Việt Nam News

Việt Nam Payment Solution Joint Stock Company (VNPAY) has set a national record by becoming the country’s first and only unit integrating payment methods using QR codes on mobile banking applications.

The Vietnamese đồng will not depreciate much against the US dollar in the second half of this year, so the whole year’s slide will be 3 per cent at the most, the Bảo Viet Securities Company (BVSC) has forecast.

Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) remained the largest broker in Việt Nam in the second quarter of 2018, accounting for 23.08 percent of the brokerage market share, according to the HCM City Stock Exchange (HoSE).

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is holding a summit in September, called WEF ASEAN 2018, focusing on regional entrepreneurship and the impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on regional economies and business community. Justin Wood, WEF Head of Asia-Pacific Region, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Hoàng Sơn on the issues facing local startups and businesses.

Việt Nam should have policies and more support for local businesses in trade activities with partners in the Middle East and Africa.

A training programme to improve workforce capacity for Vũng Tàu’s small- to medium-sized businesses has yielded excellent results, according to the Vũng Tàu Department of Industry and Trade. .

Both main Vietnamese stock indices lost ground Thursday amid profit-taking pressure on trade war fears.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 4 released anti-dumping duties on imported cold-rolled stainless steel products after its second review for application of the duties.

Toyota Motor Việt Nam (TMV) has imported 200 cars through Hiệp Phước Port in HCM City after six months of suspending imports to Việt Nam.

Việt Nam’s economy can be re-defined by focusing on the effective exploitation of four megatrends affecting the country’s sustainable and competitive development.

Shares were volatile on Thursday morning as many large caps plunged, weighing on the two markets.

The Việt Nam Manufacturing Expo (VME) 2018 will return to Hà Nội in August, showcasing a wide range of machinery and industrial know-how from over 200 brands.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Xuân Cường, stressed the significance of improving human resource training to meet the requirements of agriculture 4.0, which refers to farming practices that use technological advances of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to increase productivity and sustainability.

The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông is aiming to build a brand for its avocado by applying good agricultural practices and traceability of origin, local officials told a news briefing in HCM City yesterday.

A conference to review 30 years of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam will be held in the first week of October 2018, according to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Việt Nam’s exports to Germany hit US$2.85 billion in the first five months of this year, up 8.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Nearly VNĐ5 trillion (US$216.5 million) will be invested in building a solar power plant in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuận.

The Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) has proposed the government use the medium-term public investment budget for the 2016-20 period to upgrade fisheries ports to meet European Commision (EC) requirements for the supervision of fishing vessels, traceability and management of fisheries products.