Việt Nam News

Developers of low- and middle-income housing projects should pay attention to green designs, intelligent technologies and energy saving solutions, Đỗ Đức Duy, deputy minister of construction has said.

The national index of industrial production (IIP) in the first four months of this year surged 7.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

Bình Điền Fertiliser Joint Stock Company (BFC) planned to pay a 30 per cent dividend in cash for 2015 and would enter the regional markets of Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand this year, said the firm at its general shareholder’s meeting in HCM City on Wednesday.

The business community faces a lot of difficulties and challenges and the Government would like to hear about and resolve them, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told a seminar in HMC City yesterday where he met with top business executives.

Major banks lowered their lending interest rates following official calls to ease business operations and assist the market.

Vietnamese shares yesterday rebounded from a two-day decline on both local markets before the national holiday as blue chips were boosted by higher investor confidence.

Việt Nam’s real estate market needs the state’s policies to developing the market for a longer period to ensure sustainable development in the future.

Retailers have announced a slew of promotions during the long Liberation Day-May Day holidays.

Nguyễn Thanh Trúc of HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District was looking to buy porridge for her sexagenarian parents at a supermarket.

Vietnamese semiconductor firms should roll with the region's players to build up a local ecosystem and move up the regional supply chain, officials at Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) have said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ asked all ministries to learn more about the stock market.

Australia has officially commenced a review to import fresh dragon fruit from Việt Nam.

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) surged to an estimated US$4.7 billion in the first four months, a year-on-year rise of 12 per cent, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Building a national brand name for Vietnamese rice would help increase rice export value and prestige in the world market, the rector of Cần Thơ University said yesterday at a seminar held in HCM City.

Vietnamese shares slid further on both local markets for a second day as investors continued to look for profits in recently-gaining stocks and market liquidity dropped sharply ahead the national holiday.

Việt Nam’s total exports saw a year-on-year increase of 6 per cent in the first four months of this year to US$52.87 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Việt Nam’s economic growth is expected to edge up further to 6.8-6.9 per cent in 2016 and 2017, thanks to the continued strong performance of domestic private demand, according to an economic and social survey for Asia and Pacific 2016.

The southern city of Tây Ninh is the last point in the Cửu Long (Mekong River) Delta region but from the perspective of ASEAN connectivity the city is the starting point connecting Việt Nam with the Southeast Asia region, said Phan Chánh Dưỡng, lecturer of the Fulbright Economic Teaching Program.