In a policy turnaround, the Government has said it is determined to assist food and beverage importers and producers by reducing inspection times, costs and criteria, opting for businesses to make self declarations instead of being constantly watchdogged by officials.
Shares are expected to move modestly in the coming two trading sessions as investors settle trading before the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, while concerns remain following recent turbulence in global markets.
Vietnamese shares recouped part of the week’s losses on Friday as the current massive sell-off across the stock market triggered investors to scoop up stocks at bargain prices.
Leading mobile phone service providers Viettel and MobiFone have said they are ready to cope with the expected rush during the Lunar New Year.
As demand for cash withdrawals at ATMs doubles or triples around the Vietnamese Tết holiday, banks are recommending customers use electronic payment or scan their cards at POS machines or use quick response (QR) codes instead of withdrawing cash at ATMs.
Trade in paper between Việt Nam and India is quite low and there is significant potential for growth, a meeting between Indian and Vietnamese paper companies heard in HCM City on February 9.
Only 3 per cent of a total of 267 million shares offered in the initial public offering (IPO) of Power Generation Corporation 3 (Genco 3) on Friday were sold successfully, a poor result given the high market expectations before the sale.
For two years, the Hải Phòng Chamber of Commerce, Investment and Tourism has played a key part in making the northern port city one of the most attractive destinations in the country.
Many tech firms this year are expected to add up to 10-50 per cent more employees to their IT teams as prospects for the country’s IT industry are bright, according to recruitment companies.
Vietnam Airlines will start operating direct flights from Taiwan to CầnThơ and vice versa, said Nguyễn Phúc Điền, head of Vietnam Airlines’ branch in CầnThơ, on Thursday.
The balance of the petrol price stabilisation fund surged to more than VNĐ5.1 trillion (US$ 224 million) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, the Ministry of Finance has reported.
Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) and NghiSơn Petrochemical and Refinery LLC (NSRP) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on converting bank service.
Tax collection to the State budget was estimated at VNĐ99.5 trillion (US$4.4 billion) in January, according to a report by the General Department of Taxation.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc signed a decision on Thursday to appoint Nguyễn Hoàng Anh to the post of chairman of the special committee to manage State capital at enterprises.
Nguyễn Cảnh Vinh stopped assuming the position of general director of Southeast Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SeABank) from February 8.
The State Securities Commission has granted registration certificate on public offering of shares to VNDirect Securities Corporation (VND).
Wholesaler MM Mega Market Vietnam has unveiled plans to stock VND3 trillion worth of merchandise during Tết to meet customers’ demands for the 2018 Lunar New Year.
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iệt Nam’s economic growth hit a 10-year high of 6.8 per cent in 2017, cementing the country’s status as an investment hotspot. But while we expect growth to remain robust in the years to 2022, replicating last year’s pace is unlikely amid a Chinese slowdown and the difficulties of sustaining the surge in credit growth of recent quarters.
Credit is forecast to accelerate from the end of the first quarter this year to maintain the same growth rate as 2017.
Nearly 1,000 “clean” agricultural and other speciality products and consumers goods are on display at the Green Market– Tết Consumer Products fair, which opened on February 8 at the Phú Thọ Stadium in HCM City’s District 11.
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