Việt Nam News

Hybrid working has improved total employee wellbeing, work-life balance, and performance in Việt Nam, according to a new global Cisco study.

Việt Nam managed to control public debt within a safe level with gradually slowing year-on-year increases. However, according to the Ministry of Finance, the economy was severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past three years.

A number of large-scale industrial zones were being set up from the beginning of this year to attract both foreign and domestic manufacturers in the wave of post-pandemic production and business recovery.

Rising raw material and fuel costs is putting pressure on food businesses and restaurants in HCM City to hike prices.

Enterprises should prioritise investment in developing value-added cashew products to avoid losing its market share instead of only focusing on wholesale, according to experts.

The market settled lower on Friday as risk appetite was not strong enough to push general sentiment.

HCM City needs to speed up equitisation to restructure state-owned enterprises and improve their efficiency, according to the Government Inspectorate.

Recognising that cyber attacks targeting the ICT supply chain are increasing, experts said that organisations in Việt Nam needed to be prepared to respond through sharing and updating knowledge about this form of attacks.

The Mekong Delta Province of Hậu Giang will advertise its potential and strengths, promote trade and tourism while introducing a list of projects calling for investment during an upcoming investment promotion conference in the locality. 

The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has announced that the US has licensed six more Vietnamese pangasius processing factories to export to the market.

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The sell-off in the Vietnamese stock markets has been consistent with what has been occurring in global markets, though selling pressure was exacerbated by many new retail investors dealing with margin calls for the first time and a crackdown on firms that borrowed money to buy stocks.

Vietnamese are tending to consume foods of clear origin and high quality after the COVID-19 pandemic, causing many export-oriented food brands to turn their attention to the domestic market.

Ratings of Vietnamese banks are expected to be continually improved thanks to Việt Nam’s positive sovereign credit rating.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued Decision No 924/QĐ-BCT on terminating the application of anti-dumping measures to a number of galvanised steel products originating from South Korea and China.

Undisbursed funds for public investment projects could be recalled if local governments failed to implement said projects for an extended period of time, said Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái in a meeting with local officials in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Việt Nam exported 235,000 tonnes of cassava and cassava products worth US$105.01 million in April, up 10.8 per cent and 31.7 per cent in volume and value year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.

The market reversed the downward trend in the morning to end slightly higher in a late-session rally on Thursday.