Việt Nam News

Vietnamese, especially those from the north, believe that a bath using coriander leaves can remove misfortune, so many are boiling it to get rid of bad luck before the Tết holiday.

Bình Dương Province plans to complete a number of key transport infrastructure projects this year and start others to maintain its leading position in attracting foreign investment and act as a springboard for recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

Nguyễn Minh Tiến, director and chief of the Central Coordination Office for New Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks about the digitalisation in OCOP development on the Economic Focus programme of the Vietnam News Agency Television.

HCM City will promote manufacturing and exports this year, its Department of Industry and Trade has said.

Three foreign investment firms have invested US$165 million in convertible Tier 2 bonds issued by HDBank to help increase lending to retail and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Shares ended higher on Wednesday thanks to the growth of the banking stock group but liquidity remained at a low level as investors held back from making further purchases ahead of the Tết holiday.

There is just one week left until the deadline for project management boards to step up disbursement to reach 96 per cent at the Ministry of Transport, Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể said on Tuesday.

Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) and Manulife Vietnam are moving forward with their 16-year  bancassurance deal.

The World Bank has recommended 20 actions that address three priority themes for Việt Nam’s successful offshore wind industry.

Economic prospects for ASEAN+3 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and Korea) look promising in 2022, despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy, according to a report published yesterday by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). 

Ahead of the 2022 Lunar New Year, the stock market saw a strong correction, with hundreds of stocks closing at lower levels. However, this is expected to be a short-term trend. 

Bancassurance activities will have to strictly comply with the provisions of the Law on Insurance Business, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

As online sales continue to grow, so does tax evasion.

Clothing stores in Hà Nội have launched many attractive promotions before Tết.

Erkut Duranoglu, chief representative of Vestel Electronics Vietnam, said he never expected the global pandemic would teach his company a practical lesson in risk management.

Korea’s Shinhan Life Insurance on Tuesday launched operations in Việt Nam. 

Expert said sales of Tết gift baskets had prospered in recent days and were expected to remain strong

Vietnamese shares on Tuesday reclaimed ground lost in the previous day's sharp sell-off as large-caps were picked up by bargain-hunters.