Việt Nam News

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) rate in 2016 was 6.21 per cent, predictably below the set growth target of 6.7 per cent.

Shares were mixed yesterday with moderate trading liquidity as investors chose to stand by on a lack of market information.

Increased growth, reduced spending and less debt guarantees are the solutions as rising public debt and its repayment exerts a lot of pressure on the Government, Đặng Đức Anh, a senior official with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, tells Vietnam News Ageny (VNA).

Viettel Telecom will provide free 4G SIM cards to its users ahead of the launch of its 4G network in the first quarter of 2017.

Tân Á Đại Thành Group this morning began construction of a factory producing water heaters and filters in the Kiện Khê 1 Industrial Complex in Hà Nam Province's Thanh Liêm District.

The northern key economic region’s development is of great significance to the socio-economic development of the Red River Delta and the country, heard a conference on Tuesday.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Wednesday raised the reference USD/VNĐ exchange rate by 4 đồng, taking it to a record high of VNĐ22,156 per US dollar.

Vinh Foods products, a brand of catfish processor Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation, have been put on the shelves of Mercadona, the largest supermarket chain in Spain, from December.

Inter-bank interest rates unexpectedly declined by 0.2-0.7 per cent for all tenors in the past week thanks to improved liquidity, according to a new report from the Bảo Việt Securities Company (BVSC).

After more than one month of considering, Nguyễn Thu Phương, a young girl from District 3 of HCM City has decided to choose Taiwan as her travelling destination at the coming Lunar New Year.

Developing a fertile ground for agriculture start-ups will be crucial for the sector’s much-needed transformation, experts said at an online forum yesterday.

The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development launched a programme dubbed “Green Connection towards A Clean Agriculture” in HCM City yesterday to strengthen the linkages between various players in the agricultural production chain.

The benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange bounced back 0.2 per cent to close at 663.86 points after sliding on Monday.

On the sidelines of the Vĩnh Phúc investment promotion conference, Việt Nam News reporter talks to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Đức Tài about the province's policies to boost investment in the upcoming time.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expects the northern Vĩnh Phúc Province to become a leading economic hub in the northern region as well as a destination for renewal and innovation.

The State has invested VNĐ2.4 trillion (US$205 million) in Bắc Ninh Province in 2016, an increase of 6 per cent against last year, the provincial General Statistics Office said.

China has authorised 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into its market, Việt Nam’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) announced.

Vietjet will sell five million air tickets at only VNĐ5,000 (20 cents) per ticket from December 28, 2016 to February 28, 2017, as part of its fifth anniversary celebrations.