Việt Nam News

Quality assurance is the first factor that enables a product to enter supermarkets, delegates told a discussion on bringing goods into the modern retail channel held in HCM City on June 30.

A new set of regulations will be imposed on companies either looking to be or already listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange’s (HNX) Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM), increasing the level of inspection and monitoring on these entities and preventing investors from buying unqualified stocks by underperforming businesses.

The export value of vegetables and fruits is estimated at US$1.7 billion in the first half of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 45 per cent.

The Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has the largest number of broadband subscribers in Việt Nam, said Nguyễn Trường Giang, VNPT’s deputy general director.

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.

A national steering committee for economic restructuring should be founded to accelerate the efficiency of the overhaul process, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) proposed at a workshop held on Friday in Hà Nội.

The first ever Online Tourism Day will be held in HCM City on July 5.

The Vuon – Luxury Garden Office, located on D2 Building on Giảng Võ Street, covers an area of 1,300 metre square and has a total investment fund of up to VNĐ120 billion (US$5.3 million). 

The northern province of Bắc Ninh must establish a closed value chain from food processing, animal husbandry to slaughtering, processing and marketing to develop its livestock sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

As many as 19 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were approved for equitisation as of the middle of June, lower than the same period last year.

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.