The giant of telecom in Việt Nam, Viettel, has achieved major success after 10 years of investment in foreign countries, including ASEAN. On the occasion of ASEAN’s 50th anniversary, Lê Đăng Dũng, Viettel’s Deputy General Director talks with Việt Nam News reporter Vũ Hoa about the group’s contributions to their overseas markets in general and the regional community in particular.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo – Vietjet Air
Business pioneers: their struggles, accomplishments and vision of the future
Mai Kiều Liên - Vinamilk
Phạm Nhật Vượng - VinGroup
According to the recently issued Decision 1381/QĐ-BTC by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), firms operating in Việt Nam with foreign direct investment (FDI) will be subjected to regular and sudden examinations by appropriate Vietnamese authorities of both their physical and financial assets.
The State Capital Investment Company (SCIC) will further sell over 48 million shares in Việt Nam’s top listed firm by market value, Vinamilk, this October.
Unlicensed buildings could be revaluated and might not be demolished, provided they can meet the required standards with further planning and development, said Lê Quang Hùng, deputy construction minister.
HCM City should build social housing priced at up to VNĐ1 billion rather than VNĐ200-300 million to ensure a reasonable quality of life for their occupants, the city’s top construction official has said.
FLC Group has expressed its desire to develop a smart urban complex in the centre of northern Thái Bình City, Trịnh văn Quyết, group’s chairman of the management board, said.
The benchmark VN-Index failed to conquer the short-term resistance point of 790 for a second day on Friday, dragged down by bank stocks, while growth of many large-cap stocks supported the market.
Mobile World Corporation, one of the biggest mobile phone and accessory retailers in Việt Nam, is preparing to take over local electronics and pharmacy retail firms for VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$111.1 million).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Agency for Regional Industry Development (ARID) and the Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade (DIT) jointly held the eight annual conference on trade promotion for Southern cities and provinces on Thursday, affirming the regions’ numerous successes and discussing solutions to remaining problems.
Domestic firms in the leather and footwear industry lag far behind their FDI peers as Viet Nam cements its position as a leading world exporter in the sector, experts say.
Vincom Retail, the Vietnamese mall operator under the property and retail conglomerate Vingroup JSC, plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to Bloomberg.
The Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV) on Thursday launched the VNĐ10 trillion (US$444.4 million) credit package with preferential interest rate for small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Việt Nam’s tuna export turnover has risen 21 per cent year on year to hit US$271 million in the first half of 2017.
The sixth Zhejiang export fair, one of the most prosperous provinces in China, kicked off in Hà Nội on August 3.
Together with high profits of trillions đồng in the first half of this year, domestic commercial banks reportedly recruited thousands of employees in the period to boost development.
After the first half, nine hydropower plant operators posted VNĐ2.11 trillion in revenue and VNĐ941.7 billion in net profit.
 Series Promotion Events will be held from September 7 to 11 at Hong Kong’s K11 Art Mall.)
