Việt Nam News

Emerging markets have once again shown the greatest advancement in the index, with six Asia Pacific markets – Mainland China (32nd), Thailand (33rd), India (34th), Indonesia (40th), Philippines (44th) and Việt Nam (56th) – among the top 10 biggest improvers globally.

So far this year, the State Treasury has raised more than VNĐ136.38 trillion from g-bond auctions.

Saigon Innovation Hub (SiHub), under the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, and Expara, Singapore's pioneer and leader in incubation, on July 16 launched a start-up incubation programme built on an online platform.

With three-digit growth in its corporate segment last year, the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has announced the appointment of its Head of Enterprise for Southeast Asia, Chow Lai Leng, the company's first-ever position for the region.

AIA on July 16 launched its Personal Medical Case Management Service (Song Hành Y Tế) in Việt Nam along with global healthcare services provider Medix Group to support customers suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade Việt Nam (Vietcombank) on Thursday officially launched its new digital bank service, VCB Digibank, which integrates the bank’s online trading platforms.

Digital transformation is an indispensable factor to help businesses gradually get used to the new economic state after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent SAP’s survey.

VPBank has been the first bank in Việt Nam deploying electronic know your customer/client (e-KYC), allowing customers to open a bank account totally online.

The central city began construction of the first surface-mount technology (SMT) factory at Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park. The plant would make printed circuit boards and electronic components for export from early 2021.

Financial-banking companies should be empowered to recognise professional investors instead of bond issuers when they come to purchase corporate bonds, regulatory experts have urged.

General data protection regulations should be issued to ensure privacy in Việt Nam, delegates said at the Tech Summit 2020 held yesterday (July 16) by Forbes Vietnam magazine in HCM City.

Viettel Group is a strong brand name and it needs to continue to maintain its leading position in Việt Nam’s telecommunication industry and high ranking in the Southeast Asian region as well as Asia.

The PM has requested ministries and localities work to solve difficulties and improve the competitiveness of the sugar industry.

Malaysia could become one of the biggest export markets in ASEAN for Việt Nam, especially in the post-pandemic period, a city official said at a meeting in HCM City on July 16.

Director of Việt Nam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that Zalo Shop has not registered with the ministry.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) climbed 0.8 per cent to close at 876.83 points.

Vietnamese and US firms shared ways to cope with the coronavirus crisis and to overcome immense challenges inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic during an online trade exchange event on Wednesday.

The Long An Dragon Fruit Association sold over 100 tonnes of dragon fruits to Lavi Agri Company Limited, a member of Lavifood JSC, on Wednesday.