Việt Nam News

Automechanika HCM City (AMHCMC), the business exhibition for the automotive services sector in Viet Nam, will be held at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) from April 25 to 27.

Up to 777 investors have registered to buy shares of Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) at an auction due on April 17, according to Hà Nội Stock Exchange.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) has reported that its audited combined post-tax profit for 2017 had dropped by more than VNĐ1.23 trillion (nearly US$55 million) compared to 2016.

The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) of HCM City will send a delegation to study the market and promote trade and investment in Cuba from April 15-24.

Vietnam Airlines said since April 11, 2018, it has diverted its flights to and from Europe to avoid flying over the Black Sea due to rising tension in Syria.

The southern province of Bình Dương will shorten the time for enterprises to start up their business in a bid to improve the province’s investment and business environment, said Trần Thanh Liêm, provincial People’s Committee (PPC) chairman.

The northern province of Phú Thọ hopes Japanese businesses will continue to invest in the Vietnamese locality and commit to create favourable conditions for their operation.

The Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee will provide financial support to farmers who take part in growing crops on shared large fields and join co-operatives. 

Coconut producers have been given a timely boost after plans were revealed to offer more support to those who work in the industry.

The Ministry of Construction has urged authorities on Phú Quốc island in Kiên Giang Province and Vân Đồn island in Quảng Ninh Province as well as Vân Phong Bay area in Khánh Hòa Province, to take immediate steps to control surging land prices.

Việt Nam witnessed a trade surplus of nearly US$2.7 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs.

Many Vietnamese prefer to keep the bulk of their wealth in physical cash or property, but there are numerous reasons why investing in a more diversified portfolio of investments is a safer – and more lucrative – course.

To sustain the growth of their industry Vietnamese textile and garment firms should pay more attention to technologies and their value chains, a conference on textile value chains heard on April 12.

In contrast with previous optimistic forecasts for Việt Nam’s economic growth in 2018, the World Bank (WB) has estimated a modest figure of 6.5 per cent, 0.2 percentage point lower than the National Assembly’s target.

What comes to mind when you think of Phú Quốc Island? Pristine beaches, historic sites, Buddhist shrines, or fishing villages?

A strong cash flow poured into large-cap stocks during the ATC trading session helped the benchmark VN-Index recover nearly six points, returning to level 1,170 points.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on April 10 to cooperate in capital market development.

National mobile network operator Vinaphone targets a pre-tax profit of VNĐ1.4 trillion (US$61.4 million) in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent.