Việt Nam News

VRG has just released documents for the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders, which is set for June 17.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will directly sell gold to State-owned commercial banks starting June 3 and the banks will sell gold to the public.

Vietnamese coffee exports to the Spanish market, in the first four months of this year increased 53.7 per cent in volume and 136.6 per cent in value, compared to the same period last year.

The businesses are operating in China's electronics, high-tech and semiconductor manufacturing sectors.

Việt Nam’s coffee output in the 2023–2024 crop year is estimated to decrease by 20 per cent compared to the previous crop year, to 1.47 million tonnes, the lowest in four years.

More than 160 Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing high-quality and standard-compliant products at the THAIFEX – Anuga Asia 2024 in Thailand.

Việt Nam shipped an estimated US$24.14 billion worth of agro-forestry-fishery products overseas during January-May, up 21 per cent against the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Techcombank has won four prestigious awards from the leading financial publication The Asian Banker (TAB) in recognition of its outstanding achievements in transaction banking, for its use of cloud-based technology, data and AI, and for its growth strategy in retail banking.

There remains ample untapped potential for Việt Nam and France to further enhance co-operation in the field of technology, a forum heard in HCM City on May 28.

According to Manulife, the company had three customers identified as fire victims, one with an expired contract and two eligible for VNĐ1 billion each in compensation benefits.

At the end of last year, there were 182 million personal payment accounts in Việt Nam, with just over 87 per cent of adults owning payment accounts.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed lowering dozens of fees to help citizens and enterprises overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the property sector has jumped by 70 per cent year-on-year to over US$1.98 billion as of May 20.

Representatives from Zarubezhneft EP Việt Nam briefed the partners about the Thiên Nga-Hải Âu gas field in Block 12.11, located in the western part of the Nam Côn Sơn basin.

Supportive policies under the National Assembly’s Resolution 98 that took effect in August last year, if implemented well, will promote the start-up ecosystem in HCM City to develop even more strongly, experts said.

Vietnamese authorities will crack down on tax evasion by implementing strict measures to ensure that individuals and businesses fulfill their tax payment obligations.

Over the past four months, Việt Nam exported 3.23 million tonnes of rice, worth US$2.1 billion, up 12 per cent in volume and 37 per cent in value, according to the General Department of Customs.

After record profits and strong growth in 2023, the industry's momentum faced limitations in 2024 due to rising raw material costs and increased market competition.