Việt Nam News

More recently, quite a few retail corporations and commercial centers in Việt Nam have been controlled by foreign investors. This has caused anxieties to Vietnamese retailers. Việt Nam News Agency talks to Dr Đinh Thị Mỹ Loan, Chairwoman of the Vietnamese Retailers’ Association about strengths and weaknesses of Vietnamese retailers to such a circumstance.

This central province will launch the first Chu Lai-Korea sea route this month, connecting Tam Hiệp Port and Incheon Port in Korea

Over 95 per cent of commodities between Việt Nam and Laos will enjoy a tariff free or a 50 per cent reduction tariff when the bilateral trade agreement and border trade agreement apply in the future.

Many farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta continue the traditional habit of sowing rice at a high density, leading to increased production costs and frequent disease outbreaks. 

Taking out mortgages for property projects is a normal practice among developers, and laws would protect the interests of buyers who have bought mortgaged property products, according to experts.

Shares retreated to one-month low again yesterday as investors continued to sell shares on fears of further declines.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV)’s Governor Lê Minh Hưng has asked commercial banks to early issue instructions for lending to social housing in order to speed up disbursement of the housing stimulus package.

Swiss giant cement producer LafargeHolcim has agreed to sell its entire 65-per-cent ownership in the joint-venture LafargeHolcim Việt Nam to Thailand’s Siam City Cement Public Co Ltd.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked the Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group to plan for equitisation over the next five years, during a working session with the company in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Vinacafé Biên Hòa Joint Stock Company has announced that starting this month it will only produce authentic coffee products that do not use any soy additives.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to reduce road tolls for a number of vehicles to ease the burden of transportation enterprises.

Singapore government’s investment fund GIC Private Limited (GIC) is negotiating to buy at least 7 per cent of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank).

An incubator centre for technical, technological and mechanical businesses was launched in HCM City on August 4. 

State-owned construction and material producer Sông Đà Corp reportedly sold its entire stake in the Việt Nam-Italy Steel Company (VIS) on Tuesday, cafef.vn reported.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) on Thursday launched a satellite mobile service known as VinaPhone-S.

Shares lost most of the value gained in yesterday’s morning session as increased investor selling in the afternoon eroded confidence in the ongoing rally.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Tuesday approved in principle South Korean Woori Bank’s plan to set up a wholly foreign owned bank in Việt Nam.

The price of tra fish in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has continued to fall, leaving large inventories of fish and causing losses for farmers.