Việt Nam News

The COVID-19 pandemic showed the important role of digital transformation in prevention and control activities, bringing life to a “new normal” state.

The Government was focusing on boosting the development of enterprises and encourage private investment among keys to accelerate post-pandemic economic growth.

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail market in Việt Nam in the first quarter of this year still recorded positive results from e-commerce, online shopping and delivery services.

Trương Văn Cẩm, deputy chairman of Vitas, said these figures were anticipated to fall much further in May and June due to the majority of export orders being cancelled or delayed.

VinSmart said it sold more than 1.2 million Vsmart mobile phones after 17 months of joining the market, meaning that at least one out of 100 Vietnamese people use the brand.

Pre-tax profit was estimated to reach VNĐ5.1 trillion in May, equal to 50 per cent of the year’s plan

Statistics of the VNR showed 121 locomotives will not be used from the beginning of next year to 2026 due to the age rule, leaving it with only 141 by 2026.

The development of industrial zones (IZs) needs a comprehensive plan to capture the transition of the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow spurred by trade wars and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move won 99.53 per cent of shareholders’ votes in its annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday in HCM City.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.36 per cent to end at 864.47 points.

The five-month FDI disbursement totaled $6.7 billion, representing a decline of 8.2 year-on-year, according to the report.

The local consumer price index (CPI) fell to the lowest level in five years this month, but for the first five months of the year, the CPI still peaked due to rising pork prices.

The National Single Window system developed by Viettel Solutions, which helps digitalise all documents and processes in customs clearance, has been given the Sao Khuê Award 2020 in the e-government category – the most prestigious honour for the Vietnamese IT and software industry.

Clean Energy Vision Development JSC, a subsidiary of Bamboo Capital Group, on May 29 broke ground for the Phù Mỹ solar power plant in Bình Định Province’s Phù Mỹ District.

A three-day fair of Thanh Hà lychee, a special fruit of the northern province of Hải Dương, was opened on Friday at the Việt Nam Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Hà Nội's Hoàng Quốc Việt Street till Sunday.

Vietjet’s first officer Phan Phương An said flights connecting big cities as Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng are mostly fully loaded.

FPT Retail performed well in the first two months of the year, but the coronavirus outbreak in March stalled the business

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has allowed local businesses for the first time to import live market hog to reduce pork prices on the domestic market.