Việt Nam News

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to purchase 50 Boeing 737 Max jets in a deal valued at around US$10 billion, local media reported.

Carlyle Aviation Partners, a wholly own member of the Carlyle Group, will finance the 737 Max aircraft from the order of 200 aircraft between Vietjet and Boeing.

By leveraging Siemens Xcelerator, organisations can streamline their digital transformation journey and achieve impactful results in the fight against climate change.

Commercial banks made large profits from spot foreign exchange trading activities in the first half of this year as the difference between the dollar buying and selling price was often high at some VNĐ350-400 per dollar.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is set to reinforce its commitment to cooperation with Việt Nam across four critical areas, including high-quality infrastructure development, human resource development, healthcare advancements, and climate change mitigation.

Việt Nam should have a mechanism to enhance foreign investment capital (FDI) to the renewable energy industry, experts said.

It is critical for Vietnamese food enterprises to invest in building processing system for high-quality agricultural products and increase branding in the international markets.

More than half of the companies believed that their profits would improve slightly against the first six months of the year, 4.5 per cent forecasted their profits would stay flat, and 40.9 per cent thought otherwise. 

Anti-money laundering should receive greater operational autonomy and independence, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Nestlé (brand value up 8 per cent to US$22.4 billion) once again earns the title of the world’s most valuable food brand, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand Finance.

There is significant potential for cooperation between Việt Nam and Australia in trade and investment, as both countries strive to boost bilateral trade to US$20 billion and double two-way investments this year.

Hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40 markets including Việt Nam will attend the two biggest regional food industry exhibitions, both in Thailand, from September 20 to 22: Fi Asia Thailand and Vitafoods Asia.

This is due to expectations of the improvement in trade between the US and Việt Nam after each visit, said expert.

A seminar themed "Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Towards Green Growth", co-organised by Việt Nam News, the country's English language daily newspaper, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), is to take place on September 12 in Hà Nội.

The leading steel manufacturer Hòa Phát Group sold nearly 558,000 tonnes of steel in August, of which the volume of construction steel hit 306,000 tonnes, up 18 per cent month-on-month and the highest since the beginning of this year.

Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Sunday in Hà Nội inked a commitment letter on a bilateral loan worth US$300 million with a seven-year tenor.

Various proposals have been put forth by experts and industry insiders to ensure the oil and gas sector keeps pace with the times, overcomes existing challenges.