Travellers preparing for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday are facing higher fares and a shortage of tickets, with some flyers having to book late evening flights, or book early or late, to save money on domestic routes.
With nearly two billion Muslims world-wide and demand for Halal products being worth around US$2.3 trillion annually, there is potentially a huge market for Vietnamese firms to exploit, experts have said.
In the first nine months of the year, the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank)’s pre-tax profit exceeded the full-year 2017 figure and closed in on the year’s target.
The market is predicted to move sideways or step up very little due to the cautious sentiment of investors approaching the end of the year.
Việt Nam had become increasingly appealing to large foreign investor groups in the textile and garment industry who wanted to seize opportunities before the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in January next year, according to analysts.
The Nghi Sơn oil refinery and petrochemical plant in the north central province of Thanh Hóa officially began its commercial operation on December 23.
VN-Index fell for an eighth consecutive session on Monday due to increased selling pressure at the end of the trading session.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly in the spotlight in Việt Nam, a conference heard in HCM City on December 22.
Exports of agricultural products to the vast Chinese market are expected to increase if branding and quality of Vietnamese goods improve, speakers said at a meeting on Dec 21 in HCM City.
According to Google and Temasek, Vietnamese e-commerce growth rate ranked second in the Southeast Asia, just behind Indonesia.
Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for outgoing General Director of Samsung Việt Nam Shim Won Hwan and Shim’s successor Choi Joo Ho.
The central province of Hà Tĩnh’s Department of Science and Technology (DoST) proposed shutting down Thạch Khê iron mine – the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia – to protect the environment.
Việt Nam would continue encouraging foreign investments in the long term, with focus on high-tech projects and modern governance in a move to expand export markets, join global supply chains and enhance competitiveness.
GDP growth rate is likely to reach a decade high of around 7 per cent in 2018 and maintain the pace next year, according to the National Financial Supervision Committee (NFSC).
Vietnamese users suffered a record VNĐ14.9 trillion (US$637.6 million) in damage from computer viruses this year, an increase of 21 per cent over last year, according to a cyber security assessment report released by Bkav Technology Group this week.
Farmers are increasingly receiving assistance from organisations to help them produce high-quality, traceable goods fit for export, experts said at a conference in HCM City yesterday.
Vietnamese shares ended this week down as the conclusion of the two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the third-quarter portfolio restructuring on Friday drown many large-caps.
Food producer KIDO Group has raised its foreign ownership cap from 49 per cent to 100 per cent, according to a proposal approved by the State Securities Commission on Wednesday.
The retail price of biofuel E5 RON 92 fell by VNĐ394 to trade at a maximum of VNĐ16,787 (US$0.72) per litre at 3pm today, the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance announced.
Komite Anti-Dumping Indonesia (KADI) under Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade officially decided to continue applying the anti-dumping tax of 3.9 per cent on the products from Việt Nam for an additional five-year period.
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