Việt Nam saw 8,320 newly established enterprises begin operations in the first month of this year with total registered capital of VNĐ151.1 trillion (US$6.5 billion), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Business Registration Management Agency.
The national industrial production index (IIP) in January expanded 7.9 per cent year-on-year, much lower than the growth rate of 22.1 per cent in January 2018, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Hòa Phát Corporation announced on January 29 that its steel products are now available in 14 countries with a total export volume of nearly 240,000 tonnes in 2018, up 50.97 per cent annually.
Việt Nam’s oil and gas output hit an estimated 2.05 million equivalent tonnes in January, surpassing the monthly target by 5.8 per cent.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Hà Nội should change its mindset to draw more foreign direct investment (FDI) capital and improve the use of FDI capital in at least 10 years with rising challenges and opportunities, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said on Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has approved a project to enhance air connectivity. It will open new routes and increase frequency of existing flights between Vietnam and major tourist destinations around the world.
Listed companies and public enterprises owned fully or partially by the State are required to start internal audits on April 1, 2019.
Vietnamese consumer prices rose slightly in January on increased shopping demand as the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays were approaching.
South Korea was the largest export market for Vietnamese squid and octopus last year, accounting for 40 per cent of the total value, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Jewellery sales are booming ahead of the Lunar New Year early next month.
A draft regulation that would require banks to provide details of customers’ accounts to tax authorities which has caused controversy has been removed from the latest version of the draft Law on Tax Management.
Delivery services, especially items for Tết (Lunar New Year), are working hard to meet the surge in demand in the run-up to the year’s biggest holiday in HCM City.
The mass trade of imitation products and a lack of Geographical Indication (GI) are seen as major reasons behind falling prices for Lý Sơn garlic, the product known as the ‘King of Garlic.’
Shares closed Tuesday on a positive note thanks to the strong recovery of banking stocks.
According to commitments in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Japan will eliminate 86 per cent of tariff lines for Việt Nam as soon as the trade pact becomes effective.
Standard Chartered Bank (Việt Nam) Limited on Tuesday successfully placed Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation’s (REE) inaugural VNĐ2.3 trillion ($100 million) fixed rate bonds.
The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) net injected more than VNĐ47.5 trillion (US$2 billion) into the open market operation (OMO) last week to support the liquidity of the banking system amid rising capital demands at the end of the year.
