Việt Nam News

The airfares, available from noon to 2pm until Saturday, have prices starting at zero đồng. They are applicable on all domestic routes from October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, and international routes from October 2017 to August 31, 2018.

Vingroup will co-operate with Siemens in applying innovative technologies and solutions for projects in three fields - automobile manufacturing, building and residential development, and hospitals.

The southern province of Long An has taken efforts to apply hi-tech agricultural methods to promote quality of the province’s farm produce such as rice, vegetables and dragon fruits, aiming to earn more revenues from the industry and thus to improve its residents’ living standards.

The total premium collected by insurance companies in the first eight months of 2017 surged by 21.9 per cent year on year to nearly VNĐ65.56 trillion (US$2.89 billion).

Overseas remittances flowing into HCM City touched US$3 billion in the first eight months of 2017, a 5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has officially guided credit institutions on granting a legal confirmation in written document for vehicles used as bank collateral.

Construction giant Sông Đà Corporation announced recently that it would be selling its stakes in several hydroelectricity companies in October.

Improving the investment and business environment and administrative reforms are among the measures needed to facilitate the development of businesses in HCM City, a seminar heard yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc agreed in principle with HCM City’s proposal on administrative decentralisation to a maximum possible extent during a working session in Hà Nội yesterday with the Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee. 

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình joined top officials from 60 countries worldwide at the third Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) which opened in Vladivostok city on the Far East of Russia on Wednesday. 

Cần Thơ wants to partner with the Japan National Tourism Organisation to promote its tourism potential and attract more international tourists, an official from the Cửu Long (Mekong) delta city said.

Phạm Đình Thi, director of the Ministry of Finance’s Tax Policy Department talks with a Vietnam News Agency reporter about the ministry’s proposal to increase the value added tax (VAT) from 10 per cent to 12 per cent.

Vietnamese shares struggled to extend gains on both local exchanges yesterday, weighed down by low investor confidence.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed to lower import tax on bio-fuel ethanol from 20 to 17 per cent so as to make E5 petrol cheaper.

Việt Nam’s economy is well positioned for growth in international trade and will continue to experience high growth over the next three to five years, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank Việt Nam, Phạm Hồng Hải.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called on all players in society to connect, share and co-ordinate with each other to create momentum for Industry 4.0, the so-called fourth industrial revolution, based on new digital technologies.

HCM City cannot achieve its growth target of 8.4 – 8.7 per cent this year at the current rate, a meeting of city authorities on Tuesday to review the socio-economic situation heard.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has outlined three scenarios for economic growth next year as part of its preparation for developing a socio-economic plan.