Việt Nam News

An Giang Province’s exports grew by 2.43 per cent last year to US$840 million to comfortably achieve the target set at the beginning of the year.

On December 11 the State Bank of Việt Nam reduced the value of the đồng against the US dollar by VNĐ9 from the previous day to VNĐ22,775 (US$1).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has advised Vietnamese exporters to strictly abide by regulations related to products’ origin.

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has recently accepted or looks set to accept the listing of three more large-cap companies, but questions remain following a volatile year for the market.

Long An Province-based Lavifood Joint Stock Company on January 6 put into operation a fruit and vegetable processing plant in Tây Ninh Province’s Gò Dầu District.

The tra fish export sector was probably the most improved industry this year, but rampant production could lead to excess supplies and price drops, according to Việt Dragon Securities Company (VDSC).

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch two new domestic routes connecting HCM City and Chu Lai in the central province of Quảng Bình, and Đà Nẵng City and Cần Thơ City this month.

The Sơn Dương deep-water port in Hà Tĩnh Province is expected receive 28 million tonnes of cargo from roughly 1,513 ships in 2019, according to the Formosa Hà Tĩnh Company.

Bottom purchase demand helped shares finish last week on a positive note, but a single gaining session does not mean that the market’s downtrend in the past three weeks has stopped, analysts said.

Provinces in the country’s south-eastern region have reported not only high economic growth in 2018 but also a trade surplus.

Việt Nam will enhance its telecommunications infrastructure, expand its broadband network and develop 5G mobile connectivity this year.

The Ministry of Finance has issued new securities-related service regulations for trading organisations and commercial banks doing business in Viet Nam’s securities market.

Despite being seen as a potential blockchain development nation, Việt Nam lacks a proper legal framework which may prevent the country maximise benefits from the emerging industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng asked the Ministry of Construction to pay attention to the development of social housing projects and homes for low-income earners while enhancing urban management and creating favourable conditions for construction businesses.

The central province of Quảng Nam has approved hi-tech farming and agriculture park projects in Thăng Bình District and the township of Điện Bàn on 425 hectares of land with total planned investment of VNĐ5.4 trillion (US$239 million) by 2024.

Shares ended the first week of 2019 rallying after the previous three-day collapse had sent shares’ price down to attractive levels which triggered investors to bargain hunt.

HCM City-based fund management company, Dragon Capital, has become a major shareholder in Việt Nam’s three biggest securities firms.

Vietnamese agriculture and food company PAN Group JSC has sold all its capital contribution at PAN Pacific Company Limited and PAN Pacific Services Company Limited, the company announced in a statement published on its website.