Only 10 SOEs approved for equitisation in eight months

Only one State-owned enterprise (SOE) was approved of the equitisation plan in August, lifting the total number of approved businesses this year to 10 (nine companies and one civil service unit), latest data of the Ministry of Finance showed.

Deal signed to boost HCM City supporting industries through fairs

The HCM City Centre of Supporting Industries Development (CSID), HCM City Mechanical – Electrical Enterprises, Korea Association of Machinery Industry and the Korea-based Coex Company on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to organise the Việt Nam International Machinery Fair and Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair.

Province to prioritises hi-tech

he northern province of Ninh Bình will focus its investment in projects with high value and welcome investors with new ideas or breakthroughs in technology to promote its vast development potential.

VN backs ASEAN-China cooperation

Việt Nam highly values and has made active contributions to ASEAN – China cooperation, stated Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ at the opening ceremony of the 15th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) and China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, on September 12.

ASEAN unity key to deal with US-China trade tensions

ASEAN Unity and economic integration are the key factors that can help its members as the trade tensions between the United States and China escalate, participants in a panel on the geopolitics of trade agreed at a session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN yesterday.

VN-Index rises for fourth day running

Share prices on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchanged rose for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday thanks to the activity of foreign traders and strong growth from oil and gas stocks.

$123m bank divident payout

Vietcombank has decided to pay shareholders a cash dividend at a rate of 8 per cent after last year’s business results.

PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc receives WEF Executive Chairman

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed his delight at the growing co-operation between Việt Nam and the WEF, which has met interests of both sides, at a meeting on Wednesday with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, who is in Hà Nội to co-chair the WEF on ASEAN 2018.

Mekong Delta start-ups flourishing

The growth of entrepreneurship within Bến Tre Province and the Mekong Delta has been flourishing in recent years, officials said during a conference on start-ups held in Ben Tre City on Tuesday.

WEF on ASEAN starts with open forum

More than 1,000 participants joined the open forum: ‘ASEAN 4.0 for All?’, which officially kickstarted the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018, on Tuesday morning in Hà Nội.

Over 20,500 cars sold in August

The Vietnamese people bought more than 20,500 cars in August, decreasing 4 per cent compared with the previous month, according to a report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

VN implements biggest mining project in Laos

The Lao Government and Việt Phương Group (VPG) from Việt Nam on Tuesday signed a contract for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Laos’ Sekong province.

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