Việt Nam News

The portfolio value of Việt Nam's first exchange-traded fund (ETF) VFMVN30 as of June 13 touched VNĐ6.3 trillion (US$272 million), making it the largest domestic stock fund in the market.  

Sixty Vietnamese enterprises have participated in a consultation programme supported by Samsung experts since 2015, helping to reduce their error rates and improve productivity.

Japanese investors are welcome in Cần Thơ and local authorities will create favourable conditions to lure more foreign investment, according to vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Dương Tấn Hiển.

The Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) plans to strengthen the supersivion and management of state capital and assets at 19 State-owned groups and corporations.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade and local business associations have organised several international agriculture fairs at Phú Thọ Stadium in District 11 from June 19 to 22.  

Vietnamese and Israeli experts, businesses, officials and researchers discussed policies on innovation for Việt Nam during a conference in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

In Hà Nội, most major supermarkets such as Vinmart, Co.opmart, Hapro and Big C sell many supermarket-branded products.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has recently made public a draft circular on safety limits for banks and called for public comment on the proposed changes. The circular would tighten regulations on loans, especially in the high-end real estate segment. Nguyễn Quốc Hùng, director of the SBV’s Credit Department, talked with the media about the issue during a meeting last week

The Việt Nam Asset Management Company is planning to develop a new strategy for buying and selling bad debts in Việt Nam this year, in which it will play a central role to promote the development of the debt trading market.

The Vietnamese Government will work to remove bottlenecks and create the best conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea to operate in Việt Nam, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ stressed on Wednesday.

Grab’s acquisition of Uber in the country did not violate Việt Nam's competition law, the Việt Nam Competition Council (VCC) has said.

Vietnamese shares gained slightly on Wednesday as the market sentiment was buoyed by positive news from the US-China trade war but investors were still aware of the key events ahead.

Việt Nam's domestic bond market has rebounded in the first quarter of this year, marking an increase of 0.7 per cent in value of the domestic currency to US$51.4 billion after falling 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s latest issue of Asia Bond Monitor.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in June was certified with a 4-star airline rating by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh on June 18 discussed measures to speed up the signing of the Europe-Việt Nam economic agreements with European business associations.

Demand for credit information is increasing as the financial market and the digital economy continue to expand, speakers said at a workshop on "Credit Information Services for Better Financial Inclusion" held on June 18 in HCM City.

Only 32 per cent of consumers in Việt Nam believe their personal data will be treated in a trustworthy manner by organisations offering digital services, according to a study recently released by Microsoft and IDC Asia Pacific.

PV Power reported positive business results in the first five months despite difficulties the company faced in generating power this year.