Digital economy needs supporting policies: experts

The Vietnamese Government should outline policies to promote breakthrough technologies and bolster digital economic development amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Bank Country Director for Việt Nam, Osmane Dione said yesterday.

Singapore headphone firm ups investment

Singapore-invested New Wing Interconnect Technology Co in northern Bắc Giang province has raised the investment capital of its project by US$110 million.

Customs to stop accepting cash

Payments of import-export taxes and fees to customs authorities must all be conducted via cashless payment methods or through credit institutions from the beginning of April, according to a requirement recently issued by the General Department of Việt Nam Customs.

Tata’s freeze dried coffee plant opens

A US$65.5 million freeze dried coffee plant of Tata Coffee Việt Nam Company Limited, a member of India’s Tata Group, in the southern province of Bình Dương went operational on Wednesday afternoon after 19 months of construction.

Innovation key to retail industry’s success

Renovation, innovation and disruption are the drivers that will help retailers integrate into the tech world and the creative economy, speakers said on Thursday at a retail technology summit held in HCM City.

VN-Index fail to maintain 1,000 points

Although the VN-Index successfully surpassed the 1,000-point landmark on Thursday morning, it did not maintain the uptrend in the afternoon as the large selling force put pressure on many large-caps.

More foreign investors join VN’s securities market

About 190 foreign investors were granted securities trading codes in February, bringing the total number of foreign investors participating in Việt Nam’s securities market to 29,454, according to statistics of the Việt Nam Securities Depository (VSD).

Hà Nội sets aside 88ha for Formula One in 2020

Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has approved more than 88ha of land in the capital city for the Formula One (F1) race, which is slated to take place in April 2020.

VN ranks fourth in world in consumer confidence in Q4

Việt Nam ranked fourth in the world in its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of 122 percentage points (pp) in the final quarter of last year, according to the Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey conducted in collaboration with Nielsen, a global measurement company.

Discounts for Int’l Women’s Day

Retailers nationwide, including fashion companies, restaurants, service providers and online shopping platforms, are offering attractive promotion programmes for women on International Women Day, which falls on March 8.

Central province sets new course for investment attraction

Despite reaching US$1 billion in annual revenue and recording 9.6 per cent growth, the central province of Quảng Ngãi was facing a series of challenges due to unstable socio-economic development, small scale investment, slow economic structure change, an unskilled labour force and poor urban development.

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