Việt Nam News

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

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.

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 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.

Agricultural productivity and quality should be increased by investing more in innovation and strengthening links between all stakeholders, including farmers, enterprises and research institutes, experts say.

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) plans to earn a revenue of nearly VNĐ13.3 trillion (US$583.6 million) in 2017, up 25 per cent year-on-year.

Executives from 12 companies and business associations in China’s Shandong Province yesterday met with more than 50 Vietnamese counterparts in HCM City to discuss the possibilities of collaboration.

The Ministry of Transport has asked ride haling platforms Uber and Grab to stop providing carpooling services.

Nguyễn Đình Cung, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) urged accelerating state owned enterprise (SOE) restructuring and equitisation soon, calling it one of three three pillars of national economic restructuring, at a conference held on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

The Prime Minister has issued Directive (16/CT-TTg) on strengthening capacity to tackle challenges posed by the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).

High import taxes on auto components and parts, packaging and logistics expenses are major reasons behind locally-assembled cars costing 10-20 per cent higher than imports from Thailand and Indonesia.

Vietnam Report has announced the top 10 commercial banks in Việt Nam in 2017, based on an evaluation of reputation, financial capacity and growth potential in the 2016-17 period.

The first direct flight from the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ to Bangkok, Thailand, took off from Cần Thơ International Airport on Tuesday morning, carrying 179 passengers.

As of June 2017, the city was home 240 traditional markets, 201 supermarkets, 42 trade centres and over 900 convenience stores, the department’s statistics revealed.

The total outstanding loans in Hà Nội was estimated at VNĐ1.6 quadrillion (US$70 billion) in the first half of this year, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam’s Hà Nội branch.