Việt Nam News

Vietnam Expo 2016, which aims to increase exports and enhance regional and international economic connectivity, was officially kicked off yesterday in the capital city.

Vietnamese shares declined on both local markets yesterday on low investor sentiment as large-cap stocks turned into negative territory.

Construction firm Cotecons JSC plans to earn US$1 billion next year, Chairman and CEO of the firm Nguyen Ba Duong said at the annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday.

World Bank economists have urged Việt Nam to be more prudent in its fiscal policy as the country’s public debt is close to the set limit of 65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The 26th Viet Nam International Trade Fair (Viet Nam Expo) opened in Ha Noi with an aim of enhancing regional and international economic connectivity.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment was drafting a circular on a venture capital fund to create a legal framework for promoting start-ups and make Việt Nam a start-up nation.

Cái Mép International Port berthed a giant cargo vessel with a capacity of 14,000 containers (equivalent to 150,000 tonnes of cargo) on Monday.  

Science and technology are key solutions for the success of the mineral sector.

 The Vietnamese banking industry should take advantage of the Trans Pacific Partnership to develop and integrate with global markets, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

The organisation board of the Edtech Asia Hackathon 2016 contest announced winning teams at the two-day contest organised in Hà Nội last Saturday and Sunday.

Việt Nam’s two stock bourses yesterday agreed to jointly build a common index as a step towards developing the country’s securities market.

The projects specialise in a wide range of sectors including energy, processing, leather and footwear, sea ports, tourism and services.

The Vietnamese Embassy and Trade Office in Egypt held a trade and investment promotion conference in Aswan Province to draw the attention of local businesses to Việt Nam. 

Việt Nam is currently the United States’ 13th largest exporter, selling primarily apparel, electronic machinery and spare parts, footwear and interior décor.

Free trade agreements set out ambitious labour standards for companies and stress the importance of corporate social responsibility, experts have said.

Vietnamese shares were mixed on the two local bourses yesterday while the southern market rallied for a sixth day.

Twelve of 17 markets in the Asia Pacific recorded declines in MasterCard’s Index of Consumer Confidence, but Myanmar, Việt Nam and India.

Jetstar Pacific Airlines plans to launch its new route from the central city of Đà Nẵng to Osaka, Japan, in August with four flights per week.