Việt Nam News

Nearly 100 businesses from Việt Nam and Laos gathered at a conference in Vientiane on Friday to seek partnership opportunities, an activity within the framework of the Laos-Việt Nam Trade Fair 2018.

Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khánh Hòa on Saturday officially opened a new terminal for international services (first phase) which has total investment of over VNĐ3.7 trillion (US$164 million).

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has proposed building a co-operation programme between the Vietnamese and Japanese Governments to effectively enforce the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the northern province of Thái Nguyên to strive to become a leading hub of industry, service and innovation in the northern region and the country as a whole.

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term local and foreign-currency deposit and issuer ratings  for the Hồ Chí Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) to B1.

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.08 per cent in the first half of the year, marking the highest rate since 2010, fueled by robust expansion of the industrial and construction sector and service sector, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The tax incentive mechanism of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will bring great benefits to Vietnamese industries and products, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh.

The real estate market, particularly in central Đà Nẵng city and the central region, has seen a slowdown after a “bubble” period.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Asia Pacific will gain an extra  US$387 billion by 2021 and grow by another 1 per cent annually if the region’s manufacturing sector embraces digital transformation, according to the study “Unlocking the Economic Impact of Digital Transformation in Asia Pacific”.

Brian Spence, our expat financial services expert, considers some UK start-ups that have hit a valuation of US$1 billion or more in recent years – and the magic that made them.

The HCM City Market Management Department carried out 10,560 raids in the first half of the year and uncovered 3,037 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods.

Visa waivers for property developers investing in HCM City have been recommended by the HCM City Real Estate Association to the Government to develop the city's property market.

The formal session of the third International Startup Conference and Exhibition, or SURF 2018, officially opened on Friday in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

Vietnamese shares finished the last trading session of the week on a mixed note with good growth in the energy sector, but fears of a market correction still causing skittishness.

Việt Nam has attracted companies renting industrial property due to low cost as well as strategic location, strong economic growth and development of the middle-class, according to JLL Việt Nam.

Korean companies operating in Việt Nam are seeking more and more workers as their investment continues to rise sharply, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra).

Hải Phòng Customs Department has proposed measures to ministries and departments to solve difficulties in the management and inspection of import and export goods.

Trường Hải Automobile Joint Stock Company (Thaco) has completed the procedures to export 30 fuel tanks of 3,000 liter capacity to JMK Co. Ltd of Republic of Korea.