Total state budget revenue in HCM City reached VNĐ347.98 trillion (US$15.32 billion) in 2017, slightly more than the year’s target, and up 13.5 per cent compared to 2016, according to the city’s State Treasury.
Information and Communications Minister Trương Minh Tuấn acknowledged on Thursday that social network site Facebook has co-operated with the Government of Việt Nam in dealing with defamation of the nation.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng urged the Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to focus on restructuring and improving business efficiency in 2018.
Last year was favorable for hydropower companies as demand for electricity grew faster than power capacity. This was enhanced by early rainfall which helped increase production.
Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index rose slightly yesterday as recent growth of local stocks triggered investors to sell to make some profit.
The nation’s mechanical sector need radical reform despite its recent progress in quality and output, experts and policymakers agree.
Việt Nam’s much vaunted digital access and advantages that arise from it could run out of steam unless it is renewed and made more substantial, experts say.
Economic experts forecast prices would be stable in 2018 and might even see a slight decrease, with inflation under control.
The capital city of Hà Nội is planning to develop housing area covering 11 million sq.m in 2018, according to the municipal Department of Construction.
With their growing dependency on online accounts, people are increasingly facing a dilemma – how to choose strong passwords to protect themselves and their data.
Members of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) sold more than 3.2 million motorcycles in 2017, marking a year-on-year increase of 4.8 per cent.
Hà Nội should cooperate with neighbouring provinces to meet the demand for goods on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tết) in 2018.
Việt Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Corporation II (Vinasugar II) will auction 63.59 million shares to the public on February 13, according to the HCM Stock Exchange (HoSE).
Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) reported a pre-tax profit of more than VNĐ11 trillion (US$482.5 million) in 2017.
The Việt Nam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) has reduced interest rates for short, medium and long term loans to five sectors deemed as priorities by the Government.
Military-run telecommunications company Viettel Group was officially renamed Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group and recognised as the national defence and security enterprise with 100 per cent State-owned capital.
Non-performing loans (NPLs) of credit institutions were controlled effectively in 2017, helping the NPL ratio of the entire banking system reduce to 2.3 per cent from 2.46 per cent in late 2016.
Trà Vinh Province is calling for investment in 10 agricultural projects that are part of a plan to develop the area’s agriculture and improve the lives of farmers.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) has ended its “12-year marriage” with Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), offloading its entire holding of more than 154 million shares in the Vietnamese bank.
Credit-risk management should be enhanced to make sure business information was transparent and reliable to improve Việt Nam’s trade, economic and investment conditions, according to Nguyễn Quang Thuân, CEO from data analysis firm StoxPlus.
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