Việt Nam News

Up to US$291 million was poured into Vietnamese start-ups last year, a year-on-year increase of 42 per cent, according to a recent report by Topica Founder Institute (TFI).

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam has issued a registration certificate for Geographical Indication for Bến Tre Province’s green Xiêm coconut, the province Department of Science and Technology announced on Thursday (March 1).

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has announced the appointment of Yeo Siang Tiong as its new general manager for the Southeast Asia region with a strategic focus on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Việt Nam.

Shares recovered solidly after falling sharply in the morning session to Friday on a positive note as cash poured into the real estate sector.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) has raised its service fees since the beginning of March.

Vĩnh Long and the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union will organise the first ever Agricultural Inputs Festival in the province this month.

Thuận Lợi Limited Company has launched a high-tech organic rice farming project in northern Hải Phòng City’s Kiến Thụy District, the first of its kind in the northern port city.

The Government mobilised more than VNĐ10 trillion (US$440.5 million) through six G-bond auctions in February, down 48 per cent against the previous month.

The price of tra fish in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has increased to a record high of VNĐ30,000 (US$1.3) a kilogramme while processors face a shortage of fresh fish.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday warned about fluctuations in global prices and asked ministries and departments to maximise efforts to curb inflation and ensure macro-economic stability.

Vietnamese longans may be exported to Australia in 2019, said a delegation of the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

During the reviewed period, the country’s export turnover jumped 23 per cent year-on-year to $33.62 billion while its imports stood at $32.54 billion, up 15.3 per cent year-on-year.

President Trần Đại Quang’s upcoming official visit to India is expected to yield a road map for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the future.

Vietnamese shares declined on Thursday after rising for four consecutive sessions, due to large-cap stocks underperforming as investors sold in pursuit of short-term profits.

The Vietnam National Coal and Minerals Group (Vinacomin) on Thursday registered to buy more than 4.47 million shares of its subsidiary Núi Béo Coal JSC (HNX: NBC).

 The Vietnam-Italy Steel JSC (VIS) plans to lift the cap of foreign ownership in the company from the current limit of 49 per cent.

Foreign-invested pharmaceutical companies in Việt Nam and legal experts think there is room for administrative improvement regarding current policies on imports and distribution.

President Trần Đại Quang lauded external economic activities and trade promotion abroad during a meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday with 45 commercial counsellors and chiefs of Vietnamese commercial offices overseas.