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Việt Nam’s proposed 20% property gains tax sparks investor concerns

Vĩnh Phúc calls for investment in 58 priority projects

Vĩnh Phúc Provincial People's Committee has just issued Decision 2906/QĐ-UBND approving the list of 58 priority projects calling for investment in the province in the 2021-2025 period.

CIMB releases credit card using video eKYC technology

CIMB Bank Vietnam (CIMB) on Monday officially launched the CIMB REVI credit card, which applies video calls in the electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) process – the lastest banking technology.

Trungnam Group inaugurates wind power plant No.5 in Ninh Thuận

Trungnam Group has put its latest wind power plant into operation in Ninh Phước District in the central province of Ninh Thuận on November 14.

2021's profit outlook mostly reflected in stock prices: FiinGroup

The Vietnamese stock market’s valuation is equivalent to 18.2 times 2021’s profit and 14.3 times 2022’s profit forecast, said Fiin Trade, showing that the profit prospects for 2021 are reflected in share prices.

VN's growth and recovery require strong public investment: economists

Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Việt Nam's most important challenge in the near future, said economist and policymakers.

Businesses sorely in need of funds as economy begins post-pandemic recovery

In a survey done in August by the Board for Private Economic Development Research, 46 per cent of 21,000 enterprises polled said their financial resources would only enable them to maintain operations for three months or less.

Enhanced cooperation with localities to ensure supply of goods to Hà Nội

Better connections are needed between the capital city of Hà Nội and other localities, if demand for agricultural products in the city is to be met between now and the Lunar New Year in 2022.

Shares to go up on high demand

Market analysts forecast that buying demand will stay relatively high and the cash flow is looking for opportunities. Therefore, the VN-Index may continue to set new historical peaks this week.

Dot Property Vietnam Awards celebrate sustainable growth this year

More than 40 developers, projects, real estate agencies, and consultancies from around the country were honoured at the 2021 Dot Property Vietnam Awards held virtually on November 12.

Bến Tre to provide support for 1,000 businesses in digital transformation

As many as 1,000 local businesses in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre will receive support in digital transformation, with an estimated cost of more than VNĐ41.5 billion (US$1.84 million).

Businesses explore opportunities of serving elderly in Việt Nam

Việt Nam's service market for the elderly is large with lots of potential, but is currently untapped, said experts during a forum in HCM City on November 11.

Small steel companies struggle in Q3 due to COVID-19

As the domestic market has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, many small steel enterprises experienced a sharp decline in profit in the third quarter of 2021.

Tech giant VNG invests $22.5m in business-to-business e-commerce platform Telio

Tech giant VNG has invested US$22.5 million in Telio, the first business-to-business e-commerce platform in Việt Nam, in its pre-series B funding round.

Provinces need to sweeten sugarcane farming to sustain industry: experts

Provinces that grow sugarcane need to focus on improving added value and prices so that farmers are encouraged to keep growing it to develop Việt Nam’s sugar and sugarcane industry, a conference heard.

Shares advance thanks to real estate, coal stocks

Shares advanced on Friday thanks to the support of stocks in the real estate and coal sectors, attracting large cash flow into the market.

President addresses 28th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended and delivered a speech at the 28th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) via videoconference at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday.

Winners of Vietnam Science & Technology Innovation Awards 2020 honoured

As many as 45 outstanding works of the Việt Nam Science and Technology Innovation Awards 2020 were awarded at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Vietnamese digital economy to grow 31 per cent this year

Vietnamese digital economy will also explode strongly with a growth rate of 31 per cent this year over the same period last year, reaching $21 billion.

Czech, VN groups work to nurture innovative start-ups

The National Startup Support Center of Việt Nam (NSSC) and other organisations in the country on November 11 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic (AMSP ČR) with the aim to develop the two countries’s start-up ecosystem and entrepreneurship.