Việt Nam News

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked South Korean firms, including electronics giant Samsung, to continue playing a leading role in pushing Vietnamese support enterprises for joint development.

Vietnamese shares corrected on Tuesday following recent rallies as investors tried to offload more stocks in order to gain short-term profits.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) money into the southern province of Đồng Nai reached US$186.4 million in the first two months of this year, three times higher than in the same period last year.

Mobile World Investment Corporation has approved a plan to pour another VNĐ1 trillion (US$43 million) into its grocery store chain subsidiary Bách Hóa Xanh to raise the company’s charter capital.

Việt Nam’s trade turnover reached US$43 billion in the first month of 2019, the best January performance seen in the last few years, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A conference on market promotion for the Vân Đồn International Airport will be held from February 28 to March 1 in Quảng Ninh Province.

The support industry, along with the labour, tourism and agriculture sectors, should become the spearheads in the co-operation between Japan and Việt Nam.

The Japanese government on February 25 organised a signing ceremony to provide non-refundable aid worth a total of more than US$300,000 to two ongoing projects in Việt Nam.

The Vietnam Business Association in the Republic of Korea (VIBAK) held a seminar in the southern city of Ansan on Sunday to discuss startups and business registration.

AEON considers Việt Nam a key investment destination in the region, with the group planning to pour some US$5 billion into shopping malls nationwide, raising the total to 30 malls and creating jobs for 50,000 local labourers.

Demand for cement and clinker is expected to increase marginally to 98-99 million tonnes, according to the Ministry of Construction.

On the occasion of the visit of General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng to Cambodia from February 25 to 26, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải talk with the Vietnam News Agency about economic and trade development co-operation between the two countries.

More Vietnamese businesses should be shifting to processing and exporting vegetables and fruits,which has high demand worldwide, Võ Mai, deputy chairwoman of the Việt Nam Gardening Association, has said.

The HCM City People’s Committee has announced plans to hold an investment promotion conference in March.

Vietnamese shares advanced on Monday with positive investor confidence in global market moves, but strong selling pressure could be a challenge in the coming days.

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam last week recognised the brand ownership for a species of chives grown in Bình Hải Commune in the central province of Quảng Ngãi’s Bình Sơn District.

Businesses in Hà Nội are cashing in on the mania surrounding the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un.

The Government will double the credit limit for poor people seeking loans without collateral, as part of efforts to reduce poverty and prevent loan sharks.