Việt Nam News

Despite disruptions caused by the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, steel producers still reported extraordinary profits. 

Real estate businesses in HCM City are gingerly reopening, mostly consulting and carrying out transactions online due to the COVID-19 prevention and control regulations still in force.

 Accepting tourists with 'vaccine passports' is considered an important step in the strategy of living alongside COVID-19 and will help revive the tourism and resort real estate industry.

Economic growth from COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on the vaccine rollout, said experts.

According to the Ministry of Construction (MoC), the package will help ensure social welfare for vulnerable people, enhance economic recovery and development, remove the difficulties plaguing enterprises and support the development of the housing and real estate market.

As Việt Nam slowly lifts COVID-19 restrictions, the economic recovery is only just beginning. With the third-quarter GDP in deep decline, the government aims to launch stimulus packages to boost recovery.   

Countries around the world are moving from targeting zero COVID-19 cases to living safely with the disease, and Việt Nam is no exception.

Vietnamese shares recovered on Friday as the sharp fall from the previous sessions sent stocks down to attractive prices, thus triggering investors to buy in low.

To improve trade performance and the international competitiveness of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Switzerland and Việt Nam on Friday signed an agreement to implement the Trade Policy and Export Promotion (SwissTrade) project. 

HCM City reopened the Hóc Môn Wholesale Market on October 21, allowing half its stalls to do business, after nearly four months of closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Viettel is the most influential Vietnamese enterprise in terms of innovation in the South Asia and Southeast Asia in 2021, according to Clarivate, a global leader in providing information on the reputation of research quality and innovation.

After a bad year for business in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down travel around the world, Việt Nam's tourism revenue fell even further this year. Plans were discussed by experts at a forum to assess the current state of the hospitality market and map out a way towards a post-COVID-19 recovery.

The banking sector will provide enough credit to businesses at supportive interest rates this quarter to help revive them, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch.

During the period, the bank maintained its leading position in the industry in terms of operational efficiency with return on equity (ROE) reaching over 29 per cent, the main driving force came from the retail segment and digital channels.

Revenue of the whole non-life insurance market recorded modest growth this year, but most insurance stocks on the stock market rose sharply.

Information technology giant FPT has recorded VNĐ24.95 trillion (over US$1 billion) in sales and VNĐ4.57 trillion ($198 million) in pre-tax profits over the first nine months of 2021, up by 17.9 per cent and 20 per cent respectively.

Fertiliser prices in the Mekong Delta have been increasing from the beginning of this year and are forecast to jump further in the remaining months due to the price of imported raw materials and difficulties in transport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to agricultural production in the direction of safety, clear origin, and signing of product consumption contracts, agricultural product chains in Hà Nội are still being promoted efficiency.