Việt Nam News

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (VOF) has completed its move from the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) to the main floor of the London Stock Exchange, with trading beginning on March 30.

Thăng Long GTC has officially asked to buy 65 per cent of Vindemia SAS - a France’s Casino Group subsidiary.

HCM City has asked the World Bank to consider providing loans for green transport and flood prevention projects in fiscal year 2016.

Việt Nam's lenders are gathering speed, posting the second-highest growth by country in this year's ranking of the top 100 banks in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The government has offered financial support to the Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) for training the labour force in the textile and garment industry this year.

With lending to the property sector almost surely to be tightened, analysts are calling on real estate firms to securitise their projects and list their shares on the stock markets to raise money from the public.

Vietnamese stock markets may continue their upward trend this week as investor confidence could improve due to stable foreign exchange rates, brokerage firms wrote in their weekly reports.

VNPT will have to divest from 50 companies, according to Decision 25/2016/NĐ-CP.

The Prime Minister has approved local telecom provider Vietnamobile to transform from being a Business Corporation Contract (BCC) to a Joint Stock Company (JSC).

 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) has emphasised the need for businesses and organisations to improve their understanding of cybersecurity.

Facebook has announced new features to Facebook Live.

The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has requested the State Bank of Việt Nam to revise existing regulations to let them access short-term foreign currency loans.

Việt Nam saw a reduction in its trade deficit with China in the first quarter of 2016, raising expectations of an ongoing decline in this deficit for the whole year.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is likely to bring benefits to Việt Nam but also challenges, a conference heard yesterday in HCM City.

Vietnamese shares continued rising on both local markets yesterday, led by rubber companies.

Credit this year would be oriented to flow more into production and business instead of non-production industries as done previously, experts said.

Mobile electronic commerce or m-commerce is soon set to take off in Việt Nam thanks to the increasing number of mobile phones and rapid internet development, experts have predicted.

The Republic of Korea’s LG Display Co. Ltd will invest US$1.5 billion into its new project at the Tràng Duệ Industrial Zone in the northern city of Hải Phòng.