Việt Nam News

The use of digital platforms in Việt Nam and global trends, building a foundation for digital marketing, and attracting customers with digital advertising platforms are among the topics on the agenda of an event titled “Doing Practical Business in the Digital Age” to be held in HCM City next week.

Advanced technologies, machinery and equipment in the plastics and rubber industry are on display at the Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition that opened on October 4 in HCM City.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index extended its rally for a third straight day, driven by banks and petroleum firms on third-quarter earnings prospects.

A number of listed companies have adjusted their business targets for this year when the year-end is approaching.

Việt Nam will maintain its policy of encouraging foreign investments and continuing to improving its investment environment to facilitate investors, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

More than 150 government officials and business leaders from the UK and Việt Nam will gather at the UK-Việt Nam Business Forum held in London on October 9.

The State Bank of Việt Nam’s branch in Khánh Hòa has asked credit institutions in the province to report on outstanding loans, payments and guarantees for real estate developer Hoàng Quân relating to its stagnant social housing project HQC.

Domestic banks have been enlarging their network of branches and transaction offices rapidly in recent years in an effort to increase market share.

Vietjet has co-operated with Việt Nam Payment Solution Joint Stock Company (VNPAY) – the biggest QR code payment firm in Việt Nam – to apply QR code technology for online ticket bookings.

 Shinhan Bank, the largest commercial bank in South Korea, and Vietnamese technology group FPT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital banking in Seoul on Thursday, aiming to leverage each other’s assets and capabilities to contribute to digitally transforming the banking and finance industry.

The Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) will auction 20.3 million of its shares in property developer MBLand Holdings with the beginning price of 12,366 each on October 26.

 Profits of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) by the end of September are estimated to exceed the VNĐ11 trillion (US$470 million) that the bank gained in the entire 2017.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries to speed up the reviewing and elimination of unnecessary business prerequisites in an effort to create favourable conditions for enterprises.

New data from the Business Climate Index (BCI) of the European Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (EuroCham) shows European companies are more optimistic about doing business in Việt Nam.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises in Việt Nam have made technology their top investment priority to ensure growth, according to the ASEAN SME Transformation Study.

The new VinFast cars, which are on display at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, offer a top-level engine that is comfortable and safe, saving fuel while minimising pollution. Günter K. Fraidl, Senior Vice President of AVL, a leading engine and powertrain designer that has partnered with VinFast to revise the famous BMW N20 engine, speaks with local media about the advanced engines.

Việt Nam shipped its first boxes of rambutan to New Zealand on October 3 after seven years of negotiation on exporting this fruit to the market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam will institute new policies designed to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by boosting the development of local companies and setting up value chains driven by advanced technologies.