Việt Nam News

Viet Nam moved up nine notches in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report. The country climbed to 82^nd position from 91^st position last year, in the list covering over 190 economies.

The Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) will host the ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX) and an international conference related to the textile industry.

Cross-border e-commerce management should be integrated and synchronous to ensure equality and transparency, said Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

 The Government entrusted the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to draft a law to foster revisions of business regulations in the future. MPI’s Deputy Minister Đặng Huy Đông talks to Vietnam News Agency reporter Quốc Huy about related developments.

Shares dropped for a fifth day on the two local exchanges yesterday, driven by energy stocks following another drop in oil prices while investors remained cautious after a four-day losing streak.

Commercial banks must continue to simplify their lending procedures to ensure that firms and individuals can get loans easily, State Bank of Việt Nam’s deputy governor Đào Minh Tú said.

Express delivery and fulfilment services do not yet meet the requirements of the fast development e-commerce sector in Việt Nam

A conference entitled "Hải Phòng City – North Việt Nam’s new manufacturing centre" took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25 to attract more investments from Thailand and Japan.

A seminar on Việt Nam’s economic and financial future, outlining opportunities and challenges in corporate financial management in Việt Nam, with insights from experts in the field, was held yesterday in Hà Nội.

A Dutch business delegation with executives from 34 companies and knowledge institutions led by Vice Minister for Foreign Trade of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marten van den Berg ended a two-day visit to Việt Nam yesterday.

Vietnamese shares yesterday managed to decline at a slower pace as slight recovery of energy stocks helped offset losses made by blue chips on a strong selling trend.

The chairman of the HCM Securities Exchange (HOSE) Trần Đắc Sinh proposed HCM City to build a securities exchange for start-up enterprises to mobilise capital to support start-ups.

Tân Cảng Pioneer V1031S of the Tân Cảng Shipping Company has become the first commercial container ship to berth at the Tân Cảng – Cái Cui Port in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ, which was deepened recently to make it the only port in the region that can handle large vessels.

Vietnamese businesses should study the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to boost exports and reduce uncertainty related to export contracts, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies are optimistic about the business prospects of the sector, as well as its potential in 2016-17.

Việt Nam's export of gems and precious metals reached US$729.85 million in revenue in the first nine month of this year, a year-on-year increase of 63.44 per cent.

Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) on October 24 secured approval to sell non-convertible bonds worth VNĐ2 trillion (US$89.3 million) at par value.

The Australian Anti Dumping Commission (ADC) recommended terminating an investigation into dumping of quicklime from Việt Nam, Malaysia and Thailand this month.