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PM calls for breakthrough policies for Việt Nam’s int’l financial centre

Agriculture ministry working on project to develop agricultural processing

A programme to improve vegetable and fruit processing is set to be submitted to the Government for approval, focusing on both growing zones and processing facilities.

Handling fake goods on e-commerce platforms

About 30,000 e-commerce stores were taken down in the first nine months of this year due to trade fraud, counterfeit and contraband goods, and the scale of the problem is looking daunting.

Việt Nam to allow banks to use foreign e-wallets for international payments

The State Bank of Việt Nam is drafting a circular regarding cashless payments which might allow domestic commercial banks and domestic intermediary payment companies to co-operate with foreign intermediary payment companies to provide international payment services.

IFC and An Phát Holdings to build Southeast Asia’s largest compostable material manufacturing plant

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently announced its co-operation with An Phát Holdings (APH) and an expected investment of US$20 million to fund APH’s first compostable material manufacturing plant in Việt Nam and the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

LG Electronics begins building R&D centre in Đà Nẵng

Korea’s LG Electronics and Trung Nam Land JSC inked an agreement on October 30 with a vision to transform Đà Nẵng into the centre of technology and R&D in Việt Nam, creating a mini 'Silicon Valley'.

PM asks for efforts to achieve 3 per cent growth target

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked the entire political system to speed up the economic recovery in order to gain a growth rate of 2.5-3 per cent this year.

Market rebounds on Vingroup's big earnings growth

Vietnamese shares picked up in the last minutes of trading on Friday, driven by Vingroup JSC following the strong profit growth reported for the third quarter.

Masan’s branded consumer products grows over 30%

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) achieved double-digit growth in revenues and operating profits across its consumer-related business segments in the first nine months of the year.

Viber to roll out chatbot payments feature

Rakuten Viber has announced its expansion into fintech with the proposed launch of a new chatbot payments feature with which users can pay using Google Pay and other mobile wallets.

Agro-forestry-fishery farming and processing technology expo and promotion fair open in HCM City

The third Agro-Forestry-Fishery Farming and Processing Technology Exhibition and Tân Bình Promotion Fair opened at the Tân Bình District Cultural and Sports Centre in HCM City on October 30.

SeABank honoured to receive the Vietnam Digital Transformation Award, among 'Top 30 Best Tech Companies in Asia 2020'

Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank - Vietnam) was honoured to receive the Vietnam Digital Awards 2020 in the category 'Great Digital Transformation Enterprise' by the Vietnam Digital Communication Association (VDCA). SeABank has also been honoured by Silicon Review Magazine as among the 'Top 30 Best Tech Companies in Asia 2020'.

HDBank remains on high growth path in Q3, aids business community amid pandemic

The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, HOSE: HDB) reported pre-tax profits of VNĐ3.615 trillion (US$155.5 million) for the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 31.9 per cent and equivalent to 107 per cent of the target.