Việt Nam News

With an increasing amount of data and faster processing power, AI, blockchain, cloud and data technologies are increasingly applied in almost every industry, opening up new business opportunities and attracting new investments, experts told a tech summit in HCM City yesterday (Aug 29).

Many commercial banks are racing to mobilise capital, luring customers with deposit interest rates of up to more than 9 per cent or 10 per cent per year.

As the Vietnamese e-commerce market booms, businesses still face many challenges to stay afloat.

Vietnamese shares moved up little on Thursday as retailers and food companies were boosted by the increase of August consumer price index (CPI).

The bond issuance aims to raise working capital for its mid- and long-term loan demand.

This number of shares was lower than its initial buyback plan of 25 million shares.

Việt Nam-Israel bilateral trade is likely to top US$1 billion this year, the Vietnamese trade office in Israel said on Wednesday.

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index declined on Thursday morning as investors sought ways to leave large-caps and turned to smaller stocks amid uncertain market conditions.

London-based SOCO International Plc hopes to expand its investment, exploration and exploitation, and improve the output of oil and gas in Việt Nam.

MoneyGram, a global provider money transfer and payment services, and HDBank on August 28 signed an agreement to provide home remittance delivery services in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam has been very successful in the software outsourcing field over the past decade that many countries regard it as an Asian outsourcing hub.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set targets to increase the use of organic fertilisers by the end of next year.

The General Department of Customs has required the customs departments of provinces and cities to intensify inspections to fight origin-related fraud, violations of intellectual property (IP) rights and illegal transport of import and export goods.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are working to promote the Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) with a focus on improving specialised inspection of import and exports.

Việt Nam has issued a number of policies to support the business sector to create social impact, however, these policies need to be complemented by activities to promote implementation.

Guangdong wished to co-operate with Việt Nam in infrastructure improvement, production capacity enhancement and cross-border economic development, said Vice Governor of China's Guangdong province Ouyang Weimin.

Việt Nam’s Government always encourages the development and effective use of renewable energy sources.

Vietnamese shares ended Wednesday on a negative note as skepticism about a global economic recession and trade tensions weighed in on market sentiment.