SBV to regulate fintech banking

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been developing a sandbox for fintech banking and gathering feedback on a draft regulating the sector.

Firms not ready for higher minimum wages

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has proposed a 7 per cent increase in minimum wages from July 1, but many insiders gave thumbs down to the proposal.

Cyber attacks on the rise

The Authority of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications reported that there were more than 3,000 cyber attacks on systems in Việt Nam in the first three months of the year.

Shares end the week on negative note

Vietnamese shares extended losses on Friday as large-cap stocks in a series of industries suffered selling pressure, especially banking, securities and steel.

HCM City hosts the sixth VCCA

The sixth Việt Nam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA) opened its doors on Friday in HCM City.

Việt Nam-Canada Investment Forum opens cooperation opportunities

The Việt Nam-Canada Investment Forum was held online on Thursday (Canada time), offering an opportunity for the Southeast Asian nation to promote and attract investment, and to intensify the supply chain between the two sides with both economies showing signs of recovery.

Strategic agreements signed to develop HCM City’s new downtown

Graham Stuart, the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, witnessed a signing ceremony yesterday of strategic agreements between Masterise Homes with Foster+ Partners and Quimera Energy Efficiency (QEE) to develop The Global City, a new downtown project in HCM City.

VN to tighten product origin and packaging rules

Việt Nam is to tighten inspection of local agricultural products and packaging in a response to recent incidents in which products from the Southeast Asian country were reported to show signs of deliberate tampering with registered trademarks and origins, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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