Việt Nam News

Improving the start-up ecosystem became necessary for Việt Nam, in which centres for innovation and entrepreneurship would play the core role in raising, exploiting, linking and optimizing resources from both the domestic market and abroad.

All kinds of businesses ranging from app developers to small traders are using mobile apps to develop their business since they offer multiple functions and solutions such as entertainment, online shopping, banking, and healthcare.

Going green is becoming vital for Việt Nam to tap opportunities arising from the UK – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to expand exports to the UK, the market which is aiming to develop a more circular fashion industry.

Upgrading the regulations on EZs and IPs became necessary to promote the development of EZs and IPs in the direction towards innovation and efficiency.

The real estate sector has witnessed a surge in corporate bond issuances worth a total of VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.22 billion) in the third quarter of 2023, a move aimed at debt restructuring rather than capital raising.

Some bank leaders believe the bad debt ratio will peak in the third quarter of this year and start to gradually decrease from the beginning of the next year.

Apartment prices in Hà Nội and HCM City, the two largest cities in Việt Nam, continue to rise due to high demand and limited supply. 

The reversal erased most of its recovery in the last trading session and caused the benchmark to dip below the 1,100 point-level again. 

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) has warned that shares of Hoà Phát Textbook Printing Joint Stock Company (HTP) may be delisted as it fails to meet listing conditions after business restructuring.

While QR codes are a common sight in shops in Việt Nam's big cities, rural areas are starting to see the benefits of going cashless, with digital payment options offering more speed and convenience, even for the daily grocery shop.

The retail price of petrol rose in the latest adjustment on October 23 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

THACO AUTO and Peugeot have launched the New Peugeot 408 in Việt Nam.

The Handelsblatt newspaper cited a paper from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions as saying that the German Government has decided to improve the conditions of investment guarantees for selected countries and territories.

The trade relationship between Việt Nam and the United Kingdom experienced significant growth in bilateral trade in the past one year.

It is one of activities under the Minutes of Co-operation in gender equity between the SBV and Standard Chartered Vietnam to provide global perspectives on women leadership and skills upgrading for women and sharing of Diversity and Inclusion best practices and experiences.

Thanks to ensuring the “dual goal” of maintaining production and business during the pandemic towards sustainable development, SABECO contributed VNĐ11 trillion (US$445.5 million) to the State budget in the reviewed period, one of the highest in the group of beverage manufacturers.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will continually issue new bills to withdraw cash from the banking system in the context that liquidity is abundant and interbank interest rates remain low, analysts forecast.

The southern province of Tây Ninh is seeking to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agriculture sector.