Việt Nam News

Vietnamese rice prices are on the rise and can compete with other rivals in terms of quality, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Việt Nam’s Transport and Logistics Statistical Yearbook 2019 showed the total length of the country's road system is 630,564km but the total length of the highways is less than 2,000km. The lack of infrastructure connecting road to seaports such as domestic container ports or modern logistics centres has made logistic costs in Việt Nam uncompetitive. Trần Thanh Hải, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import and Export Department, shares his views on the development of the logistics sector in Vnews’s Economic Focus programme

Vietnamese stock markets ended Wednesday on a positive note, largely led by gains in financial shares and heavy-weight stocks.

Total investment for planned airports in 2020-2030 is estimated at about VNĐ365.1 trillion (US$15.87 billion), with an additional VNĐ866.36 trillion needed for 2030-2050.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the pilot application of 'mobile money', which allows the use of mobile phone credit to pay for small-value goods and services.

E-commerce websites will be given ratings to increase customers’ trust in purchasing and payment activities in the online environment.

According to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) 16 finance companies are licensed to provide consumer lending with their total charter capital worth more than VNĐ22 trillion (US$948 million) as of the end of 2020.

Technology plays an increasingly important role in property companies’ efforts to overcome the challenges caused by the pandemic.

Việt Nam is improving its legal framework to promote the development of e-commerce with a focus on preventing trade fraud.

Việt Nam remains France’s largest goods supplier in ASEAN and Vietnamese exports still have the opportunity to penetrate further into the European market.

The northern province of Bắc Giang is working hard to complete the target of attracting about US$1.3 billion worth of investment this year, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Ánh Dương.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) is testing a new power board on its system to address the frequent overload issues at the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts seafood export turnover will increase to reach about US$640 million this month with positive signals from importing countries.

Vietnamese stocks ended lower in a choppy session on Tuesday as profit-taking erased earlier gains and the ongoing technical congestion as well as the foreign net selling dampened investors sentiment.

Oil and gas shares finished lower on Tuesday, reversing course after surging in the previous session as the oil price climbed above US$70 per barrel for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Coteccons has appointed four new deputy general directors, all of them are experts in the construction industry.

Phạm Thị Xuân Hồng, owner of PinkShopGiayDep, was among six women from Southeast Asia to be honoured at the inaugural Lazada Forward Women Awards that recognise women trailblazers across the region in the e-commerce space who showcase resilience and innovation as entrepreneurs.

Vietnamese shares trimmed early gains on Monday with the VN-Index closing lower as banking stocks came under selling pressure towards the final minutes of trading.