Việt Nam News

Total value of stock market capitalisation in the first 10 months was equal to 61 per cent of Việt Nam’s gross domestic product, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) reported.

Ride-sharing services, which allow two or more passengers to share a single trip, could significantly help alleviate congestion and contribute to unlocking a city’s potential.

Telecom group Viettel has topped the list of the biggest tax payers in Việt Nam in 2016.

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI).

The General Department of Customs has asked the management of origin and labels of imported products to be enhanced.

HCM City plans to put projects under the Build-Transfer (BT) investment model under more scrutiny by auctioning land instead of offering it in exchange for infrastructure.  

At the APEC Summit, the central city of Đà Nẵng has called for investment in nine projects in tourism and entertainment worth an estimated US$500 million. It says it wants the development done as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Build-Own-Operate (BOO) models.

Profits of many commercial banks this year will hit the highest levels since 2012 thanks to rising capital demand, experts have forecast.

A number of strategic documents that orient long-term co-operation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) region over the coming decades will be presented to the bloc’s ministers and leaders this week, according to Chair of 2017 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Bùi Thanh Sơn.

Việt Nam’s leading international water supply, sanitation, water resources and purification event, VIETWATER 2017, opens today in HCM City.

Shares advanced for a third session on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as property developers and energy firms were able to maintain momentum.

Việt Nam has been an open trade hub in the past and is striving hard now to become a trustworthy and potential trade partner in the world business community, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Tuesday.

Special Administrative Economic Units in Việt Nam will face challenges in raising funds from different sources and models in the context of limited state funds over the coming years.

The first APEC Digital Prosperity Award was given to Airlala, a Việt Nam-based e-commerce platform, on Tuesday as APEC senior officials began their policy deliberations.

The growth rate of the mineral exploitation sector in the first 10 months of the year posted a decline of 7.4 per cent from the same period last year.

The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the southern province of Đồng Nai has, so far, this year surpassed the US$1 billion target set for the entire 2017.

Hà Nội has called for investments from Finland in water supply, renewable energy, waste treatment and smart-city solutions.