Việt Nam News

The total revenue from retail sales and services topped US$142.9 billion during the first 10 months of 2017, surging 10.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC) will float over 311.2 million shares, equivalent to 23.63 per cent of its charter capital, in its initial public offering (IPO) on December 1 on the HCM Stock Exchange.

State and local enterprises should pay attention to train workers during the fourth Industrial Revolution to reduce ability of dismissing them, said experts.

In the next few months, tax payments for customs clearance will be made available online, round-the-clock.

British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy  to Việt Nam, Edward Vaizey, tells Vietnam News Agency’s Phạm Diễm Quỳnh in an exclusive interview that one of his top priorities is to make sure the British government realises how important it is to conclude a free trade agreement with Việt Nam because it is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic economies in Asia.

Shares rebounded on the HCM Stock Exchange on Wednesday as large-cap stocks returned to positive territory. The overall market trading conditions remained negative, however, and signaled more volatility in the near future.

The European market has high demand for honey, offering great opportunities for Vietnamese honey producers to boost exports.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the initial selling price of the competitive tender for Vinamilk’s shares, scheduled on November 10 on the HCM Stock Exchange.

With strengthened access to credit and improvement in tax reforms, Việt Nam moved up 14 places to rank 68 among 190 countries in the 15th edition of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report, themed “Reforming to Create Jobs.”

The Biển Đông Trade and Investment Joint Stock Company has agreed in principle with a Korean food company to sell 2,000 tonnes of pork per year.

The Việt Nam Craft Fair (CraftViet) 2017 will take place from November 9 to 13 in Hà Nội.

A board comprising senior executives of major national corporations and industry associations has been launched with the aim of understanding and removing hurdles to a greater private sector role in the national economy.

The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit is a crucial opportunity for businesses throughout central Việt Nam to seek trade partners and export markets as representatives of foreign firms flock to the business forums at APEC from November 5-11, Đà Nẵng business people and officials say.

Việt Nam’s retail sector is forecast to be stable in the coming years, attracting investment from many foreign enterprises thank to its large population, brighter economic outlook and greater purchasing power.

The central Đà Nẵng city’s Investment and Development Fund has agreed to provide a US$7.9 million loan to the Đà Nẵng Port joint-stock company to upgrade and expand Tiên Sa Port.

Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as large-cap stocks were hit by profit-taking after the market advanced for two consecutive sessions.

Investment management funds have been active in trading on the HCM Stock Exchange recently, focusing on mid-cap stocks.

Though Việt Nam has become increasingly linked to global trade networks, local small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to integrate globally, said Phạm Thị Thu Hằng, general secretary of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), at the workshop “Supporting international trade for SMEs” in Hà Nội on Tuesday.