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Real estate firms reach final stage of restructuring

Construction on Boustead Industrial Park phase 2A in Đồng Nai begins

Construction of phase 2A of the Boustead Industrial Park began in Đồng Nai Province on November 16 by Boustead Projects Land (Vietnam).

Grab ties up with Lazada, offers seamless digital experience to consumers

Grab and Lazada have announced a wide-ranging collaboration in Việt Nam to provide a seamless digital experience to consumers.

Economy

Shares correct as selling pressure hits large-caps

Shares suffered a strong correction on Monday on the two stock exchanges as selling pressure hit many large-caps.

Economy

Vietjet sells two million discounted tickets to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day

These tickets (excluding taxes and fees) has the flight time from November 25, 2020 to May 31, 2021 (excluding national holidays and Tết), Vietjet said in a statement.

Economy

Việt Nam to see boom in supply of industrial property next year: Savills

Việt Nam will see strong growth in industrial property next year due to higher demand for industrial parks as business expand production or relocate out of China, according to Savills Việt Nam.

Economy

USI kicks off construction of electronic board manufacturing and assembly plant in Hải Phòng

Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) on Saturday started construction for its new production base located in DEEP C Industrial Zone in the northern port city of Hải Phòng.

Economy

Samsung Vietnam, employees donate VNĐ5 billion to flood-hit central provinces

The donation was given through the Fatherland Front Committees of Bắc Ninh and Thái Nguyên provinces and partly delivered directly by Samsung to people in flooded areas.

Economy

Banks raise foreign ownership ratio to improve financial strength

Many banks have recently increased their foreign ownership ratios with an aim to attract investment and improve financial strength.

Economy

E-commerce industry seeks to leverage logistics growth

Flexible warehousing models that can help businesses optimise their storage are required amid the development of e-commerce, experts have suggested.

Business Beat

Foreign investors increasingly drawn to VN education sector

According to the General Statistics Office, foreign investment as of October 20 was US$23.48 billion, equivalent to less than 81 per cent of the figure for the same period last year.

Economy

Market rally to go on, corporate earnings in the sight

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index climbed to a 10-month high last week and the market rally will keep on going, experts and securities firms forecast.

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World’s largest trade pact signed by ASEAN countries and five partners

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world’s largest trade pact, was signed on Sunday by leaders of 15 member countries after eight years of negotiations.

Economy

First centre of ASEAN Smart Logistics Network launched

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the ASEAN Smart Logistics Network on Saturday.

Economy

Shoppertainment the name of the game for e-commerce sites

Ensuring the quality of products bought online has long been tricky, but commercial livestreams, e-consulting and virtual reality on e-commerce sites could change that.

Economy

VN’s smartphone market sees new names, besides Samsung, Oppo and Apple

Việt Nam’s smartphone market is seeing a number of new names this year, besides Samsung, Oppo and Apple which have been dominant in the market for many years.

Economy

Law on electronic transactions to be amended

The Ministry of Information and Communications is proposing to amend and supplement some articles to the Law on Electronic Transactions No. 51/2005/QH11 in order to solve some shortcomings to fit current reality.

Economy

Start-up Wheel 2020 attracts outstanding local and foreign start-ups

The top 60 Vietnamese start-ups chosen from thousands of contestants competed at the semi-final round of the 2020 Việt Nam Start-up Wheel contest in HCM City on November 13.

Economy

Why patience really is a virtue for serious investors

One of the most striking contrasts is how patient the Vietnamese have been as a people in their struggle towards independence and prosperity, versus how they tend to behave as individual investors now.

Economy

Financial stocks advance, lifting market up

Vietnamese shares extended gains for a third day as financial-banking stocks continued to perform better than expected.

Economy

Mekong Delta businesses should work with Vietnamese-owned counterparts in the US: experts

Mekong Delta businesses should connect with businesses owned by ethnic Vietnamese in the US to facilitate the distribution of Vietnamese goods in that country, experts have said.