Việt Nam News

The Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Programme is an AU$ 33.7 million (US$22.5 million) Australian Government funded initiative that promotes gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, with a focus on the ethnically diverse provinces of Sơn La and Lào Cai in Việt Nam’s north-west. The programme has spared no efforts in helping local enterprises overcome the obstacles caused by the pandemic to maintain operations. Lê Hương chats with Phil Harman, the programme’s team leader, on the efforts.

Việt Nam and Russia have vowed to boost agricultural and aquatic trade ties during a webinar to study the Russian market and increase the export of agricultural and aquatic products to the country.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has begun a programme called ‘Mobile price-stabilisation sales points’ at export processing zones and industrial parks to ensure workers there can buy safe foods at fair prices.

The Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Challenge 2021 (AAC 2021) successfully organised a Demo Day on Tuesday for the five most outstanding start-ups participating in the challenge.

A green data centre in Đà Nẵng's Hi-Tech Park worth US$100 million has been agreed to thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Trung Nam Group and Singapore’s Infracrowd Capital. 

Shares advanced on Wednesday, led by gains in banking stocks and market witnessed record high liquidity.

Faced with the complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak in recent times, banks in HCM City and elsewhere in the country are strictly complying with social distancing regulations while also ensuring their systems operate smoothly and efficiently and fully meet the needs of individual and corporate customers.

The AEON 1% Club Foundation, a member of Japanese retail and financial services corporation AEON, granted 60 scholarships to Vietnamese university students at an online ceremony on Wednesday.

Some HCM City businesses have been able to shrug off the difficulties caused by COVID-19 and achieve their targets thanks to thorough preparations.

Việt Nam’s Government is planning a master programme to gear up for a post-pandemic recovery which this time requires a sophisticated organisation and effective implementation to ensure long-term efficiency.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed rescheduling excise tax payments for local automobile manufactures and assemblers. The draft decree recommends that payments over VNĐ4.4 trillion (US$191 million) for October and November be delayed until late December. 

Shares rebounded on Tuesday as large-cap stocks extended their gains in the afternoon session thanks to strong buying forces.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính late on Tuesday met with leaders of major Japanese corporations as part of his official visit to Japan.

With its exports of ceramics for the countruction sector accounting for just 0.9 per cent of the global total, Việt Nam has much more room to boost export of the products, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Retail stores in HCM City are hearing the sounds of jangling cash registers as shoppers take advantage of sales on offer. And that’s a good sign for economic recovery.

Phenikaa-X Joint Stock Company, a member of Phenikaa University in Hà Nội, will work with Viettel Networks and Qualcomm to build a mini-smart city within the Phenikaa University campus, following a Memorandum of Understanding inked between the three sides in Hà Nội on Tuesday. 

Masan Group Corporation received the Community Initiative Award at the 2021Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards at a ceremony on November 19.