Việt Nam News

The development of industrial zones (IZs) needs a comprehensive plan to capture the transition of the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow spurred by trade wars and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move won 99.53 per cent of shareholders’ votes in its annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday in HCM City.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.36 per cent to end at 864.47 points.

The five-month FDI disbursement totaled $6.7 billion, representing a decline of 8.2 year-on-year, according to the report.

The local consumer price index (CPI) fell to the lowest level in five years this month, but for the first five months of the year, the CPI still peaked due to rising pork prices.

The National Single Window system developed by Viettel Solutions, which helps digitalise all documents and processes in customs clearance, has been given the Sao Khuê Award 2020 in the e-government category – the most prestigious honour for the Vietnamese IT and software industry.

Clean Energy Vision Development JSC, a subsidiary of Bamboo Capital Group, on May 29 broke ground for the Phù Mỹ solar power plant in Bình Định Province’s Phù Mỹ District.

A three-day fair of Thanh Hà lychee, a special fruit of the northern province of Hải Dương, was opened on Friday at the Việt Nam Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Hà Nội's Hoàng Quốc Việt Street till Sunday.

Vietjet’s first officer Phan Phương An said flights connecting big cities as Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng are mostly fully loaded.

FPT Retail performed well in the first two months of the year, but the coronavirus outbreak in March stalled the business

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has allowed local businesses for the first time to import live market hog to reduce pork prices on the domestic market.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recommends that people watch out for strange calls and do not send any money or provide personal information to strangers over the phone.

An interactive video conference on “Promoting Việt Nam - US Trade in Footwear Post COVID-19” took place in Washington DC on May 27 (US time) to connect Vietnamese producers and American distributors and retailers.

Việt Nam pepper prices rose to a one-year high on Wednesday, driven by Chinese consumption recovery and higher demands from local businesses. 

Hà Nội expects to attract total investment of US$38.3 million in industrial and export processing zones in the first half of this year, equivalent to 64 per cent of the figure in the same period last year.

Conglomerate Vingroup JSC plans to earn VNĐ145 trillion (US$6.2 billion) in revenue this year, up 12 per cent year-on-year.

HCM City authorities are helping companies access new technologies by promoting linkages between researchers and businesses, but more collaboration is needed, speakers said on May 28 at a meeting in HCM City.

Total audit should become compulsory for public-private partnership (PPP) projects to make sure the projects function efficiently and benefit all stakeholders