Việt Nam News

Shares tumbled on Wednesday following a three-day rising streak as investors reacted to the economic data released by the General Statistic Office.

Credit growth has reached 12.97 per cent so far and is likely to hit 14 per cent this year as credit expands very strongly towards the end of the year, the head of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) revealed.

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 is estimated to have expanded by 2.58 per cent on the previous year, despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all fields of the national economy. 

Việt Nam’s pepper export turnover in 2021 is estimated to reach the highest level since 2018 thanks to higher export prices, but the global pepper market development looks set to be unpredictable in 2022.

Vietcombank announced that it will waive fees for maintaining services and money transfer transaction on VCB Digibank application from January 1.

In the last trading days of the year, the country's stock market has seen a flurry of activity, with many companies witnessing profit-taking activities from their leaders and families. 

Despite the prolonged pandemic, foreign investors registered to pump US$31.15 billion into Việt Nam in 2021, up 9.2 per cent year-on-year, the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) has said. 

Vietnamese shares managed to maintain upward trend after volatile afternoon trading session amid large differences in large-cap prices.

Member carriers of Vietnam Airlines Group are planning to resume 10 more domestic air routes from January 2022, raising the number of such routes to nearly 50.

The electric-car race is only just beginning in Việt Nam and VinFast have taken an early lead. Late last week they officially handed over the first batch of VFe34 electric automobiles to clients, the first electric cars to hit the road in Việt Nam.

Instead of imported wine and snacks, this year’s Tết (Lunar New Year) gift baskets are filled with distinguished local goods or ones with healthy, practical and meaningful value.