Việt Nam News

Vietnamese shares will continue to rise this week, according to securities analysts and brokerage companies, as foreign investors buy local assets. Positive first-quarter earnings reports and macroeconomic indicators to be released soon are also expected to influence this trend.

Many listed companies have announced high dividends early this year to reward investors following a surge in profits last year.

The VN Sustainability Index (VNSI) will make its debut in July to evaluate the sustainability performance of companies listed on the stock market of Việt Nam.

A conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng on Thursday to discuss how to realise the US$10 billion shrimp export target by 2025 as requested by the Prime Minister.

Vietnamese shares rose for a second day on both local exchanges on Friday, driven by banking-finance and energy stocks following speculations on a local bank’s divestment from its sub unit and slight increase in oil prices.

Domestic airlines, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet and Jetstar Pacific, have decided to raise ticket prices for both domestic and foreign routes as of April 1.

People visit a porcelain product kiosk at Hồng (Red) River Delta Trade Fair, which opened on Thursday in northern Ninh Bình Province.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Việt Nam surged to US$7.71 billion in the first quarter of 2017, exceeding the amount during the same period in 2016 by 91.5 per cent.

Though introduced to Việt Nam a decade ago and experiencing rapid growth in the last three years, office-tel apartments have not received official legal recognition in Việt Nam.

Cần Thơ City will solve existing difficulties in property trading activities to recover its real estate market in five years, according to its urban development plan by 2030.

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) has received preliminary approval from the State Bank of Việt Nam to establish a foreign-owned subsidiary bank in the country.

Việt Nam’s two major cities, Hà Nội and HCM City, topped the table of office yields, according to the latest World Office Yield Spectrum report by Savills and Australia’s Deakin University.

The People's Committee of the central province of Quảng Nam commenced construction on a state-of-the-art water recycling plant in the Tam Thăng Industrial Park (IP) in Tam Kỳ City on March 23.

Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of HCM City’s People’s Committee, has sought support for setting up business incubators from Israel, which has an established reputation as a start-up nation.

Forty-nine contracts were signed during the two-day regional conference on food security in Hà Nội, which ended Thursday, the Netherlands’ deputy minister of agriculture Marjolijn Sonnema said.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng has taken drastic measures to improve its business environment after it ranked at the bottom of 2016’s Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).

The Vietnam Saigon Textile and Garment Industry/Fabric and Garment Accessories Expo (Saigon Tex 2017) that will showcase high-end machinery and equipment and feedstock for the textile and garment industry will be held in HCM City next month.

Việt Nam has officially halted meat imports from 21 Brazilian companies, which are being investigated for allegedly bribing state officials to facilitate the sale and export of sub-standard meat products.