Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) and the Petrolimex Group Commercial Joint Stock Bank (PG Bank) have called off a potential merger after nearly two years of negotiations.

Cambodia and Myanmar offer huge investment opportunities in the agricultural sector for Vietnamese firms, experts said.

Strategic investors in tourism-casino complex will have to commit an investment of some US$1 billion for a casino project.

Đồng Tháp Province, already the largest tra fish producer in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, has further increased the breeding area this year because of the high prices the fish is fetching.

Remittance to HCM City in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 4.5 per cent against the same period last year to reach US$1.12 billion, a Central bank official said.

Apple Việt Nam LLC has launched a discounted replacement programme for iPhone’s expired battery from now until December 31 this year.

Southern Bình Thuận Province’s People’s Committee has issued a decision on investment policy for the SôngLũy 1 solar power plant, invested by Quang Điện Bình Thuận Investment Joint Stock Company.

Doosan Heavy Industries Việt Nam Co. (Doosan Vina) has shipped reverse osmosis (RO) expansion racks and high pressure piping systems – equipment essential to desalination filter systems – to the Escondida Water Supply plant in Chile.

More than 30 travel firms in HCM City will sell nearly 60,000 domestic and outbound tours at 15-50 per cent discount at the HCM City Tourism Fair to be held from April 12 to 15.

The country’s shrimp export business could be in for a tough year, due to sharp rise in global surplus supply and a drop in market price.

The Europe–Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to create momentum for the domestic textile industry to develop in the future, experts said.

The revenue of Vietnamese network operators has suffered an uncharacteristic low in the first quarter of this year due to new legislation reducing top-up promotions for pre-paid subscribers from 50 per cent to 20 per cent. The reduction of the promotion was put into force last month.

Việt Nam exported 74,580 tonnes of cashew worth US$758 million in the first quarter, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Social enterprise is making huge strides in Việt Nam, promising great things for investors, entrepreneurs and society at large. Here, our UK expat financial services expert, Brian Spence explains how you can get involved.

The fourth Mining Việt Nam 2018, an international mining and minerals recovery exhibition and conference, will be held on April 18-20 at the International Centre for Exhibition in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index ended Thursday on a positive note as investor sentiment improved slightly, but a volatile market is forecast for the next trading day.

Việt Nam is among top 10 countries in which information of Facebook users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, according to Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer.

Several Vietnamese firms are participating at the 15th Malaysia International Halal Showcase 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. They include Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro), Trung Nguyên Coffee, Lộc Trời Group and Asia Fish Oil Corporation, an affiliate of Sao Mai Group.