Việt Nam News

The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng received pledges for investments worth nearly VNĐ123 trillion (US$5.4 billion) in 47 projects at an investment conference on Tuesday with a focus on renewable energy, high-tech agriculture and tourism services.

Following the bullish session on Monday, local markets were fragile on Tuesday with both indices falling on weakening investor sentiment, as external factors increase volatility in the market.

The 5^th Fair and Exhibition of Seeds and Hi-Tech Agriculture opened yesterday (June 21) at the Biotechnology Center in HCM city, providing opportunities for local farm producers and distributors to enhance co-operation.

The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế plans to give a geographical indication (GI) tag to Huế’s cajuput tree oil, helping consumers recognise the origin as a characteristic of the product.

The central city of Đà Nẵng will host the 18th Việt Nam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2018) from June 28 to July 1, organisers announced. 

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has asked banks to provide enough switchboard operators and improve technical infrastructure to process complaints efficiently.

State Bank of Việt Nam has tightened regulations on corporate bond purchase by credit institutions and foreign bank branches.

Việt Nam’s airports served 43.3 million passengers and transported over 603,000 tonnes of cargo in the first five months of this year, said the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). 

Information technology group FPT Corporation (FPT) recorded a post-tax profit of VNĐ1.18 trillion (US$51.7 million) in the first five months of this year, up by 21 per cent year-on-year.

HCM City expects its project on international credit evaluation to be highly effective, contributing to the prestige, reputation and expansion of financial resources for the development of the city.

A new office of the Investment Promotion and Enterprise Support Centre of Sóc Trăng province’s Business Incubator was inaugurated on June 18.

The third edition of Denimsandjeans.com Vietnam Show will take place at Riverside Palace, HCM City, from June 27 to July 18.

MobiFone has sent messages to its customers announcing that the operator stopped providing services with e-wallet Vimo from June 7.

Authorities in the southern province of Bến Tre will focus on building brandnames for local special fruits, gaining prestige in the market and building good image that can ingrain into the consumers’ consciousness.

Despite the imposition of anti-dumping duties on colour-coated steel products by Indonesian authorities, Vietnamese steel producers should not worry about the possibility of losing competitiveness, according to the Việt Nam Steel Association (VSA).

Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Southeast Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SeABank) has signed a strategic and comprehensive cooperation agreement to exploit and promote strengths in the fields of operation and business.

MTA, Việt Nam’s largest International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition, will be held in HCM City from July 3 to 6, offering a forum for local and international businesses to network and learn about the latest happenings in the three industries.

Experts have predicted a lacklustre future for a chain of economic zones (EZs) built more than a decade ago in the central region. Instead of working together for common benefits, these EZs are competing against each other.