Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has less than half of the low-income houses it targeted for in 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

Energy experts and companies have suggested Việt Nam increase its target for wind power generation, particularly offshore wind power, in the next 10 years to enable foreign investors to engage in major power projects.

Twenty-one Vietnamese enterprises in supporting industries and 48 Japanese businesses took part in an online conference on Thursday to exchange information and seek partners.

Saigon Co.op’s supermarket chains, convenient stores and commercial centres have added 10,000 essential and COVID-19-prevention products to a promotion programme that will run until July 10.

A trial run of a stock trading system from the Republic of Korea, known as KRX, will be conducted from Monday (June 14) next week, Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) announced Thursday.

Financial relief packages and free supply of rice and other essential goods are among the many initiatives being taken by the Government and charity organisations to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forming more disease-free farming zones is seen as critical to exporting livestock products as few such zones in Việt Nam meet the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards.

Shares plunged on Thursday as selling pressure continued to weigh the market sentiment. 

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) reported its five-month revenue decreased by 51.4 per cent year-on-year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam’s export turnover of fruits and vegetables hit US$1.77 billion in the first five months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 18 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vinhomes JSC, Hòa Phát Group JSC, Mobile World Investment Corporation and Vietcombank are among the top 50 public companies in 2021 announced by Vietnam Report.

HCM City authorities will continue to support the business community affected by the pandemic and speed up the vaccination drive, Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of the city Party Committee, said during an online conference on Thursday (June 10).

“Vietjet is one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass. Vietjet strongly believes that with IATA Travel Pass, our passengers will get the best experience on their upcoming travels,” said Vietjet Managing Director Đinh Việt Phương.

Many stalls have been set up in Hà Nội to introduce agricultural products from virus-hit provinces to local people. This is Government plan to promote sale of fruit and vegetables to help farmers reach their customers amid the pandemic.

The production value of the shrimp industry in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre aims to increase by an average of 41.1 per cent each year to 2025 and reach US$1 billion.

Local chemical manufacturers have increased their inventories in order to ensure products available to meet the market needs.

The impacts of the pandemic has seriously affected traditional activities in business, distribution and export of Vietnamese agricultural products. Although this year's agricultural season is more difficult due to COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, farmers still get a bumper harvest with good selling prices.

Taiwanese Pegatron Corp, a major manufacturing partner of Apple, Microsoft and Sony, will add US$101 million to its investment in Việt Nam, reported Reuters.