Việt Nam News

The Vincom Retail Joint Stock Corporation, a member of property developer Vingroup, has appointed Thái Thị Thanh Hải as its new chairman, starting on June 7.

The seafood companies should work closer with various ministries like trade and industry and foreign affairs to overcome trade barriers that hinder Vietnamese seafood exports, a top agriculture official said.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang aims to mobilise VNĐ215 trillion (US$ 9.5 billion) for socio-economic development by 2020 and VNĐ 1,000 trillion (US$ 45 billion) by 2030.

FastGo Việt Nam Company Limited under the NextTech Group launched its ride-hailing service, “FastGo,” here on Tuesday after three years of development.

More than 1,500 delegates, including Government, ministry, sector and locality leaders, representatives of international organisations and diplomatic agencies, investors and businesses are expected to attend a conference in the capital. 

Phương Nam Cultural Joint Stock Corporation has proposed a plan to shareholders to sell its stakes in CJ CGV Vietnam Co. Ltd, which operates Viet Nam’s largest multiplex cinema, CGV.

The Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) officially launched its information and technology company -- VNPT – IT on Tuesday.

The Chairman of the People’s Committee of the south central province of Bình Định on Tuesday approved a proposal for a solar power project in Phù Mỹ District.

The world’s wooden interior décor market is predicted to grow at 3.5 per cent in 2018 and continue expanding, providing opportunities to Việtnamese businesses to increase exports of the products. 

HCM City will work closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in translating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two sides into projects, said a municipal official. 

Sales of fast moving consumer goods have slowed down this year in both urban and rural areas, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers' behaviour.

Despite smartphone manufacturers’ best efforts, there is still a  big market in HCM City, often driven by nostalgia, for old feature phones, which drives their prices often to fancy levels.

Seventy-four per cent of software installed on computers in Việt Nam is unlicensed.

Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Bank (SHB) and Việt Nam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) have been assigned to support projects signed between Việt Nam and the World Bank.

Vietnamese shares sloped on Tuesday as recent rallies triggered a massive sell-off among investors to lock in profits and further market decline is in forecast for local markets.

As many as 72 per cent of Vietnamese fintech companies were opting to co-operate with local banks instead of competing, according to Lê Anh Dũng, director of the Payment Department under the State Bank of Việt Nam.

Experts have warned enterprises to be more cautious with their US dollar loans amidst a significant rise in the lending and appreciation of the greenback.

The internet of things (IoT) is growing rapidly world-wide ushering in momentous changes and huge opportunities for businesses, a conference heard in HCM City on June 12.