Việt Nam News

Foreign investors registered to invest approximately US$4.03 billion in Việt Nam in the first quarter of this year, surging by 119 per cent against same period last year.

Việt Nam was estimated to have a trade surplus of more than US$750 million during the first quarter of 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A spokesperson for Sông Đà No.2 Joint Stock Company called up a magazine to grumble that steel prices have skyrocketed, pushing up costs for his company by billions of đồng since the prices started to rise.

Investors from mainland China have been developing their businesses in Việt Nam to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), as the country is a Trans-Pacific Partnership member.

Two Vietnamese businesses have registered to exhibit their products at SIAL China, Asia’s largest food and beverage show to be held May 5-7.

Việt Capital Securities and Japanese-owned securities firm Nomura have been hired as consultants to minimise its investment in retail and distribution operations by the end of this year, Deputy CEO Nguyễn Thế Phương said.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a price stabilisation campaign that will go on until March 2017.

e part in a seminar on smart cities in the southern province of Bình Dương next week.

Ministry of Information and Communications has asked telecom providers and relevant agencies to work with police to inspect and enforce strict punishment to those who sell illegal SIM cards.

Network provider MobiFone is planning to pilot 4G services next month, according to local media.

The 2015 results of Vietnamese banking testified to an ongoing process of recognising and cleaning up problem assets, a credit positive, Moody’s said in a new report released midweek.

Microsoft has announced the winners of the E² Educator Exchange Challenge awards

Tax authorities anticipate collecting at least VNĐ680 billion (US$30.4 billion) in the remaining ten months of 2016.

Nguyễn Xuân Quang, deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Information and Communications, said that currently the sharing of BTS remain low

Vietnamese shares yesterday were mixed on the two local markets, while energy stocks continued to drag markets down as oil prices slipped.

 Most domestic bidders continue to lack confidence in the transparent competition when bidding on projects.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which was concluded in early February, will bring opportunities to Việt Nam’s businesses, especially those in the textile, garment and footwear sectors, but also barriers that they need to navigate to benefit t, experts have said.

The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.57 per cent against last month, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported yesterday