In the first six months of 2018, there were 150,010 flights operated by domestic carriers including Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (Vasco), a year-on-year increase of nine per cent.
Weak credit institutions in the process of restructuring and dealing with bad debts will be put under special control in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions, according to a decree being drafted by the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing necessary documents to submit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the National Assembly for approval by the end of this year.
The NextTech Group yesterday signed a comprehensive co-operation agreement with 12Trip.vn - an online travel portal with a large database in Việt Nam, which provides nearly two million hotel rooms worldwide and airline tickets from over 600 domestic and international airlines.
VinFast will debut its first two models of sport utility vehicle (SUV) and sedan at the Paris Motor Show, the world’s busiest automotive event, in Paris in October this year.
Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam Company (Doosan Vina) has shipped the first batch of the Shoaiba-4 Seawater Desalination Project to Saudi Arabia following the $430 million contract was signed by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) of Saudi Arabia and Doosan Vina last year.
More than 5,500 Taiwanese smart-tech and eco-friendly lifestyle products will be on show at the Taiwan Expo from July 26 to 28 in HCM City.
With Việt Nam set for rapid urbanisation, sustainable development is an urgent task for the property sector, a seminar heard in HCM City on July 19.
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG) of Singapore is particularly interested in sponsoring thermoelectric projects invested by the Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), an official from the bank said on July 19.
The plan for the merger of the Hà Nội and HCM stock exchanges has been submitted to the Government for review, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Red tape is the main hurdle to the development of the mechanical engineering industry in HCM City, businesses in the sector told city authorities at a meeting on Wednesday (July 18).
Việt Nam’s laws about transfer pricing remain inconsistent and have many loopholes, causing great loss of State revenue, speakers said on July 19 at a meeting held in Hà Nội.
Cargo shipping has seen positive growth in the first six months of the year, with 254.8 million tonnes handled via the country’s seaports, up 17 per cent on last year.
The State Capital Management Committee for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) should be empowered to take close watch of the SOEs in order to improve the management of State capital in those companies, according to economist Phạm Chi Lan.
Vina-Japan Shirogane Logistics Company Ltd on Thursday broke ground for a US$5.4 million logistics centre at the Phú Mỹ 3 Specialised Industrial Park in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu.
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Brian Spence, our expat financial services expert, explains why the entrepreneurial culture and infrastructure in Việt Nam provide such fertile ground for new businesses.
Shares were mixed at closing on Thursday, higher on the HCM City Exchange but lower on the northern bourse, experiencing strong volatility with big variation in large-caps’ prices.
The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has required commercial banks to control their credit growth in line with their capital mobilisation ability and credit growth limits set by SBV.
As many as 32 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and international organisations have confirmed that they will attend the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) slated for September 19-22 in Hà Nội.
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