Việt Nam News

FPT and the people's committee of the northern province of Hải Dương signed a co-operation agreement to promote the province's digital transformation for the period of 2021 - 2025.

Some 20 digital platforms developed by the National Technology Center for COVID-19 Prevention and Control will be submitted to BugRank, a joint cooperation between the National Cyber Security Center and VNSecurity that employs security researchers to help identify security vulnerabilities within, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) and the NCSC. 

SSI Securities Corporation has issued 170 million covered warrants for 16 underlying stocks of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors and banks.

Italy is currently Việt Nam's fourth largest trading partner in the EU behind only the Netherlands, Germany and France while Việt Nam is Italy's largest trading partner in ASEAN with bilateral trade turnover continuously increasing over the years.

The market finished higher in the last trading session of the week as large-cap stocks gained points, while foreign investors net sold large values on both exchanges. 

Up to 1,135 new projects were licensed in the period, down 38 per cent against the same period last year. However, total registered capital was up 16.3 per cent to nearly $11.33 billion.  

Italy is currently Việt Nam's fourth largest trading partner in the EU behind only the Netherlands, Germany and France while Việt Nam is Italy's largest trading partner in ASEAN with bilateral trade turnover continuously increasing over the years.

The leaders of northern province of Bắc Ninh and Samsung Vietnam on Thursday made a trip to evaluate the improvement results of the two enterprises including Hanpo Vina Joint Stock Company and Thịnh Vượng Manufacturing and Trading Co Ltd participating in "domestic business improvement consulting programme".

Amid difficulties from the pandemic, some local enterprises say they are further troubled by additional regulations concerning the circulation of goods in southern areas during the lockdown.

The HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority is helping businesses at industrial parks that house their staff buy food and other essential goods amid the stricter social distancing mandate currently in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. 

Securities stocks have seen significant growth in market prices thanks to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Việt Nam.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit almost every country in the world, including Việt Nam, causing disruption in the global supply chain. Cross-border e-commerce is considered a “green lane” to bring Vietnamese goods to international customers, creating an effective channel to help firms access all markets

A number of industry trade groups have called on the Government and HCM City to issue travel permits to employees of their member companies to enable them to carry out some urgent tasks amid the city’s social distancing.

Hoa Sen Group on Wednesday reported revenue and after-tax profits of VNĐ4.9 trillion (US$214.6 million) and VNĐ302 billion in July, representing 97 and 124 per cent year-on-year increases, respectively.

Lộc Trời Group is among 27 enterprises recognised as prestigious rice exporters by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The VN-Index dropped for a third day in the last four sessions this week, weighed down by the collapse of the banking sector, while the HNX-Index increased for a second day on stronger money inflow.

The Consulate General of India in HCM City in collaboration with the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City (ITPC) held a webinar about investment cooperation in medical devices between the two countries on Tuesday.

Since the normalisation of bilateral relations in 1995, economic and trade ties between Việt Nam and the US have seen great progress, with two-way trade hitting an all-time high of US$90.8 billion in 2020, up 19.8 per cent year-on-year, despite serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.