Việt Nam News

The UK-made BullGuard anti-virus software has come to Việt Nam for the first time amid the increasing occurrence of cyber attacks.

Vietnamese shares extended gains for a third day in both local markets on Friday, boosted by high investor expectations for good corporate second quarter earnings reports.

Nearly 61,300 new enterprises were formed in the country in the first half of this year with total registered capital of more than VNĐ596 trillion (US$26.2 billion).

Sài Gòn Thương Tín Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank)’s annual shareholder meeting on Friday officially appointed Dương Công Minh as the new chairman for tenure 2017 – 2021.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a target programme to restructure the agricultural economy, prevent natural disasters and stabilise people’s lives with total capital of VNĐ306.66 trillion (US$13.5 billion).

The derivatives market will start operations in August as all preparatory activities have been completed, according to officials of the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX).

HCM City is ready to work with Samsung to boost the capacity of local enterprises in support industry, said Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.

Domestic automakers must manufacture autos under the Vietnamese brand name, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng suggested.

With the turnover, Thailand has become the leading supplier of fruits to Việt Nam, accounting for over half of Việt Nam’s six-month fruit imports at $507 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex) has targeted higher business figures in 2017 despite expected difficulties in both global and domestic markets.

The bad debt in the real estate sector could be resolved if steps are taken to resume suspended projects, according to the HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA).

Besides HCM City, its next-door provinces Bình Dương and Đồng Nai have also attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment in the first half of this year.

The mounting clash between traditional taxi firms and ride-hailing platforms Uber and Grab has raised questions in management to ensure a fair competition in the passenger transportation market.

Strong second quarter growth has led Việt Nam’s economy back from a disappointing first quarter performance, with gross domestic product growth reaching 5.73 per cent in the first half of 2017.

Vietnamese shares extended gains for a second session in both local markets on Thursday, driven by the financial sector.

The central bank may consider lifting credit growth targets for several banks to support economic growth, according to Bảo Việt Securities.

Việt Nam’s e-commerce may be one of the world's fastest-growing markets, but the country’s customers are also among the most demanding.

Vietnamese shares rebounded in both local markets on Wednesday, boosted by investors’ bottom-picking on expectations the market will soon return to an upward trend.