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Việt Nam streamlines telecom quality rules to cut compliance burden

Insurance industry forecast to fail some targets by 2025

The Government wanted 15 per cent of the total population to have taken out life insurance, with the average premium as per GDP ratio at 3.5 per cent by 2025.

Positive outlook for Việt Nam’s banking sector in 2025

Bank stocks will deliver a strong performance again this year, partly because sector-wide bank earnings growth is expected to accelerate from 14 per cent in 2024 to 17 per cent in 2025 driven by a shift in GDP growth drivers from external factors to domestic driven growth, according to investment management firm VinaCapital.

Remittances reach about $16 billion in 2024

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn said this remittance level is equivalent to 2023, when remittances reached a record high post pandemic.

Blue chip stocks lead market recovery

Market breadth was decidedly positive, with 229 advancing stocks far outnumbering 85 decliners. Liquidity on the southern bourse improved to VNĐ10.4 trillion (over US$409.1 million), representing a 22.3 per cent increase compared to the previous session.

Digital technology plays a key role in socio-economic development

Secretary-General Tô Lâm said technology plays a key role in economic and social development and that digital transformation has become a matter of urgency to realise the Southeast Asian country’s vision to improve productivity, foster innovation and enhance living standards.

Makara Capital urged to help Việt Nam build international financial centre

Vietnamese top diplomat hoped Makara Capital will accompany Đà Nẵng and Việt Nam in the process of perfecting the institutional framework and developing the financial centres.

Việt Nam vows to facilitate Russian businesses, says PM

As of November 2024, Russia had 199 investment projects in Việt Nam, with a total registered capital of approximately $990 million.

CEO Group breaks ground on first industrial park in Hải Phòng Free Trade Zone

CEO Group on Thursday broke ground on its first industrial park project within the Hải Phòng Free Trade Zone (FTZ), marking an early move into a new institutional space designed to attract high-quality investment and support the city’s long-term industrial strategy.

PM sets five-year deadline for Việt Nam’s first nuclear power plant

Highlighting the broader significance of the project, he stated that nuclear technology represents a key area of innovation for Việt Nam’s peaceful development.

Novaland denies chairman resignation rumours

Property developer Novaland (stock code: NVL) has rejected rumours that its chairman has resigned, saying such claims are "fabricated and misleading."

Quảng Ninh sets land clearance as priority for FDI attraction

The northern province of Quảng Ninh is on a mission to cement its status as one of Việt Nam's premier destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI), with a strategic focus on land clearance for industrial park infrastructure projects this year.

New passenger car factory to be built in Huế

Kim Long Motor Huế Joint Stock Company and Changan Automobile Group have announced a plan to build the Kim Long Trường An Việt Nam passenger car factory with a designed production capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year.

Việt Nam-China trade exceeded $205 billion in 2024

Việt Nam-China trade reached a new record of US$205.2 billion in 2024, marking a new milestone in two-way trade.

TPBank secures $120 million long-term loan from JICA

This initiative, co-financed by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), aims to enhance financial inclusion through digital banking in Việt Nam, with a total loan value of US$120 million.

Businesses must embrace new trends to boost exports to US: experts

Trade cooperation between Việt Nam and the US presents both vast opportunities and significant challenges, as the latter enters a new phase with major adjustments to its economic and foreign policies, which are expected to have a wide-reaching impact on global trade and investment activities.

HCM City remittances up at record $9.6b in 2024

Following 2023, remittances to HCM City rose to a record again of US$9.6 billion last year, the State Bank of Việt Nam has said. They were up $140 million from 2023 and accounted for more than half of the country’s total remittances.

Digital technologies important for logistics development: experts

The application of digital technologies and platforms is important to drive down logistics costs and develop the industry, experts said during a conference in HCM City on January 14.

Vietnamese Business Association in UK sets 2025 agenda

The Vietnamese Business Association in the UK (VBUK) has announced plans to reshape the landscape of Vietnam-UK trade relations, focusing on driving business community forward, fostering its unity and strengthening connections with their Vietnamese partners both at home and abroad.

Big corporations on the verge of stock market debut

Industry giants such as Vingroup, Mobile World Investment Corporation, FPT Retail and Hoàng Anh Gia Lai are all in the pipeline to introduce their prized stocks to the public sphere.

Businesses not able to enjoy preferential import tax for soybean meal

The Government's Decree 144/2024/NĐ-CP setting a preferential import tax rate for soybean meal (commodity code 23040090) has reduced this tax from 2 per cent to 1 per cent, creating better conditions for the enterprises to maintain production.