Việt Nam News

Since it has little land left, HCM City will focus on attracting projects that use advanced, new or clean technologies, have high added value, help boost the competitiveness of domestic firms and enhance their access to global supply chain, and contribute to green and sustainable development.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched the first official Yellow Pages for Digital Transformation Providers.

In the first four months of this year, the index rose by 3.84 per cent year on year, mainly due to increases in prices of education, housing and construction materials, culture, entertainment and tourism, food, and electricity.

Digital content creation has become a potential new land for content producers and brands and digital advertising businesses.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank – ticker HDB) has announced its results for the first quarter of 2023, with stand-alone pre-tax profits topping VNĐ2.8 trillion (US$119.3 million).

However, the registered capital decreased by 5.7 per cent to more than VNĐ154.6 trillion.

More than 1,000 agricultural and specialty products from over 20 provinces and cities across the country are being exhibited at Gigamall in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City.

Masan Group Corporation remained resilient amid a challenging business environment, with its net revenues rising by 2.8 per cent to VNĐ18.7 trillion (US$796.9 million) in the first quarter, according to its unaudited results released on April 28.

PVI approved the plan of cash dividend rate for 2022 at 30 per cent worth VNĐ702 billion.

Shareholders of Vietbank approved last year’s results, targets for this year, profit distribution plans, and other important proposals at its annual general meeting held online on April 26.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reports that it is necessary to devise a 50 per cent cut on auto registration fees and extend the payment of excise tax on locally-assembled and manufactured cars.

Net inflows of foreign capital also helped lift the market.

Sao Khuê Award this year honoured 182 outstanding digital platforms, products and services.

In April, many big names in the sector announced changes to their Boards of Directors.

Things are even more difficult when domestic supply is higher than demand, but the import of poultry meat into Việt Nam continues to increase.

This is the seventh year in a row the ministry has compiled the report.

Phú Nhuận Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ) targets net revenue of nearly VNĐ35.6 trillion (US$1.5 billion) and profit after tax of VNĐ1.9 trillion ($81.5 million) this year, an increase of 5 per cent and 7 per cent from last year, respectively.

Việt Nam exported more than 1.85 million tonnes of rice, worth nearly US$1 billion, during the first quarter of the year, a 23 per cent increase in volume and a 34 per cent increase in value compared to the same period last year.