Việt Nam News

Việt Nam’s tourism industry is expected to maintain a high growth rate this year but remaining sustainable while still achieving such growth rate is a big challenge. Việt Nam News’s Mai Hương speaks to Lê Tuấn Anh, deputy director general of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism’s international co-operation department, about the country’s tourism branding strategy.

The benchmark VN Index rose sharply in the morning session but narrowed its gains because of increased profit-taking pressure during across the counter trading on Tuesday.

The industry-real estate-finance conglomerate T&T Group and France’s industrial Bouygues Group on Tuesday signed a co-operation agreement to invest in urban railway project No 3 and upgrade Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hà Nội.

The Government has issued a new decree which it says will help build a "clean and transparent multi-level marketing environment".

 Some 26,785 new enterprises were established in Việt Nam in the first three months of this year, with total registered capital of approximately VNĐ278.49 trillion (US$12.2 billion).

The LienVietPostBank, SCB, MB and VIB are due to organise the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders this week.

During January-March, FDI witnessed a significant yearly decline of 25 per cent to $5.8 billion, but disbursement rose by 7.2 per cent year-on-year to $3.88 billion, FIA said.

The People’s Committee of northern Vĩnh Phúc Province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday with the Sumitomo Group of Japan and the Thăng Long Industrial Park Co. Ltd.

The FLC Group on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to buy up to 24 A321neo aircraft for Bamboo Airways.

Vietnam Airlines Corporation and Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) signed a long-term flight hour support contract for maintenance of Boeing 787-9 in Paris on Monday.

Sugar company shares have underperformed in the last three months, contrasting with the general uptrend of the stock market and other sectors, thanks to large stockpiles and falling sugar prices.

 Shares rebounded on Monday after tumbling last Friday, staying on the uptrend for most of the trading day, driven by strong cash flow into large-cap stocks.

Grab yesterday officially announced that all of Uber’s motorcycle riders and taxi drivers in Việt Nam would work for Grab from April 8^th.

Việt Nam’s wood industry faces a quandary as bright export growth prospects are clouded by difficulties in finding the necessary raw materials.

The profits of many banks in the first quarter of this year are estimated to rise higher than that of the same period last year thanks to significant credit growth.

Việt Nam’s industry will contribute 40 per cent to the national GDP by 2030, according to a newly issued resolution.

Construction and development giant Becamex IDC and Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT East) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding for building a smart city in the southern province of Bình Dương.

There is great potential for export of Vietnamese organic agricultural products the US and Europe, but businesses need guidance and support from trade promotion offices to achieve this.