Việt Nam News

The IFC and the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) signed a memorandum of understanding on May 11 to become strategic partners for helping small and medium enterprises scale up finance and participate in global supply chains, including high-tech agricultural chains.

Passengers can reserve air tickets for flights between Hà Nội and Fukuoka/Nagoya with fares as low as US$17 (excluding taxes and fees), Vietjet said, adding that the Bangkok-Fukuoka service can be booked with super saving fares from $9 within May 16-20. 

Samsung Vina Electronics Co Ltd (SAVINA), Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co Ltd (SEV), and Junior Achievement Vietnam (JA Vietnam) on Thursday officially launched the fourth season of the "Solve for Tomorrow 2022" contest to encourage students to apply technology in practice to tackle social and local problems.

Vietnamese multi-sector corporation Vingroup aims for net revenue of about VNĐ140 trillion (US$6.06 billion) this year, an increase of 11.4 per cent year on year and after-tax profit of about VNĐ6 trillion ($260 million), heard the firm’s annual stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday.

Manulife Vietnam continues to get the best out of our employees by fostering a more supportive culture that places humanity and compassion alongside improving an individual’s working experience.

Capital mobilisation plans are now the centre of attention at the 2022 General Meeting of Shareholders of securities companies, with diversified fundraising channels.

Crop failures have dented pepper production, leading to nearly 7 per cent in pepper imports in the first four months.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has met and held talks with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday (US time) in Washington DC as part of his trip to the US to attend the US-ASEAN Summit.

Trương Hùng Long, director of the Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about improving the national credit rating.

Việt Nam expects the US will share its experience in developing the financial market in a healthy, safe and transparent manner, contributing to macroeconomic stability, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told the US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on Wednesday during his visit to the country.

Though deposit interest rates have increased significantly this year, experts forecast lending rates will remain relatively stable to support economic recovery.

The total number of customers registering for and using the Mobile Money service reached more than 1.1 million by the end of March.

Shares advanced for a second day but liquidity fell to a low level, showing investors’ caution about the market outlook.

Vĩnh Hoàn Company (VHC) announced net revenue of VNĐ3.268 trillion (more than US$142 million), up 83 per cent over the same period last year. It also recorded profit after tax of VNĐ548 billion, 4.2 times higher. 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the growth of e-commerce in many countries, including Vietnam, said Chairman of Việt Nam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) Nguyễn Ngọc Dũng.

Some 150 foreign and domestic exhibitors, including those from Japan, South Korea, mainland China, Taiwan (China), Australia, the US, Belarus and the Czech Republic are parcipating to the four-day expo - the first pharmaceutical and medical event in the capital in two years, due to the pandemic.

The Việt Nam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE) released an annual report on foreign investment in Việt Nam last year at a meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Việt Nam has ample opportunities to boost exports of wooden products and furniture to the EU market in the post pandemic period, experts say.