Việt Nam News

Shares bounced back slightly on Wednesday after a brief fall in the previous session, driven by growth of banks, while realty stocks continued to slide following negative news of big property firms.

Seven Vietnamese names are among the 2,668 of dollar billionaires worldwide as per Forbes' latest update to its annual rich list.

Việt Nam's economy is expected to make a strong come back this year with a 6.5 per cent growth forecast, said economists from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during a press conference in yesterday in Hà Nội.

The US Department of Commerce in late March initiated an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on solar modules imported from Việt Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam on Monday.

After the cancellation of nine bond issuances of Tân Hoàng Minh Group, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting, amending and supplementing Decree 153 on offering and trading corporate bonds, which proposes stricter condition for bond issuers, especially in private placement.

The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ThaiCham), previously the Thai Business Association (TBA), was officially inaugurated on April 5 in Hà Nội.

Science company Bayer has said it is accelerating investment in its Leaps by Bayer impact investment unit with more than 1.3 billion euros (US$1.4 billion) by 2024.

Việt Nam hopes to establish long-term stable trade and investment ties with Australia and receive technology in sustainable coal mining and processing from Australia, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

While the reduced environmental protection tax lowered petrol prices from April,1, most transport enterprises are still struggling.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has proposed to the Government and relevant ministries and sectors a number of measures to ensure power supply, especially in the northern region, including the issuance of mechanisms to develop renewable energy in the region.

5G is changing business worldwide, and Việt Nam is catching up very quickly, among the first countries to deploy 5G trials.

Shares reversed to fall on Tuesday as rising selling force triggered losses in many large-cap stocks, especially in banking, securities and real estate sectors.

Vietjet is offering 8,888 discounted tickets priced from only zero đồng (excluding tax and fees) on several routes.

The State Securities Commission of Việt Nam (SSC) has decided to cancel nine bond issuances from July 2021 to March 2022 by companies under Tân Hoàng Minh Group.

Hòa Phát Group supplied the market with 296,000 tonnes of hot rolled coil (HRC) steel. This is the highest sale level since it started supplying HRC to the market from November 2020.

Intracom Group and French Euro Blue Power Group worked with leaders of Điện Biên Province on field surveys and investment research for hydropower storage projects.

The southern most province of Cà Mau has granted the right to use the Cà Mau geographical indication for black tiger shrimp to three local exporters.

Việt Nam's economic growth forecast this year has been readjusted from 6.5 per cent to 5.3 per cent by the World Bank (WB), according to its latest economic growth update.