PM Phúc celebrates Singaporean firm, urges real estate investment

Việt Nam will create favourable conditions for investors, including Singapore’s CapitaLand Group, to operate successfully in Việt Nam, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told President and CEO of CapitaLand Lim Ming Yan during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

Noodle firm earnings plunge

Colusa-Miliket Foodstuff Joint Stock Company’s (Miliket) audited financial report for 2016 showed a 40 per cent drop in pre-tax earnings compared with the previous year, indicating a loss of market share.

Vinacomin must shape up: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked ministries to supervise operations of Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) after its poor production and business performance in 2015-16, according to Government portal chinhphu.vn.

VN confectionery booming

Market observers see a positive outlook in the long term for Vietnamese confectionery exports.

Number of new VN businesses shoots up in Q1

Nearly 26,500 enterprises were created in the first quarter of this year with a total registered capital of over VNĐ270 trillion (US$11.8 billion), according to preliminary data reported yesterday in Hà Nội by the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Enterprises Development Department.  

IVS to expand to Japan via merger

Vietnam Investment Securities Company (IVS) will merge with Japan Securities Incorporated (JSI) to boost the number of customers, financial capability and expand the operation to Japan.

Shares narrow gains on short-term risk

The VN-Index tapered its gains to 0.2 per cent to close yesterday’s trade at 723.5 points on investor fears of a downward correction after the benchmark index reached a fresh ten-year high.

Việt Nam rice exports drop in Q1

Việt Nam exported an estimated 1.28 million tonnes of rice in the first three months of the year, earning US$570 million. But the exports were 18 per cent lower in volume and 17.3 per cent lower in value compared to the same period last year.

Quảng Bình sells itself in Hà Nội

 The central province of Quảng Bình and the capital city of Hà Nội co-organised a conference in Hà Nội on March 25 to promote tourism connectivity. 

AmCham gala spotlights VN-US relations

Việt Nam and the US have witnessed remarkable strides and historical milestones in bilateral relations over the past 20 years, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said on Saturday.

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