Việt Nam News

Dr. Nguyễn Thanh Tuyên, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Technology and Communications Industry at the Ministry of Information and Communications, spoke to the Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about market access experiences and how to help Vietnamese businesses conquer the most demanding markets.

Trần Văn Trọng, General Secretary of the Việt Nam E-Commerce Association (VECOM), told Việt Nam News about the green and sustainable cross-border commercial development trend and how to help businesses build brands in the digital environment.

During most of the day, VN-Index traded above the reference level. Even though the morning session recorded slight selling pressure, the VN-Index still ended the session higher on Wednesday, a third consecutive day of rises.

Statistics from the Việt Nam Fruit and Vegetable Association show that durian export turnover reached $1.5 billion in the first six months of this year.

Stressing Việt Nam's priority given to the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries in the future, Chính said that Việt Nam welcomes and encourages investors in those fields.

The CAAV has insisted that airlines strictly comply with regulations on domestic passenger air transport service prices, declare airfares, encouraging them to implement flexible pricing ranges and maintain policies that offer discounted fares.

Major corporations want to expand investments in Việt Nam. During meetings with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on July 3 in Seoul, leaders of many Korean businesses such as CJ, POSCO, Daewoo E&C and LG Display, expressed their desire to increase their operations.

Vietcombank has warned about a new form of fraud, impersonating bank staff to support biometric updates, to steal banking details.

The MoU is an important step in enhancing co-operation to promote the start-up ecosystem and exchange human resources between the two countries.

Việt Nam's economic growth might decelerate in the second half compared to that in the first half, with several supportive factors expected to sustain the overall growth outlook, according to the a report released by the Singaporean-based United Overseas Bank (UOB)'s Global Economics & Market Research Unit on Wednesday.

Vietnamese exports of cinnamon, chilli powder and chilli products, may violate food standards, warn some EU countries

According to market researchers, Grab has maintained its position as the largest player; however, Vietnamese companies such as Xanh SM and Be have also grabbed market share.

Việt Nam's two largest insurance firms, Bảo Việt Holdings and PVI Joint Stock Company have announced plans to divest State capital.

The VCCI calls for auctions to be used to allocate mining rights as it comments on the draft Law on Geology and Minerals.

Ministry of Industry and Trade said it has scenarios in place in case of prolonged extreme hot weather and coal-fired power plants dropping output, to make sure electricity supplies will hold.

Cross-ownership and manipulation in credit institutions will be tightened after the revised Law on Credit Institutions took effect from July 1, 2024.

In the second half of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to innovate trade promotion activities, focusing on promoting digital transformation and connecting local businesses and their products to the Việt Nam trade offices abroad.

The market's breadth was positive, with gainers outnumbering losers by 227 to 88.