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Việt Nam aims to launch international financial centre by November 2025

Sacombank joins new SWIFT service for same day global payments

Sacombank has become a member of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’s Global Payments Innovation.

Shipper allowed to inter-district deliver in HCM City

Delivery companies are now allowed to transport essential goods anywhere in HCM City after authorities relaxed an earlier ban on transport between districts.

Provinces in Mekong Delta help businesses maintain production

Mekong Delta provinces have been helping local businesses maintain production and investment while staying safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australian consumers to taste Vietnamese rice

A promotion programme titled ‘Viet Nam, Land of World’s Best Rice’ will present 10,000 bags of Việt Nam’s Ban Mai Cung Đình rice to consumers in Australia.

Now rebrands as ShopeeFood

The food delivery app Now will officially rebrand to ShopeeFood, starting from August 18.

Firms promote consumption of farming products amid COVID-19 pandemic

Many businesses and cooperatives in Hà Nội have reorganised their production to meet market demand and change their business in order to promote the consumption of agricultural products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contactless communication applied in transportation during pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, "contactless communication" is being applied by bus businesses in connecting and interacting with customers.

New decision a legal tool to accelerate equitisation process

The Prime Minister’s newly-issued decision on State capital divestment at enterprises is an important legal tool to accelerate the current sluggish equitisation process of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Trần Duy Đông.

Central gov't to ramp up disbursement rate of public investment

The government is to speed up the disbursement rate of public investment, said a dispatch signed by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.

HCM City introduce safe production options for businesses

The Chairman of HCM City’s People Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong has just introduced safe production options for businesses in accordance with their sectors to ensure the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining production.

Ministry proposes solutions to develop border trade

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên put forward several measures that need to be done in the coming times to boost the development of border trade

Association requests support in transporting rice for export

The Việt Nam Food Association has proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to work with ports and localities to remove difficulties in the transportation of rice for export.

Shares finish lower due to profit-taking

The market edged lower yesterday as strong selling force weighed on many pillar stock groups, while foreign investors kept fleeing from the two main exchanges.

Mobifone wins five prizes at International Business Awards 2021

Telecom provider Mobifone won prizes for its five products at the 18th International Business Awards (IBA) 2021.

Transport ministry directs to ease operation of seaports amid pandemic

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provincial and municipal authorities to ease the travel of labourers at seaports so as to avoid the disruption of production and supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work on expanded Điện Biên airport to start in December: ACV

Construction of the expanded Điện Biên airport project is scheduled to begin in December 2021 and finish at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Việt Nam’s tea exports to Australia surge

Việt Nam shipped six tonnes of tea worth US$74,000 to Australia in the first half of 2021, showing year-on-year surges of 62.1 per cent in volume and 85 per cent in value, according to the Agency of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.