Foreign firms dominate VN electronics

Although Việt Nam is the world’s 12th-largest exporter of electronics and the third-largest in ASEAN since 2015, up to 95 per cent of the country’s electronics output comes from foreign-owned enterprises instead of domestic ones, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) announced yesterday.

Only 6% of Becamex’s shares are booked before IPO

Only 158 investors have registered to buy more than 18.95 million shares, equivalent to just 6.1 per cent of shares offered, at the initial public offering of the Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC).

Central bank launches first-ever fintech challenge

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Tuesday officially launched the first-ever Fintech Challenge Việt Nam to spur innovation in financial services for greater financial inclusion in the country.

 

Firms hope for better tax reforms

The business community wants the general departments of Taxation and Customs to carefully consider reforms on tax and customs procedures, so as to create the most favourable business conditions for enterprises.

Vietnam – Slovakia trade ties need boosting

Việt Nam and Slovakia need to hold more trade exchanges, increase multi-channel information dissemination and encourage businesses to establish representative offices in each country, according to participants of the Việt Nam-Slovakia enterprises’ forum.

Mekong sub-region urged to embrace farming tech

Provinces in the Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds) region should embrace agricultural technology and modern techniques to reduce costs and improve efficiency, according to the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Development Research Institute.

VN stocks lifted further by large-caps

Shares extended gains on both local markets yesterday as investments continued to pour into large-cap stocks despite warnings of a short-term correction from analysts and brokerage firms.

VN’s FDI reaches $33b until November

The value of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in Việt Nam reached US$33.09 billion in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 82.8 per cent.

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