Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Construction has urged the State Bank of Vietnam to study a new credit package for low-income home buyers with a preferential interest rate lower than lending rates provided by commercial banks.

Việt Nam Real Estate Brokerage Day 2024 (VREBD) will be held on June 28 and 29 in HCM City.

A training conference for financial institutions and securities companies was held to enhance knowledge about new types of criminal activity in the finance and securities sectors, as well as helping explore preventive measures against the new wave of crimes.

Foreign investors have net sold Vietnamese stocks on HoSE with a value of VNĐ58 trillion (over US$2.3 billion) since the beginning of 2023, indicating a prevailing trend of net selling in the Vietnamese stock market.

Việt Nam's revised Social Insurance Law seeks to strike a delicate balance between immediate financial needs and long-term security, reflecting the nation's pursuit of future prosperity.

There should be a minimum export price for Vietnamese rice to prevent companies from engaging in price wars, undercutting each other, said industry insiders after a recent incident in which Vietnamese exporters won a bid to supply Indonesia’s State Logistics Agency (Perum Bulog) with 100,000 tonnes of rice for a total of US$55 million.

Northeast Asia is a market with a large population of about 1.6 billion people and so China, Japan and South Korea are important trade partners for Việt Nam.

The capital city of Hà Nội experienced a robust economic upswing in January-May, with positive growth across trade, services and tourism sectors.

The HCM City Tax Department has announced a list of 267 businesses and individuals owing over VNĐ4.6 trillion (US$187.8 million) in taxes and other revenues as of April this year.

In May, the country’s seafood exports are projected to reach US$870 million, reflecting a growth of more than 7 per cent over last year.

The market opened the new week on a positive note with many stocks witnessing big gains, while liquidity also soared.

Thailand, the world’s biggest durian exporter with a total export turnover of US$7 billion, became Việt Nam's second largest importer of this fruit in the first four months of 2024.

VietinBank became the first large commercial bank with state capital to raise deposit rates earlier this morning.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is looking into regulations to better manage e-commerce business and protect the rights of consumers, including a requirement on authentication of individual sellers.

The disbursement of public investment from the State budget in the first five months of this year was estimated to reach VNĐ190.6 trillion (US$7.44 billion), equal to 26.6 per cent of the yearly target.

This strategic move aims to promote market stability and ensure a balanced gold market, rather than pursue profit motives.

Experts at the event analysed challenges in offshore wind power development and share experience in the field, while giving their opinions on the feasibility of electricity projects and expected power prices.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) this year removed the credit growth quota for foreign banks, but the policy remains for Vietnamese banks, due to concerns about rising bad debts, the security of the banking system and macroeconomic instability.