Việt Nam News

Ninety direct meetings were organised between businesses from South Korea's Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province and Vietnamese enterprises in a trade promotion event facilitated by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi) this week.

VPBank has completed the private placement selling 15 per cent of its equity stake to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), thereby admitting the second largest bank in Japan as the strategic shareholder in its next development chapter.

The potential for trade exchange between Việt Nam and Macau remained largely untapped, especially food products.

According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, bilateral trade stood at only US$145 million in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts but reached $175 million during the first nine months of 2023, up 60 per cent year on year.

The state needs to continue implementing the equitisation process and empowering private enterprises, an expert said.

A conference is co-organised by the HCM City University of Law and the University of Tours in France with the support of the French Embassy in Việt Nam to help Vietnamese policymakers and businesses clearly understand the new business situation in order to develop strategies and solutions for new challenges.

Vietnamese women now take the helm of 22 per cent of all enterprises in Việt Nam, a level comparable to that in developed countries.

In a realm where the resounding echoes of saws and the scent of freshly hewn wood enveloped the air, perpetuating a long-standing tradition of craftsmanship dominated by men, one woman, Đặng Thị Én, emerged as a beacon of change.

The meetings took place as part of his trip to Saudi Arabia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and visit the country.

The Vietnamese leader asked the AIIB to coordinate in assisting the members who have high demand for capital and technology, and continue helping to step up infrastructure development in Asia with priority given to the greening process and the improvement of climate change response capacity.

On the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day, October 20, Việt Nam News reporters Thu Ngân and Mai Hương speak with women entrepreneurs to understand what makes them tick and how they are developing their companies, especially at this difficult time. They also speak about how women can successfully start businesses.

The index fell for the fourth straight day to the lowest since June 1, losing its key level of 1,100 points. 

The PM asked ministries, branches, associations, and the Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) to continue supporting Việt Nam to advertise its investment environment and promote cooperation between the two business communities to bring practical benefits to the two countries.

Chinese investors have so far implemented over 4,000 valid projects worth more than US$26 billion in Việt Nam. In the first nine months of 2023, for the first time, China had become the second-largest foreign investor in Việt Nam with a total registered capital of $2.9 billion.

Vicostone, a subsidiary of the Phenikaa Group, is one of five enterprises from the construction materials sector that have made the list.

Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam, in collaboration with Việt Nam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC), on Tuesday co-organised the annual Việt Nam National Market Practice Group 2023 – the 10th Working Group Meeting in HCM City.

The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) recently came to work with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and relevant agencies to seek ways to help remove the country from the grey list.

VietnamPlas 2023 has doubled its size and brought together more than 620 exhibitors from 22 countries and territories in machinery and equipment for production and processing of plastics and rubber, recycling machinery, and raw materials.