Việt Nam News

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang plans to launch more than 50 projects to attract domestic and foreign investment.

The Prime Minister has appointed Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng as the new chairman cum general director of Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, starting June 14, 2018.

The State Treasury of Việt Nam has mobilised over VNĐ65.8 trillion (US$2.89 billion) via government bond (G-bond) auctions at the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) since the beginning of 2018.

The Việt Nam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) on Thursday held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to approve a plan to supplement its charter capital.

Việt Nam’s economy is forecast to continue improving, with gross domestic product expected to expand by 6.8 per cent this year, said the World Bank in its latest economic update for Việt Nam. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam attended the opening ceremony of the 5th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 25th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province on Thursday.

Among key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, blockchain is one of the breakthrough examples which is predicted to lead the revolution in the coming decades.

The Vietnamese rubber industry is targeting sustainable development in addition to new trademarks and higher-quality products, speakers said at a seminar held on June 14 in HCM City.

As I have highlighted several times in this column, Việt Nam now has the second fastest growing economy in the world, after China.

Vietnamese shares slipped on Thursday as foreign investors struck a large net sell value after the US central bank raised interest rates and signaled more hikes to come this year.

The Netherlands seeks to establish a partnership with Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ in hi-tech agriculture.

Authorities in central Quảng Trị Province have initiated moves to build Quảng Trị Airport through a public-private-partnership (PPP).

Central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province plans to expand the Phú Bài International Airport to accommodate 3 to 3.5 million passengers by 2020 and up to 7 million per year by 2025. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has unveiled a plan to allow Vietnamese gamblers to play at a casino in the southern province of Kiên Giang.

The Vân Đồn International Airport in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh is scheduled to receive its first flight in December this year, according to investor Sun Group.

Sweden’s Wayne's Coffee opened its first cafe in Việt Nam on Wednesday with the aim of establishing the coffee chain all over the country.

Truong Bomi (Nguyễn Xuân Trường), CEO of AhaMove, a motorbike-based start-up using technology for delivery services, and Phan Bá Mạnh, CEO of Anvui, a start-up that provides management solutions for inter-provincial bus services companies, spoke to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Linh Anh about the opportunities of local start-ups in applying smart mobility solutions to Việt Nam’s current traffic situation.

Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) will hold its first shareholders’ meeting on June 21 in Quảng Ngãi City after five months since its initial public offering (IPO) on January 17 this year.