Analysts from securities companies have a bleak outlook on the market trend this week and say that finding short-term profits has become more difficult.
Value is the most important factor for online shoppers, a survey by e-commerce platform Shopee has found.
The unprecedented volume of online orders at major grocers and supermarket chains in HCM City due to the public’s concern over COVID-19 has resulted in cancellations and long delays in delivery.
DHL Express has announced it will have a dedicated Airbus A330 aircraft for shipments directly from its Asian hub in Hong Kong to HCM City six times a week to meet the surge in demand for international express shipping to and from Việt Nam.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested VNĐ1 trillion (US$43 million) into GreedFeed Vietnam Corporation to help it expand its pork production activities.
Việt Nam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) plans to spend VNĐ6.63 trillion (US$287.2 million) to pay dividends in 2020 with a ratio of 49.9 per cent.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the State Bank of Việt Nam to study and carry out pilot implementation for cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology in the 2021-23 period.
E-commerce platforms must be electronically connected with tax management agencies from the beginning of next year, not from next month, as the tax watchdog aims to better collect taxes from sellers operating on the platforms.
Shares ended this week in the green, marking a third consecutive rising week.
Many experts said the current trade deficit was not a cause for concern as Việt Nam mainly imports components and raw materials for production and export. That would be a premise for production and would lead to stronger exports in time to come.
The Asian Development Bank has announced it will increase the trade finance limit for the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank from US$75 million to $125 million, and the rollover loan limit from $10 million to $25 million.
Việt Nam jumped 25 places in two years to rank 25th out of 194 countries and territories worldwide in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) in 2020, according to a report released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Proptech start-up Propzy is seeking to raise US$50 million in series B funding.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has devised two growth scenarios for the second half of 2021, said Deputy Minister Trần Quốc Phương.
Despite being hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics firm Gemadept JSC is aiming for an increase in revenue and profit this year.
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) committed to finance a credit worth VNĐ27.1 trillion (US$1.18 billion) for the Quảng Trạch 1 thermal power plant project.
Tourism businesses and authorities in the northern province of Hà Giang are implementing several solutions to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, HCM City’s economy grew by 5.46 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the city Statistics Office.