Việt Nam News

Shares reversed course to trade higher on Wednesday, strengthened by the strong increase of banking stocks that attracted hugh injection of cash flow.

Firms in the northern province of Hải Dương on Tuesday shipped nearly 250 tonnes of carrots to the Republic of Korea (RoK), the first overseas shipment of the vegetable this year.

The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Việt Nam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend, according to experts at a seminar on digital transformation and M&A on January 11.

Banks increased their charter capital by more than VNĐ110 quadrillion in 2021 - the highest annual growth to date - to enhance financial strength and meet the central bank’s regulations.

VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, sold 35,723 vehicles in 2021, posting a year-on-year surge of 21.2 per cent despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The increasing demand for services for the elderly has created a lot of investment and business opportunities for local and foreign investors

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải and Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister Sara Wilshaw at Global Affairs Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a joint economic committee (JEC) between the two countries yesterday.

Even though capital flows from exchange traded funds (ETFs) were not active in December, they are expected to return to the market in 2022, said SSI Research. 

Business leaders are facing the challenge of developing comprehensive HR strategies to create physical, mental and financial wellness in employees and gain a head start in the race to attract talent post-COVID-19.

Việt Nam is looking to work closely with foreign firms such as Samsung and Toyota to boost the supply of parts within the country, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Start-ups are increasingly managing to attract investments though the absolute number still remains modest, according to the Saigon Innovation Hub.

The 5th Việt Nam Rice Festival wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long on Monday with "Ngọc Trời Thiên Vương " (LT28) rice of Lộc Trời Group (LTG) winning the first prize of the good Vietnamese rice trademark competition.

The shelves of many supermarkets are full of products with special packaging and designs for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tết).

Shares plunged on Tuesday, pressured by the slump of securities stocks that were hit strongly during the last minutes of the session by increased profit-takings.

Samsung has announced the winning projects at the final event of the Solve for Tomorrow 2021 contest. This award honours the most innovative solutions developed by teams of secondary and high schools across the country to address serious social issues.

Telecommunications isn't the booming industry it once was, thanks to the mobile market becoming saturated in recent years. This shift is forcing telecom providers to look for "new spaces" - one of which is Mobile Money.

The Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association has targeted a coffee export turnover of US$5-6 billion in 2030, doubling the export value at present.

Although much of the economy was impacted by the fourth wave of COVID-19 in 2021, Việt Nam’s imports and exports reached a record of nearly US$670 billion, an increase of almost 23 per cent from 2020.