Việt Nam News

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) plans to buy all outstanding common shares in Masan Resource Corporation (MSR), the largest tungsten  firm in the world, through its wholly-owned subsidiary.

Plastic firms in Việt Nam face fierce competition and risk being acquired by foreign companies, experts said Wednesday at a conference in HCM City.

Researchers have urged that the legal framework on specialised checks on imports and exports be improved for compatibility with commitments to the European Union-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

State budget revenues amounted to VNĐ821 trillion (US$36.5 billion) in the first ten months of 2016, a year-on-year rise of 6.1 per cent.

The Việt Nam and EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) offers tremendous opportunities for both Vietnamese and European producers to find growing markets for higher quality products, said EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan at a seminar held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) Nguyễn Kim Anh has asked the banking sector to enhance efforts to improve access to banking services for the economy.

Việt Nam News reporter Ngọc Bích talks to Nguyễn Thị Nga, who has been honoured to be one of only two business people from the ASEAN region receiving the “ASEAN Entrepreneur Award”. She is now the chairwoman of the BRG Group JSC and the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).

Vietnamese firms, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises, should take advantage of the power of digital technology to boost sales and improve competitiveness, delegates said at a workshop held in HCM City yesterday.

Việt Nam continues to be an attractive investment destination for Indian companies, Sanjay Kirloskar, chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, told a conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

Sài Gòn Jewellery Joint Stock Company (SJC)’s gold price experienced a sudden rise of VNĐ650,000 (US$29.07) per tael (1.02 ounces) compared with the previous session, pushing the selling price to VNĐ36.65 million ($1,639) per tael.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Tuesday launched a website to regularly update legal documents and policies of state agencies on the supply industry at www.support.gov.vn

Shares tumbled yesterday on the two exchanges on rising investor caution, caused by uncertainties in the global markets.

Việt Nam can enjoy increasing commercial transactions and exchange in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Việt Nam will continue to renew the growth model and enhance growth quality to improve economic productivity and competitiveness, stated a Party resolution issued in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Việt Nam Report Company (VNR) on November 1 announced the top 10 most prestigious listed companies for 2016. The list was announced for the second year in Việt Nam. 

Shares edged higher yesterday on the two exchanges but the overall market condition was negative as investors turned cautious ahead of the November US Federal Reserve meeting and presiidential elections.

Viglacera Corporation, Việt Nam’s largest producer of ceramics and tiles for construction, has sent an application to list more than 65 million shares worth VNĐ650 billion (US$29 million) on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange.

Việt Nam and northern European countries have a potential for enhanced co-operation in trade and investment, according to speakers at a conference held yesterday by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hà Nội.