Việt Nam News

Thai retailer Central Retail Corporation has unveiled a five-year plan to invest 35 billion baht (US$1.1 billion) to expand in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese and US agencies will continue their coordination in order to maintain trade ties between the two countries, towards harmonious, sustainable, and mutually beneficial trade balance.

The market closed higher on Friday as many large-cap stocks surged and foreign investors continued to pour cash in. 

Budget carrier Vietjet Air and Vietnam Airlines have announced their international flights schedules.

Fitch Ratings has revised Việt Nam's outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BB'.

Indochina Kajima Development Limited (Indochina Kajima), a joint venture between Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation, has started construction of a new luxury resort at Bãi Nồm Beach in the south-central province of Phú Yên.

Loans outstanding at HCM City banks have risen by 1.7 per cent for the year in the first quarter but deposits by only 0.8 per cent, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a partnership for the sustainable production and trade of Vietnamese pepper for 2021-2025 has been signed between the Plant Protection Department (PPD) and Sustainable Spices Initiative (SSI) and IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH).

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many Vietnamese enterprises in Cambodia have tried their best to stand firm and have worked towards developing their business in the “new normal”.

Digital transformation is an imperative need for businesses to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and improve their competitiveness, experts have said.

HCM City has set itself a target of meeting 65 per cent of its demand for supporting industry products by 2025 by honouring and supporting business that invest in supporting industries.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a plan on the reopening of international flights in three stages to the Ministry of Transport (MoT)

Thai products and services are being showcased to local customers at the Top Thai Brands Hanoi 2021 event, which began in the capital on Thursday.

Việt Nam's stock market rose on Thursday, marking the fifth consecutive gaining session. Meanwhile, foreign investors returned to be net buyers in the market.

Masan Group Corporation (HOSE: MSN) targets net revenues of VNĐ92-102 trillion (US$3.98-4.4 billion) this year, an increase of 19 – 32 per cent from last year, and profit after tax and minority interest of VNĐ2.5-4 trillion ($108.3-173.3 million), a rise of 103– 224 per cent.

HCM City and Germany’s Bremen State have great potential for cooperation in trade and investment in a range of fields, Hoàng Thị Hương, chief representative of BremenInvest, a trade and investment services provider, has said.

Domestic gas prices fell by VNĐ20,000 (nearly US$1) per 12kg canister on Thursday after many consecutive months of hiking.

The development of the equity market will help promote the transparency and corporate governance of listed companies, especially public companies with State capital, an official has said.