Việt Nam News

Ba Huân Joint Stock Company and Japan’s Ise Foods Inc last week signed a co-operation deal on the production and distribution of fresh eggs, vietnamplus.vn reports.

The agricultural sector gained a trade surplus of US$1 billion in the first two months of this year despite a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 per cent in export value.

Việt Nam’s sea tourism sector has reported annual growth of only 2 per cent to 3 per cent, while other Asian countries have witnessed robust growth in cruise tourism in recent years.

Việt Nam now ranks fourth globally, first in Southeast Asia and second in Asia in terms of exports of seafood, and its products are now available in over 170 countries and territories worldwide.

Investors may keep betting on bank stocks this week, securities firms said, but selling pressure may weigh on the market’s overall performance as local stocks are considered as being overbought in recent days.

Fruit is a key produce of provinces around the Mekong Delta. However, small-scale production and poor links from production to purchase, from process to export, are hindering the development of orchards, attendees heard at a workshop held yesterday in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân lauded efforts and achievements by the Sai Gon Newport Corporation (SNP) over the past three decades when attending its 30th traditional day yesterday.

More foreigners are buying apartments and investing in real estate in Việt Nam, especially in HCM City, with most of them coming from mainland China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.

Việt Nam needs a strategy to promote the development of private firms with a focus on quality, as their contribution to the economy remains modest, attendees heard at a conference in Hà Nội on Friday.

The city of Đà Nẵng has issued a document requesting the management and supervision of real estate brokerages and land transactions be enhanced to prevent unusual price hikes caused by the spread of false information.

Many banks have recently announced they will recruit a large number of personnel to meet their business expansion plans in 2019.

Việt Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has offered to purchase more than 116 million shares of GTNFoods Joint Stock Company (GTN) as GTN indirectly holds shares in Mộc Châu Milk.

Vietnamese shares fell on Friday, ending a three-day rise, as investors continued seeking short-term profits on the last day of exchange-traded funds’ review.

VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment company of VinaCapital, yesterday (March 15) announced the appointment of Dr Philipp Rosler, former German vice chancellor, as the chairman of its advisory board.

Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (ACB) plans to sell treasury shares to raise charter capital in 2019.

Lexus Việt Nam is recalling nearly 300 Lexus GX460 units due to airbag faults, according a report from the importer.

The private sector, despite being considered the driving force of the economy, has yet to achieve a breakthrough due to many reasons, experts said.

The Hà Nội Market Management Department proposed to put businesses via social networks such as Facebook, Zalo or Viber under management as for e-commerce websites.