Việt Nam News

Australia issued last week a notice regarding the investigation into the dumping and the countervailing duty on aluminium extrusions exported to it from Việt Nam and Malaysia.

 The central province of Quảng Bình and the capital city of Hà Nội co-organised a conference in Hà Nội on March 25 to promote tourism connectivity. 

Việt Nam and the US have witnessed remarkable strides and historical milestones in bilateral relations over the past 20 years, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said on Saturday.

The Government has instructed the Ministry of Finance to consider changes to special consumption taxes on imported pick-up trucks to level the field for cars.

Vietnamese shares will continue to rise this week, according to securities analysts and brokerage companies, as foreign investors buy local assets. Positive first-quarter earnings reports and macroeconomic indicators to be released soon are also expected to influence this trend.

The Investigation Police Bureau for Economic Management Order Offences (C46) last Friday began criminal proceeding against Hứa Thị Phấn, a former shareholder of the Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank), now the Việt Nam Construction Bank (VNCB), and searched her house and office.

Cutting transportation costs will be vital to enhancing the competitiveness of the logistics industry, the Việt Nam Logistics Business Association has said.

Though introduced to Việt Nam a decade ago and experiencing rapid growth in the last three years, office-tel apartments have not received official legal recognition in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese shares rose for a second day on both local exchanges on Friday, driven by banking-finance and energy stocks following speculations on a local bank’s divestment from its sub unit and slight increase in oil prices.

The VN Sustainability Index (VNSI) will make its debut in July to evaluate the sustainability performance of companies listed on the stock market of Việt Nam.

A conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng on Thursday to discuss how to realise the US$10 billion shrimp export target by 2025 as requested by the Prime Minister.

Many listed companies have announced high dividends early this year to reward investors following a surge in profits last year.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Việt Nam surged to US$7.71 billion in the first quarter of 2017, exceeding the amount during the same period in 2016 by 91.5 per cent.

Domestic airlines, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet and Jetstar Pacific, have decided to raise ticket prices for both domestic and foreign routes as of April 1.

People visit a porcelain product kiosk at Hồng (Red) River Delta Trade Fair, which opened on Thursday in northern Ninh Bình Province.

Cần Thơ City will solve existing difficulties in property trading activities to recover its real estate market in five years, according to its urban development plan by 2030.

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) has received preliminary approval from the State Bank of Việt Nam to establish a foreign-owned subsidiary bank in the country.

Việt Nam’s two major cities, Hà Nội and HCM City, topped the table of office yields, according to the latest World Office Yield Spectrum report by Savills and Australia’s Deakin University.