Việt Nam News

The central province of Quảng Ngãi has put into operation the first solar power plant in Mộ Đức district after three years of construction, supplying 28 million kilowatts per hour to the national grid each year and saving 21,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Việt Nam recorded a trade surplus of US$771 million in the first four months of this year, much lower than the $3.7 billion surplus seen in the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said in a monthly report.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Finance Ministry revised petrol prices up on Thursday, marking the third time they had made price adjustments after using the price stabilisation fund.

The Việt Nam International Cafe Show has opened in HCM City.

Việt Nam recorded a year-on-year rise of 2.71 per cent in consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on April 29, marking the lowest rate of increase seen in three years.

In three years since it launched the Đồng Khởi Start-ups and Enterprise Development Programme, Bến Tre Province has adopted many policies to support start-ups, leading to a rise in the number of businesses and jobs, and economic growth, officials told a recent review conference.

Saigon Petro Company Limited recently proposed policies for the development of E5 RON 92 to be reviewed over the significant declines in sales of this biofuel.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has continued to urge relevant ministries to revise legal frameworks in order to allow large State-owned commercial banks to use the State budget for their capital increases.

Though the private sector now accounts for 42 per cent of GDP, more can be done to reach the sector’s full potential

Vietnamese shares slid Thursday as investors began to take some profits from last week’s markets advance.

As the Vietnamese stock market has been volatile in recent months, many listed firms have given up on plans to issue shares to raise charter capital.

Last month, Bamboo Airways operated a total of 1,319 flights, of which the number of on-time flights was 1,225, or 92.9 per cent. With this figure, Bamboo Airways maintains its top spot in terms of punctuality in Việt Nam which was previously established in the first quarter of the year.

Climate and sustainable development are among key issues currently under discussion between high-level officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its member countries at the 52nd ADB Annual Meeting being held in Fiji on May 1-5.

The State Treasury of Việt Nam has announced plans to auction Government bonds through the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) in the second quarter with a total issuance of VNĐ80 trillion (US$3.43 billion).

The Ministry of Finance has released a circular to instruct State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to use book-building to sell shares owned by the State.

Việt Nam’s poultry producers have a big opportunity to export their products thanks to high supply levels, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Start-up businesses have become more important to the Vietnamese economy in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, their size and quality have remained modest compared to their potential. They need support from incubators and investors, who are able to provide advice and opinions so they can maximise their capability. Vũ Anh Tuấn, director of the Quang Trung Software Business Incubator, talks to Việt Nam News about the issue

Due to the unclear regulations on condotels, the market in Đà Nẵng slowed down in the first quarter, according to Colliers International Vietnam’s Quarterly Knowledge Report.