Việt Nam News

Local businesses were urged to play their roles in meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) to promote a more inclusive, sustainable and equal global economy by 2030, a conference heard yesterday.

The Viet Nam Competition Authority (VCA) will host a public consultation meeting on May 5 to collect opinions from agencies and businesses on the duties imposed on imported steel.

The General Department of Taxation will inspect the tax compliance of numerous big firms this year.

The 26th Vietnam Expo, which aims to enhance regional and international economic connectivity, will take place in Hà Nội from April 13-16, the organising board said in a press briefing yesterday in Hà Nội.

Information related to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of credit institutions is awaited as the season of annual shareholders’ meetings is around the corner.

HCM City Development Bank (HDBank) has currently announced to offer an interest exemption for customers buying houses in Mon City which is being developed in Hà Nội City.

HCM City is calling for foreign investment in the automobile manufacturing industrial cluster located in the city’s Củ Chi outlying district.

Vietnamese shares extended rallies on both local exchanges yesterday as positive business information drive companies up and energy stocks benefited from recent gains in oil prices.

Việt Nam’s consumption of electronic and electrical appliances is expected to rise from 7.3 per cent to 11.9 per cent by 2020, thanks to a new focus on its youthful consumers.

The lack of incentives, costs, and people’s lack of awareness of environmental protection are thought to be the reasons for the failure of the national bio-fuel project.

The HCM City People’s Committee signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve the domestic business environment and national competitiveness and increase education  in HCM City.

Việt Nam gained a year on year increase of 41 per cent from export value of vegetable and fruit to US$526 million in the first three months of this year.

After the equitisation, Corporation 36, which is under the management of the Ministry of Defence, will have a charter capital of VND430 billion, in which the State will hold a 40 per cent stake.

The management board of Nhơn Hội Economic Zone in the central coastal province of Bình Định has revoked the investment certificate isued to a Russian bus manufacture project due to its delay in implementation, Phan Cao Thắng, deputy head of the board said yesterday.

Vietnamese companies are preparing for the country’s deepening integration with the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). 

Most credit institutions expected their business performance to see sustained growth this year due to good liquidity and decreasing risks and bad debts, according to a survey.

 HCM City and Hà Nội stock exchanges this week put shares of many companies on the warning list or under supervision, due to their losses.

HCM CITY – Bamboo Capital JSC has set itself a profit target of VNĐ75 billion on consolidated revenues of more than VNĐ1.8 trillion, this year, or year-on-year increases of 26 per cent and 87 per cent.