Việt Nam News

The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ has shown strong socio-economic performance in the first half of 2018, with all indicators exceeding the targets. 

National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) said it was coordinating with relevant partners to prepare for the resumption of Bình Phước Ethanol Plant in the southern province of Bình Phước. 

The State Bank of Việt Nam has sought the Government’s permission to allow credit institutions more time to sell their stakes in other lenders since many smaller ones are struggling to do so.

Việt Nam is the holy grail for global beer companies, with the market continuing to grow while many others have flatlined, but the competition is fierce.

The local business environment has not witnessed strong reforms although the government has made efforts to improve the same over the past years, according to experts.

Việt Nam witnessed a growth in textile and garment exports to most of the major markets in the first five months of 2018, reported the General Department of Việt Nam Customs.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has decided to hold Việt Nam’s staus in the equity market in the Frontier Markets Index until 2019.

Vietnamese stocks had experienced a volatile week with three deep bearish trading sessions among low overall liquidity given the massive sell-offs of foreign investors.

More than 13,690 new ".vn" domain names were registered last month, taking the total number so far to over 444,860, 10.2 per cent higher than a year ago, according to the Việt Nam Internet Network Information Centre.

With Việt Nam signing many multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and attracting more and more foreign investment, it is hard to avoid grievances and disputes, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday (June 22).

Việt Nam has big potential in applying 4.0 technology to develop retail banks and payment utilities.

Vietnamese shares added value nationwide in the last trading session of the week but suffered low liquidity, as oil and bank shares took the spotlight in spite of previous steep declines.

Cần Thơ Mineral and Cement Joint Stock Company will cancel its listing on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange planned for June 29, the stock exchange has announced.

The Ministry of Construction has offered nearly 80.58 million shares of the largest ceramics producer Viglacera in an attempt to offload the State capital in the company.

The retail price of biofuel E5 RON 92 fell by VNĐ329 to trade at a maximum of VNĐ19,611 (US$0.85) per litre at 3pm today, the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance announced.

Việt Nam’s favourable geographical location as well as its strong import demand and preferences brought by free trade agreements (FTAs) make exporting wood products to Australia a viable prospect.

The Prime Minister has approved the equitisation plan of Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines).

The Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin or TKV) is targeting VNĐ116.9 trillion (US$5.1 billion) in revenues in 2018, up 9.3 per cent year-on-year.