Việt Nam News

The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) granted licences to 464 foreign investors in July, including 58 institutional investors.

Việt Nam will attract more foreign direct investment and boost its agricultural and fisheries exports through free trade agreements, experts have said.

The VN-Index made gains on Thursday thanks to increasing buying power on large-cap stocks.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange has announced the decision to approve the registration of trading shares of the Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport Joint-stock Company (Vietravel).

During the period, 17.3 million tonnes of cement and clinker were shipped to overseas markets, the data shows.

The State Treasury of Việt Nam mobilised VNĐ1.85 trillion (US$79.54 million) through Government bond auctions on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) on Wednesday.

Giao Hàng Nhanh (GHN), a logistics service provider for e-commerce business in Việt Nam, official launched a new automatic goods sorting system with capacity of 30,000 parcels per hour at its warehouse in Long Biên District, Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Some 27 firms from Singapore and Malaysia on Tuesday participated in a conference in Cần Thơ City to explore investment and cooperation opportunities with firms in the region, according to Cần Thơ Promotion Agency (CPA).

Việt Nam’s exports of farm products, fruits and vegetables in particular, have been rising consistently. But they are exported mainly as raw and fresh items, offering low value addition.

China’s yuan (renminbi) has remained above the sensitive level of seven to the US currency for the last three days, hinting that trade friction between the US and China is entering a dangerous phase. The escalating tension between the two world powers is predicted to have negative impacts on Việt Nam’s trade in the short term.

Factories which omit too much carbon dioxide waste will have to pay fees under a new pilot scheme in four provinces.

Family-run businesses need to develop clear and early succession plans, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese shares inched up on Wednesday as investors sought safe investment in banks, retailers and construction companies.

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (Vietjet) will team up with Swift 247, a technology start-up providing super express air delivery service (Swift247) and Grab to develop solutions for connecting road and air travel to customers across Southeast Asia.

Việt Nam exported 4.01 million tonnes of rice worth US$1.73 billion in the first seven months of 2019, up 2.1 per cent in volume but down 14.3 per cent in value from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A delegation of Singaporean and Malaysian firms is seeking investment opportunities in the southern city of Cần Thơ.

Japanese food and ingredient firm Takesho plans to build a plant to process shrimp heads and shells, CEO cum chairman Toshinao Tanaka said at a meeting on Tuesday.

Vietnamese shares inched up on Wednesday morning as investors sought safe investment in banks, retailers and food and beverage companies.