Việt Nam News

Vietnam Airlines will offer 1,100 more flights to meet travel demand during the upcoming Tết holiday.

The World Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), launched the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) in accounting and auditing at a ceremony in Hà Nội on December 14.

The new law on securities should allow full foreign ownership at public companies and investment funds, according to members of the Việt Nam Business Forum’s (VBF) capital market working group.

Singapore-based Enterprize Energy and Renewable Energy Global Solutions (REGS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petroleum Equipment Assembly & Metal Structure JSC (PVC-MS) and Vietsovpetro (VSP) to develop a wind power project off the coast of southern Việt Nam.

Authorities in the southern province of Trà Vinh aim to boost gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 12 per cent in 2018 and invest a total of VNĐ22 trillion (US$966.6 million) in social development.

The People’s Committee in the central coastal province of Khánh Hòa estimated that of more than VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.4 billion) was needed to develop the infrastructure system for the Bắc Vân Phong Special Administrative-Economic Unit by 2025.

HCM City is set to create a more friendly and competitive business environment following a recent National Assembly resolution on piloting special policies for the city.

A digital technology-based training programme to promote innovation and development of the startup ecosystem in Việt Nam was launched in Hà Nội on Wednesday by iBosses Vietnam and iBosses Pte Ltd Singapore. 

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Quốc Khánh and Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie met and discussed trade and economic co-operation between Việt Nam and Argentina in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

Shipping volume through the coastal route of Quảng Ninh-Quảng Bình-Bình Thuận-Kiên Giang in the first 10 months of the year rose rapidly.

E-commerce giant Amazon is proceeding with its ambitious business plan in Việt Nam, following Alibaba’s footsteps, said Nguyễn Thanh Hưng, chairman of the Việt Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM).

Viettel Global Investment JSC, a subsidiary of military-run telecom, Viettel Group, posted a surging gross profit margin of VNĐ2.9 trillion (US$128 million).

Đà Nẵng’s software park has been recognised as a centralised information technology centre – the third of its kind after two in Hà Nội and HCM City –following Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s decision on December 7.

Enterprises from Việt Nam and Russia should utilise new business opportunities to cement the comprehensive relationship between the two countries.

Việt Nam’s building material industry should invest in the production of environmentally friendly building materials, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

Saigon Securities Inc. has swept all the awards at the 2017 Asiamoney Brokers Poll for best securities companies in Việt Nam.

The trend of non-cash payments and digitalisation in personal banking and the explosion of fintech firms in Việt Nam have placed banks ahead of many opportunities and challenges in fourth industrial revolution. Speaking to the media, Dr. Cấn Văn Lực, a financial expert, said that in the long term, co-operation between fintech companies and the commercial banking system needs to be tightened, VietnamPlus reports.

Việt Nam Construction and Import-Export JSC (Vinaconex) has announced a series of divestures from five subsidiaries by year-end.