VN Index up for fifth day

Vietnamese shares advanced yesterday as investors counted on a positive outlook for the global economy and companies’ second-quarter performance.

Credit rises 6.2% in H1 2016

Credit in the first half of this year rose 6.2 per cent in comparison with the end of last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Gov’t: drastic need to help firms

Government policies must be business-friendly to encourage investment, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng said at a dialogue on the 2016 investment policy on Tuesday.

VN, Korea to boost electrical ties

A Korea-Việt Nam forum to strengthen co-operation between their electrical industries was held in HCM City yesterday with more than 40 firms taking part.

VN Index up for a fourth day

Vietnamese shares were mixed yesterday while investors became more confident in property companies on expectations of higher second-quarter performances.

Businesses urged to promote GIs

Registration of geographical indications (GIs) is a good way to protect trademarks, improve a business’ position in the world market and easily enter demanding markets, including the EU, experts said. 

VLC allows GTN to purchase 65 per cent stake

Vietnam Livestock Corporation JSC (VLC) announced that it allowed local food maufacturer GTNFoods (GTN) to buy a 65 per cent stake in the company at the 2016 general shareholder meeting.

VN’s most valuable brands

Giant dairy milk producer Vinamilk (VNM) leads the list of the 40 most valuable local brands, selected by Forbes Việt Nam for the first time.

HCM City seeks better performance

HCM City has plans to improve the city’s ranking in the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) and the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in the remaining months of the year.

Investor confidence lifts VN stocks

Vietnamese shares extended gains yesterday as investors were in a better mood and oil prices continued recovering from a dive after Britain’s choice to leave the European Union.

Đồng Nai set to get expressway

The Dầu Giây-Tân Phú Expressway in Đồng Nai Province will be built under the build-operate-transfer mode, with the Ministry of Transport’s Project Management Board No. 1 overseeing the construction.

HN aims to rank higher in competitiveness index

Hà Nội will give priority to improving its business climate and competitive capacity, aiming to be among the top 10 localities nationwide in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) by 2020.

GDP growth hits 5.52% in H1

Việt Nam’s GDP growth in the first six months of the year expanded an estimated 5.52 per cent, down from 6.32 per cent over the same period last year.

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