Việt Nam News

Việt Nam's top priority for 2021-30 is to build a solid financial foundation for the country's sustainable development, said policymakers and experts during a conference held on Tuesday to discuss finance strategy for the 2021-30 period and solutions for economic recovery and development in Việt Nam. 

Shares bounced back on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange on Wednesday, but liquidity declined, showing investor caution about speculative factors after a month of increasing.

Around 85 per cent of Vietnamese banking consumers are more likely to use online and digital banking services compared to 18 months ago, according to a new report from SaaS cloud banking platform Mambu.

The B&T wind power farm cluster with a capacity of 252 MW was inaugurated in Quảng Ninh and Lẹ Thủy districts, the central province of Quảng Bình on Tuesday.

Proptech company Hombase said it has managed to raise US$30 million in equity and debt to make homeownership accessible across Southeast Asia including Việt Nam.

Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends and solutions to help Việt Nam textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will be held online on December 1.

They are the first international tourists visting Việt Nam after nearly two years of the country’s “freezing status” due to COVID-19 pandemic. They will have a 4-day-3-night package tour covering from flights to accommodation and a series of high-class tourism, resort and entertainment activities at Phú Quốc United Centre super complex.

Local property developer BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Group have submitted investment proposals as part of their ongoing development of key infrastructure and logistics networks upgrades in the central city.

Trade remedies should be utilised more and in a more effective way to ensure fair competition and protect domestic production in the context of Vietnam’s deeper integration into the global economy through joining more free trade agreements (FTAs), according to experts.

Bảo Việt Securities Company (BVSC) has just approved a resolution to increase its profit plan for 2021. 

HCM City’s clothing businesses are struggling to reopen as the domestic market remains “frozen”, with low customer demand and business customers reluctant to buy clothing items and materials from each other.

Many factories, including about 200 of the Nike Corporation, resumed production in Việt Nam earlier this month. However, if this return is to be resilient and long-lasting, a range of changes to business practices and relationships may have to be realised. 

The IHS Markit Việt Nam manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2021 showed a strong rebound in the manufacturing sector, the UK-based market research firm said in a recent analysis published on ihsmarkit.com.

Shares retreated on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange on Tuesday as selling pressure increased strongly towards the end of the session.

The UK's Daily Mail newspaper has published an article hailing Việt Nam as one of the world’s economic success stories.

Two Vietnamese firms were named among 35 winners of the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) Awards 2021 at a ceremony held in Bangladesh last week within the framework of the ASOCIO Digital Summit 2021.

To honour the efforts of businesses during this particularly difficult period of pandemic, Việt Nam News - the national only English-language daily newspaper, Vietnam Plus - the national online newspaper for external information, and Statista - the renowned global business data platform, are collaborating to select and publish the annual list of top growing businesses in Vietnam.

Agriculture is emerging as a vital platform to help the economy cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Investing in agriculture with preferential credit for this sector could be an important step towards economic recovery, creating a sustainable source of income for farmers and credit institutions.