail prices of oil and petrol increased as of 3pm on Wednesday after eight consecutive decreases following adjustments made by the ministries of finance, and industry and trade.

PM permits re-opening of sub-border gates with China

The Prime Minister (PM) has permitted to re-open sub-border gates and border crossing to resume goods trading activities between Việt Nam and China, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Nội Bài Int’l Airport among the world’s top 100 for five years running

Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội has made it into the world’s top 100 airport listing for the fifth consecutive year in 2020, the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) said on May 12.

Conflicting policies, land issues and disease hinder equitisation of SOEs

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was being hindered by troublesome policies, lack of transplarency in land management and the recent devastation inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said.

Target of one million firms a tall order amid COVID-19

The target of one million businesses by 2020 could be hard to hit with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is optimism regarding the task.

Bắc Ninh banks offer support to keep businesses afloat

Banks in Bắc Ninh Province are offering reduced interest rate loans to businesses to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SSI increases charter capital to $259.3 million with bonus share issue

SSI Securities Corporation has increased its charter capital to over VNĐ6.029 trillion (US$259.3 million), 1,001 times the capital it had at the time of establishment.

VN shares rally higher on new rate cuts

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.84 per cent to end Tuesday at 835.32 points.

Central bank slashes rates to aid post-pandemic recovery

The State Bank of Việt Nam on Tuesday decided to slash many rates by up to 0.5 percentage points for the second time in 30 days in a bid to get the economy back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City recovers more than VNĐ1.1 trillion in tax

HCM City Tax Department has fined a number of tax violators and managed to reclaim more than VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$51 million) for the State budget in the first four months of this year.

Bắc Giang will boost domestic lychee consumption due to difficulties in export

Bắc Giang Province will promote domestic consumption of lychees due to difficulties faced in exporting this kind of fruit this year.

Four-month State budget revenue posts drop as Gov’t offers tax relief

The State budget revenue in January – April was estimated to total VNĐ491.38 trillion (US$21.18 billion), representing a drop of 5.9 per cent against the same period last year.

France to import hundreds of millions of masks from Việt Nam

France has announced it would import hundreds of millions of antibacterial cloth masks from Việt Nam by air.

Hà Nội implements six solutions to improve PCI ranking

Hà Nội is implementing six solutions to improve the city’s ranking in the PCI in 2020, maintaining its position among the top ten localities in the index.

COVID-19 sends Vietnamese shoppers online

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the shopping habits of Vietnamese consumers, many of whom are moving online, experts said.

VFCA wants to cut trading during massive sell-off sessions

The Việt Nam Financial Consulting Association (VFCA) has recently asked for securities transactions to be suspended during massive sell-off sessions to stabilise the market.

State-owned enterprises forecast revenue down due to virus

Nineteen State-owned groups and corporations under the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) expect to incur losses worth some VNĐ26 trillion (US$1.1 billion) this year due to coronavirus crisis.