Việt Nam News

The appreciation in land prices seen in HCM City in recent years is spreading to its adjoining provinces, according to traders and agents.

Việt Nam’s tea export dropped in both volume and value in the first four months of 2018 despite a price hike.

Eight teams from six universities nationwide will compete in the final round of the self-driving vehicle contest — Digital Race 2017 – 2018 next Thursday in Hà Nội.

The affluent Middle East is a promising market for Vietnamese companies, the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said.

After Uber’s departure from Việt Nam’s ride hailing market, a newcomer named Mass Vehicle Ledger Foundation Pte. Ltd (MVLchain) has made its move to enter the country’s Grab-dominated ride industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked the State audit agency to review the investigation conclusions concerning tax liabilities of two corporations amounting up to VNĐ4.35 trillion (US$191 million).

Samsung Electronics Việt Nam (SEV), Directorate of Vocational Education and South Korea-based Samsung Skills Training Centre signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday.

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said on May 10 it would relocate its Southeast Asia headquarters from Singapore to the Vietnamese capital of Hà Nội.

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) will open its first branch in Việt Nam on July 2. It is the ninth wholly foreign-owned bank and first Singaporean bank in the country.

The derivatives market proved its attractiveness when the value of its transactions rose threefold in April as the stock market posted a downward trend, reported Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI).

Bến Tre Province plans to carry out more public information initiatives and other activities to encourage investment in agriculture, according to Nguyễn Hữu Lập, the deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee.

The good news just keeps coming for the Vietnamese economy. As discussed in this column, it enjoyed its strongest start to the year in a decade – growing by 7.38 per cent year-over-year – in the first quarter of 2018, marking itself out as one of the true powerhouses of Asia. Best-case expectations for full-year growth are in the region of 6.7-6.8 per cent, but there are hopes of just over 7 per cent from some quarters.

Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) sold over 58 billion kWh of electricity in the first four months of 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of 10.59 per cent.

Recent surges in transactions and withdrawl fees at a number of commercial banks had seemingly gone against the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) initial policy roadmap for a seamlessly cashless society.

Land prices have surged on Côn Đảo Island, a popular tourist destination in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province, due to massive land speculation.

Việt Nam will continue to ensure enforcement of intellectual property rights violations and strictly deal with violators, representatives of the Market Surveillance Agency (MSA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said at a forum on raising IPR awareness held yesterday in HCM City.

The domestic tra fish industry is facing a boom in the development of production at present, according to experts and enterprises.