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VN needs national standards for real estate brokerage

Promoting renewable energy an urgent requirement: Experts

Along with its rapid economic growth, Việt Nam’s electricity demand is also increasing strongly, at around 10 per cent a year, causing huge pressure on the energy sector, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VN stocks to struggle amid mixed corporate earnings

The ongoing earnings season has created a divergence among groups of stocks and could derail the market from its short-term uptrend.

VN has trade surplus of about $1.6 billion in H1

Việt Nam gained a trade surplus of $1.59 billion in the first half of this year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.

PVN facing difficulties in ensuring national energy reserves

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) needs to set up a national energy reserve centre to deal with emergencies when there are interruptions in the supply source, said Deputy General Director of Vietnam Petroleum Institute Nguyễn Hồng Minh.

HCM City co-working office space market developing strongly

The flexible office market in HCM City comprising co-working and serviced offices is among the fastest growing in the Asia Pacific, market researchers said.

HCM City sets scorching economic pace in first half

HCM City’s economy grew by 7.86 per cent year-on-year in the first half of the year to VNĐ611.5 trillion (US$26.3 billion).

Sơn La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2019 launched in Hà Nội

Building a good trade marketing campaign will help provinces not only to increase sales of their agricultural products but effectively build their product brands.

Vietnamese firms urged to export through Amazon

Vietnamese businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, should export their products through the Amazon e-commerce sales platform, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

MoMo leads in e-wallet market: poll

MoMo was voted the most popular electronic wallet in Việt Nam in 2019 in a poll conducted by Nhịp Cầu Đầu Tư (Investment Bridge) magazine.

Property supply expected to increase in H2

The supply of real estate products is expected to surge in the second half of the year but a market bubble is unlikely to form, according to general secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Property Brokers Nguyễn Văn Đính.

ADB maintains Viet Nam’s 2019 growth forecast at 6.8 per cent

The predictions in the Asian Development Outlook Supplement are unchanged from the forecasts made in the April report.

VN-Index finishes the week on a positive note

Vietnamese shares picked up on Friday as market sentiment turned positive again during the earnings season, following an official comment from a Fed official.

Viettel posts profit of US$915 million

Viettel Group posted consolidated profit of VNĐ21.3 trillion (US$915 million) in the first half of the year, representing a 10.2 per cent year-on-year increase and surpassing 24.7 per cent of set targets.

Indovina Bank, Cathay Holdings and Finaxar partners to finance Vietnamese SMEs

Finaxar Việt Nam, Indovina Bank and Cathay Financial Holdings on Thursday announced its partnership to improve access to financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Việt Nam.

FPT Retail focuses on pharmacy segment

FPT Digital Retail JSC (FPT Retail) recorded net revenue of more than VNĐ8 trillion (US$343.35 million) in the first half of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 7.5 per cent.

State Treasury raises over $343m via G-bonds

The State Treasury of Việt Nam mobilised VNĐ8 trillion (US$343.35 million) through Government bond auctions on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Cashew export volume up more than 21 per cent in June

In the first six months of this year, cashew nut exports reached 195,700 tonnes, worth about $1.5 billion, up 12.2 per cent in volume, but down 12.1 per cent in value year on year.

Construction firm Coteccons prepares for revenue and profit to fall

The company expects profit to decrease by 14 per cent against 2018, at VNĐ1.3 trillion.

Vietnamese firms urged to transform in digital age

The internet and smartphones are having a profound impact on consumers in many areas and offering manufacturers and retailers the opportunity to promote their products while also bringing challenges in understanding new shopping trends and identifying effective methods of communication, a seminar heard in HCM City on Thursday.

PAN Group offers to buy over 7.7 million Bibica shares

Vietnamese agriculture and food company PAN Group Joint Stock Company (PAN) has just offered to buy more than 7.7 million shares of Bibica Corporation, one of the leading confectionery businesses in Việt Nam.