Việt Nam News

The total fish catch in the country reached 496,900 tonnes in the first two months of the year, up 1.2 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

HCM City Stock Exchange has announced the results of registration for the shares auction of Việt Nam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2).

After stopping car exports to Việt Nam for more than a month, Japanese auto giant Honda Motor suddenly decided to import around 2,000 vehicles from Thailand in early March.

Most of the production and business targets of Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group, better known as PetroVietnam, has exceeded the plan for the first quarter.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has urged the US Government to consider excluding Vietnamese products from its newly announced tariff measures on imported steel and aluminium.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index is forecast to struggle due to uncertain market sentiment this week, with eyes on the two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) set to finish reviewing their portfolios on March 16.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the central province of Nghệ An to work harder to double its economic revenues by 2025, to ensure its becoming a locality generating high incomes throughout the region.

 The Nawaplastic Industries, an affiliate of Thailand’s SCG Group, successfully bought 29.51 per cent of stake of Bình Minh Plastics Company (BMP), or 24,159,906 shares worth more than VNĐ2.33 trillion.

Exchange rates for both the central bank and other commercial banks rose slightly in February, while the credit sector showed little significant change, said the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC).

The People’s Committee of HCM City has proposed to impose a tax on apartments and houses which are sold within one year after purchasing, aiming to reduce speculation and ensure stability in the estate market.

Income from services of most of Việt Nam’s commercial banks surged sharply by an average of 35 per cent annually in the past three years.

The Government should acknowledge the significant role developers play in the real estate market and in city planning, experts have said.

The top 30 inbound tour operators in HCM City yesterday signed an agreement with the Tourism Promotion Centre and the Việt Nam Tourism Dentistry JSC to develop dentour services in the city.

The Việt Nam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) has announced its equitisation and divestment plans for its member companies in 2018.

 Việt Nam has become the second largest investor in Laos with investments of US$5 billion, mainly in the agro-forestry sector.

Việt Nam’s real estate sector has witnessed significant participation from Japanese investors through the cooperation with Vietnamese businesses recently, promising to bring many benefits to the real estate market.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index finished Friday in the negative territory as investors took profits after the benchmark surpassed the old peak of 1,130 points.

Nghệ An Province has enjoyed significant growth in investment inflow in the past 10 years since it began holding annual meetings with investors.