Việt Nam News

State-owned enterprises can apply the book building method at their initial public offering (IPO) from the beginning of 2018, according to a recently issued decree.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently cut 675 business and investment procedures, equivalent to 55.5 per cent of total business conditions, under the ministry.

Việt Nam should strengthen land and copyright laws to give enterprises more flexibility and to enhance asset security, experts said at an awards ceremony in Hà Nội on November 23 for the country’s 500 most profitable firms.

Nearly 90 local and foreign companies are showcasing their products at the eighth Việt Nam Furniture and Furnishing Fair that opened in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese apparel manufactures need to embrace new technologies to meet the growing global fast fashion trends, according to the Việt Nam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS).

Shares extended gains on Thursday but cautiousness appeared among investors after the VN-Index hit its decade-high.

Applying industry 4.0 advanced technologies in aquaculture is critical for the sector to cope with climate change impact and improve competitiveness, experts said.

The Việt Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) agreed to promote smart tourism in the country.

Threats to information safety and cyber security are becoming more and more serious as technology progresses and Internet becomes increasingly popular, experts said on November 23 at the 2017 Việt Nam Information Safety Day conference.

Hiệp Phước Industrial Park Joint Stock Company (HPI) plans to sell shares to existing shareholders to raise its charter capital to VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.4 million) from the current level of VNĐ600 billion.

VPBank Finance Company Limited (FE Credit) and Germany’s Deutsche Bank signed a US$100 million secured loan in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese products are being displayed to international importers and retailers at the Salon International d’alimentation (SIAL) InterFood 2017 that is underway in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The US Department of Commerce has cancelled a review of the countervailing duty order on steel nails from Việt Nam for the period January 1-December 31, 2016.

Top Vietnamese mobile phone retailer Mobile World Group (MWG) completed its first corporate bond issuance, worth a total of VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$50 million), on November 21.

A conference opened in Hải Phòng city yesterday with a view to promoting cooperation along the economic corridor of Việt Nam’s Lao Cai Province, Hà Nội, Hải Phòng city and Quảng Ninh Province and China’s Yunnan Province.

Over 20 years of development, the Internet in Việt Nam has made impressive advances, permeating into every part of daily life and changing people’s habits, noted Trương Minh Tuấn, Minister of Information and Communications at an event marking Internet Day 2017.

Total lending of the banking sector for securities trading has reached VNĐ10 trillion (US$444.4 million), according to State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) governor Lê Minh Hưng.

Japanese netted melon, a nutritious fruit with a seductive flavour, has been successfully and profitably grown in Việt Nam thanks to the application of high-tech cultivation methods.