Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has been ranked 86th out of 118 countries in the annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index, which measures how countries grow, attract and retain talent.

Vietjet on Saturday received full membership of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), affirming the new-age carrier’s role and position in domestic and international aviation communities.

Việt Nam is not expected to meet its target of generating 800 MW of wind power by 2020 as a proposal to increase the regulated selling price of wind power has been postponed.

Việt Nam had channeled almost US$21.4 billion into 1,188 projects across 70 countries and territories as of January 2017, an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Lê Minh Hưng, and Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Chea Chanto, have agreed to step up co-operation between the two banks.

The ministries of industry and trade and finance on Saturday raised retail petrol prices for the first time in 2017.

The Việt Nam Online Business Forum (VOBF) , the largest of its kind to be held in the country, will be an opportunity for agencies, organisations, enterprises and individuals to discuss new trends in online business, technology and business ideas, the association’s chairman Nguyễn Thành Hưng said at a press conference in the capital on Thursday.

The Transport and Industry Development Investment Joint Stock Company (Tracodi) will list on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange in April.

The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange extended losses for a second session yesterday as large-cap stocks remained negative on investors’ profit-earning.

This year may continue to be another eventful year for the stock market with a number of debuts from big corporations including Petrolimex, PV Power, Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) and Lộc Trời Group.

Đà Nẵng’s IT and communications sector is facing a serious shortfall in manpower, as colleges and training centres are only able to supply a fifth of the human resources needed for businesses operating in the city.

Việt Nam ranks 37th out of 45 countries in the list of the 2017 International Intellectual Property (IP) Index report, drafted by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center.

Boxes of fresh strawberries exported from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Việt Nam must have “for Vietnam” written on them, according to new rules released on February 16 by Việt Nam’s Plant Protection Department.

Experts urged Vietnamese businesses to comply with established laws and attach special attention to environmental protection and corporate social responsibility when investing abroad, which was vital for sustainable investment.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the UK’s Jardine Matheson Group to expand operations in Việt Nam, thereby helping to promote the growing strategic partnership between the two nations.

The Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) yesterday launched a mobile banking service designed to improve the access of disadvantaged people.

Hundreds of female entrepreneurs received knowledge and experience in building a business during an event held within the framework of WECREATE!VIETNAM yesterday in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam is among the top 10 foreign investors in Myanmar, with nearly 80 businesses pouring in investment worth US$1 billion in the host country.