Việt Nam News

The joint venture attempts to optimise Toppan Cosmo's expertise in catalog and sample book production and Studio Tec's technical, and creative capabilities in 3D CG work, with Sugiyama responsible for quality control.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has decided to extend a policy allowing commercial banks to keep debt classifications for  COVID-19 affected borrowers unchanged to help customers access bank loans.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group will provide IT solutions, products and services to HCM City’s newly created Thủ Đức city to develop it into a smart urban area by 2026.

Việt Nam exported US$10.61 billion worth of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first quarter of 2021, up 19.7 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The State Bank of Việt Nam’s reference exchange rate for the US dollar fell by 0.1 per cent at the end of 2020.

Though the prices of Vietnamese 5-per cent broken white rice fell US$20 per tonne in a week, most local rice exporters said the decline would make sales easier.

The import of automobiles increased dramatically in March, according to figures released by the General Department of Customs (GDC).

In the quarter, the total value of listed G-bonds was estimated at more than VNĐ1.34 quadrillion, down 0.7 per cent compared to late 2020.

Việt Nam’s stock market capitalisation on Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) as of March 31 skyrocketed 93.56 per cent year-on-year to more than VNĐ4.46 quadrillion (US$193.72 billion), HOSE said.

The General Department of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the market management force would focus on fighting counterfeit goods, goods that infringe intellectual property rights and goods of unknown origin on both traditional trade and digital platforms from Thursday (April 1) to the end of December 2025.

It consists of seven areas, including duty-free, tourism, administrative, residential areas, an industrial park, and the Hà Tiên International Border Gate, which leads to the Prek Chak International Border Gate on the Cambodian side, and service areas.

This move is made as COVID-19 vaccines have been widely injected around the world, Vietjet said in a statement.

Industrial property continues to be a hot segment for Việt Nam’s real estate market with mounting enquiries as manufacturers seek to mitigate risk and diversify supply chains, according to Savills Việt Nam.

The move aims to tackle system overloads which have troubled investors recently.

The Ministry of Construction (MoC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) have simultaneously requested provinces and cities to strengthen review of State management on land prices as there is a land fever in some localities.

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.