Việt Nam News

Stopping the implementation of the Ninh Thuận nuclear power project is a right policy of historical significance by the Party Central Committee and Politburo led by General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ.

Sacombank has launched a promotion programme called ‘Pay có hội - Thưởng gấp bội’ for new customers who register for the Sacombank Pay app and others who introduce the app to relatives and friends, and it offers total prizes of more than VNĐ2 billion (US$87,550)

Việt Nam and New Zealand pledged to deepen the two countries’ agriculture and trade relationship in a virtual dialogue held on Wednesday.

Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global.

Shares bounced back slightly on Wednesday after a brief fall in the previous session, driven by growth of banks, while realty stocks continued to slide following negative news of big property firms.

Seven Vietnamese names are among the 2,668 of dollar billionaires worldwide as per Forbes' latest update to its annual rich list.

Việt Nam's economy is expected to make a strong come back this year with a 6.5 per cent growth forecast, said economists from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during a press conference in yesterday in Hà Nội.

The US Department of Commerce in late March initiated an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on solar modules imported from Việt Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam on Monday.

After the cancellation of nine bond issuances of Tân Hoàng Minh Group, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting, amending and supplementing Decree 153 on offering and trading corporate bonds, which proposes stricter condition for bond issuers, especially in private placement.

The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ThaiCham), previously the Thai Business Association (TBA), was officially inaugurated on April 5 in Hà Nội.

Science company Bayer has said it is accelerating investment in its Leaps by Bayer impact investment unit with more than 1.3 billion euros (US$1.4 billion) by 2024.

Việt Nam hopes to establish long-term stable trade and investment ties with Australia and receive technology in sustainable coal mining and processing from Australia, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

While the reduced environmental protection tax lowered petrol prices from April,1, most transport enterprises are still struggling.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has proposed to the Government and relevant ministries and sectors a number of measures to ensure power supply, especially in the northern region, including the issuance of mechanisms to develop renewable energy in the region.

5G is changing business worldwide, and Việt Nam is catching up very quickly, among the first countries to deploy 5G trials.

Shares reversed to fall on Tuesday as rising selling force triggered losses in many large-cap stocks, especially in banking, securities and real estate sectors.