Việt Nam News

Experts said the legality of coastal condotels should be clarified since the product had recently emerged an investment trend in Việt Nam's realty market.

The number of companies involved in foreign trade has increased, indicating simplified customs procedures, a senior official in the Customs General Department said.

Though Việt Nam possesses huge amounts of iron ore, there is a serious shortage of steel for the mechanical engineering industry and defense industry, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Heavy Industry Department Director Trương Thanh Hoài told online newspaper news.zing.vn on Monday.

Việt Nam will likely launch its bond derivatives market in the first quarter of this year. This is part of the four-year roadmap for the domestic bond market prepared by the Ministry of Finance and projected to be submitted to the Prime Minister this year.

The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange climbed to a nine-year high in the last trading session of the lunar new year as investor confidence was positive on expectations for a better trading year when the market returns after the Tết holiday.

State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has urged commercial banks and card issuers to ensure smooth operation of automatic telling machines (ATMs) before the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays begin.

The Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam on Tuesday signed regulations on boosting restructuring of the system and settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs), and making the banking system safe.

The three telecommunication groups under direct management of the Information and Communications Ministry (MIC) will have to develop their equitisation plans in 2017, according to the Minister of Information and Communications, Trương Minh Tuấn

The Việt Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will take place from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Centre in Hà Nội, the Việt Nam Tourism Association announced on Monday.

The regulations regarding franchise activities in Việt Nam are provided in the 2005 Commercial Law. However, such regulations were issued in 2005 and there are some defects in this law.

People are flocking to streets and shops in HCM City to shop for Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, and sellers say sales are booming.

Mobile phone operators said they are making preparations to avoid network congestion during the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) collaborated with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) to host a Vietnam-Japan economic dialogue on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Shares advanced on both local exchanges yesterday, driven by bank and energy stocks as investor confidence was positive for companies releasing good earnings reports.

HCM City’s People’s Committee had given Vingroup Joint Stock Company (Vingroup JSC) the go-ahead to invest in a sports and entertainment complex in District 2’s new Thủ Thiêm urban area.

All credit institutions will be subject to restructuring in the next few years, according to Nguyễn Văn Hưng, deputy chief inspector of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

Hà Nội authorities have asked three construction giants to devise planning schemes to develop the areas along the iconic Hồng (Red) River that flows past the capital city.
 

Despite facing difficulties, Việt Nam will strive to achieve rice exports of more than 5 million tonnes this year, the Việt Nam Food Association has said.