Việt Nam News

Việt Nam must become a factory for the world and foster a good investment environment for all economic sectors in order to develop production and boost growth.

Living life in a digital age is a key component for the future growth of Việt Nam. That was the message from Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc who was speaking at the Việt Nam Economic Forum (VEF) held by the Central Economic Commission on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam has experienced a year of socio-economic achievements. For example, economic growth continues at a high level; the macroeconomic environment remains stable; inflation is under control; the trade surplus is at record levels; and the State budget deficit is stable.

Ministries, sectors and localities was asked to control the consumer price index (CPI) in the range of 3.3 to 3.9 per cent this year.

HCM City plans to provide greater support to large firms and solicit investment in infrastructure this year, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of its People’s Committee, said at a review meeting this week.

Do you have some bad financial habits? If so, then you are certainly not alone, since a massive 78 per cent of us will admit to behaving badly with money, according to a new survey by financial services provider OneFamily.

Kaspersky Lab has updated its security solutions for home users.

Việt Nam should have ample motivation to exploit new and clean energy to ensure energy security and address environmental issues. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at a press conference on the issues. Việt Nam News journalist Nguyễn Linh Anh reports.

More than 80 per cent of large-cap stocks on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange declined on Thursday, dragging down the benchmark VN-Index.

On the occasion of upcoming Lunar new year holiday, a number of companies have a high demand for urgently recruiting short-term employers, especially some areas are ready to pay an income of up to VNĐ1 million (US$43) per day.

The State Treasury of Việt Nam mobilised VNĐ11 trillion (US$470 million) through Government bond auctions on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) on Wednesday.

Standard Chartered Bank expects Việt Nam to grow at a steady 6.9 per cent in 2019, as the focus shifts to sustainable growth, while FDI-driven manufacturing and stronger domestic activity is likely to support growth.

In recent years, the Government bond market has become an important capital mobilisation channel for Việt Nam. However, the scale of the country’s bond market is modest compared to national economic scale and to other regional countries. Nguyễn Thị Kim Oanh, chairwoman of Việt Nam Bond Market Association (VBMA), speaks to Vietnam News Agency about proposals to make the Government bond market more attractive.

Pharmaceutical stocks could be a bad bet this year, as the firms are set to report slower earnings growth for 2018.

The first Bến Tre One Commune, One Product Fair in HCM City will be held at Big C An Lạc supermarket in Bình Tân District from January 24.

Việt Nam will focus on attracting private investment in infrastructure to accelerate economic growth, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ Đại Thắng said at the Việt Nam Economic Forum (VEF), which opened on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

The first Bamboo Airways commercial flight took off at 6am on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will keep track of the economic changes in the domestic and the world markets and strengthen its role as a Government advisory body to help ensure the success of the national targets set for this year.