Việt Nam News

Shares bounced back strongly in the afternoon session, driven by increasing demand at the support price levels.

The HCM City People's Committee has instructed Thủ Đức City, districts and related departments to decide how they can safely reopen traditional markets before July 23.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) on July 20 added a new rail freight link from Việt Nam to Belgium, with the first train departing from Yên Viên station, Hà Nội, and expected to arrive at Liege City in Belgium.

With thousands of active COVID-19 cases keeping a distance is now essential in HCM City. Some supermarkets have staff picking up groceries for customers, and online shopping has become even more popular than before. How do you choose to shop during this critical time? — VNS

The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2021, up 6 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Việt Nam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Việt Nam has pledged not to manipulate its exchange rate in order to gain an unfair competitive advantage and will refrain from any competitive devaluation of the Vietnamese đồng, the State Bank of Vietnam has said in a joint statement with the US Treasury.

In order to ensure food supply and stable prices, the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has set up 3,001 price-stabilisation points in supermarkets, convenience stores and 388 mobile sales points in city districts and Thủ Đức city.

Enterprises in Hà Nội have been receiving support to overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies has begun accepting applications from businesses for interest-free loans to fund furlough and salary payments, its deputy director, Bùi Văn Sổn, said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to deny a request from Import-Export Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) for permission to establish a new air cargo carrier in Việt Nam.

Identifying industrial development a key economic drive, the northern province of Bắc Giang eyes turning itself into an industrial locality following a modern and sustainable orientation.

The COVID-19 pandemic was highlighting the urgent need for promoting the development of the part-supply industries which would enable enterprises to more resilient against any global shocks or disruptions of supply chains.

Viettel Telecom, a member company of the Viettel Group, has won two awards at the 16th IT World Awards®, given by the Globee® Awards to honour achievements in every facet of the information technology industry.

Total revenue of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is estimated at nearly US$65 billion in the first half of 2021, up 22 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication.

Shares plummeted yesterday on profit-taking activities with many bank stocks hitting biggest daily losses of 7 per cent. 

Thanks to the prosperity of the stock market in the first six months of this year, multiple securities businesses have reached their profit targets for the whole year.

With its effective retail business strategy, VIB’s retail outstanding balance experienced a positive growth at 14.2 per cent in the period, accounting for nearly 90 per cent of total outstanding balance amid the pandemic.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has just proposed to increase export tax on gold products of less than 95 per cent purity to 2 per cent from 0 per cent.