Việt Nam News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Five years after staying silent in the market, sugar stocks rose with high liquidity, thanks to better sales from local firms and higher demand in the world market.

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.

A minister said the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) would not have immediate impacts on Việt Nam, but long-term impacts must be taken into account.

Vietnamese shares rose yesterday, covering losses made during the session as dairy firm Vinamilk boosted investor confidence on its latest announcement on foreign ownership.

Telecom group Viettel’s Bankplus has been the winner of the gold award at the 11^th Annual 2016 IT World Awards held in San Francisco yesterday. This is the first time a Vietnamese IT product has been honoured with the prestigious award.

Significant increases in the number of new businesses and investments this year indicate improvements in confidence, driven by the Government’s efforts to improve the business climate and promote entrepreneurship.

Thái Nguyên has ranked third in terms of export value for the first five months of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Vietnamese shares struggled to close mixed yesterday, covering some losses as local stocks were attractive to investors after plunging on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) last week.

The provision of irradiation services for fresh fruit exports in Hà Nội has created many benefits for enterprises, experts have said.

The total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in the country in the first half of the year reached more than US$11.2 billion, the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) said.

Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first half of 2016 rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year to US$15.05 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has launched a programme to help businesses develop brand names and add more value to key products.