Việt Nam News

Tourism Selangor, the tourism promotion agency of the Malaysian state, sent its officials to Việt Nam this week for a working visit to discuss co-operation with their Vietnamese counterparts.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên said PV Power had risen steadily to become the second-largest power supplier in Việt Nam, after Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) and the biggest gas-electricity producer, confirming its important position in Việt Nam’s energy map.

Việt Nam Blockchain Association (VBA) and Foreign Trade University (FTU) on Thursday in Hà Nội signed a co-operation agreement with an aim to promote human resource training for the digital economy.

Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of UNDP in Việt Nam, spoke at the 'Harvest Day & Circular Economy Connect' event hosted by the Vietnam Circular Economy Hub on December 22.

EVN's total revenue in 2022 was estimated at VNĐ460.7 trillion (US$20.03 billion), up 4.31 per cent compared to 2021.

Việt Nam's e-commerce revenue in 2022 maintained an increase of about 15 per cent compared to last year, according to the Việt Nam E-commerce Association (Vecom).

Both foreign and domestic fintech firms are promoting connections with commercial banks to lend unsecured loans to individuals, and small and micro enterprises as demand for consumer and business loans at the end of the year is rising.

Apple plans to move some MacBook production to Việt Nam for the first time next year as the US tech group continues diversifying its production base, Nikkei Asia has reported.

The failure to pay social insurance premiums to the Vietnam Social Security has led to the situation that many employees have had their health insurance cards rendered invalid.

With the Government increasing public investment and speeding up the disbursement progress, many businesses on the stock market will benefit.

In October alone, durian export turnover to China reached nearly US$50 million, an increase of 40-fold against October last year.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính asked Samsung Group to continue to expand investment and business activities, considering Việt Nam its important and global strategic base in terms of production, research and development of key products to the international market.

The real estate market in HCM City is witnessing a slowdown at year-end as investors’ confidence in the market declines, while there are other investment channels like stocks or gold to consider. With a decrease in new apartment supplies due to legal issues and investors’ reluctance to join the market, the prospects for HCM City’s realty market remain gloomy.

Homemade liquor accounts for 70 per cent of unofficial alcoholic drinks, causing an annual loss of US$751 million to the State Budget.

Totally in the 11-month period, finished steel production saw a yearly decline of 11.3 per cent to 27.12 million tonnes. Sales of finished steel also plunged 7 per cent year-on-year to 25.1 million tonnes, according to the report.

The Academy of Policy and Development (APD), under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)  released the 2021 Provincial Sustainable Development Index (PSDI) for cities and provinces across the country on Wednesday, as well as a number of recommendations to help them stay on-course in the coming years.

Stronger government support and operating environment have helped Vietnamese banks gain positive momentum, according to Fitch Ratings.

Bách Hóa Xanh (a member of Mobile World Group) and MoMo have announced a strategic cooperation that turns the later into the first e-wallet to be accepted as a payment method at Bách Hóa Xanh stores.