Việt Nam News

Ministries, State-owned corporations, local authorities and Government agencies must publish a list of 578 equitised State-owned enterprises (SOE) that were not listed in the stock market by December 31, 2016.

The quality and value of paddy rice in the southern city of Cần Thơ is growing as its rice mill is switching from traditional farming practices to a technology-led production.

Việt Nam spent US$338 million to import 1.22 million tonnes of fertiliser in the first quarter of this year, up 31.5 per cent in volume and around 24 per cent in value compared to the same period last year, reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

There is a huge opportunity for Việt Nam and Taiwan to boost co-operation in the renewable energy industry, delegates told a seminar in HCM City last Friday.

The HCM City People’s Committee and the HCM City Food and Foodstuff Association (FFA) last Friday signed a co-operation programme to boost the development of the city’s food and foodstuff industry.

In late February Indian state-owned mining giant, the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), was in talks with Masan Resources Corporation(MSR) to buy a stake in the latter’s Núi Pháo tungsten mine.

Việt Nam’s stock market outlook will likely remain negative this week as a lack of supporting business information and potential global risks drive investor confidence down, according to analysts.

Việt Nam’s largest producer of construction ceramics and tiles Viglacera Corporation will auction 120 million shares on May 25.

The State Treasury raised VNĐ6.34 trillion (US$281.78 million) by auctioning Government bonds (G-bonds) at the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) on Thursday.

Average occupancy of five-star hotels was up four percentage points quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 10 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) to 74 per cent, according to a quarterly report by Savills Việt Nam.

Đông Á Plastic Joint Stock Company in 2017 will increase its chartered capital to VNĐ500 billion (US$22.2 million) from the current VNĐ419 billion.

Eleven innovative tourism startups from Việt Nam have qualified for the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator programme.

The rapid growth and increasing production of cement in Việt Nam raises questions of how to increase efficiency and minimise hazards to workers and the environment, said Swedish Ambassador to Việt Nam Pereric Hogberg at a Hà Nội workshop on Thursday.

Property prices in HCM City, especially of land, have been rising by 20-40 per cent every quarter in the last few quarters, according to CBRE Việt Nam.

The construction ministry will study the legality of coastal condotels and issue technical standards soon to ensure that the development of this new property product is on the right track.

Export turnover by the foreign direct investment (FDI) industry sector in Việt Nam accounts for a large percentage of the total national exported amount, as of March 2017, according to statistics from the Việt Nam General Department of Customs (GDC).

The service sector has reported a strong growth, thanks to the rising number of enterprises, especially in education and training, administrative operations and entertainment.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index closed down on Friday, erasing its early gain as large-cap shares were sent lower by strong investor selling.