Sacombank, CEO win Corporate Excellence Award, Master Entrepreneur Award in Asia Pacific

The Saigon Thương Tín Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) won the Corporate Excellence Award at the 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards for its outstanding achievements in business while also fulfilling its social responsibilities.

Local firms expected modest growth due to COVID-19 Through the two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, confidence in the growth prospects in 2020 of enterprises has gradually become modest.

Increase in M &A deals looks imminent in property sector Many analysts think now is a good time for investors looking for acquisitions in the property industry to act since difficulties caused by the Covide-19 pandemic have thrown up opportunities.

Local banks to face competition from foreign rivals

Domestic banks are expected to face increasing competition, especially as European banks will be able to access the Vietnamese market when the European Union-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect.

Insurance market expected to grow 20 per cent

Up to 90.5 per cent of surveyed businesses were optimistic about the insurance sector in the second half of the year

Telecom industry expects high growth in the next five years Five sectors of telecom, information and technology, clean agriculture, clean technologies, retail, healthcare and pharmacy would have potential for high growth in the next three years.

No bubble but land prices might increase: ministry While there are few, if any, signs of the real estate bubble bursting in 2020, the Ministry of Construction said that land prices could increase in some areas.

Firms want the Government to continue reforms

Việt Nam Report in cooperation with Vietnamnet newspaper on Thursday announced the top 500 largest businesses (VNR500) in the country.

Vietnamese lecturers want to be paid better

Up to 55 per cent of lecturers of the National Academy of Public Administration – Central Highlands Campus are eager to change jobs as they expect a pay increase if they do so.

Workshop discusses health of migrants in Việt Nam

Local and international experts discussed measures to improve health of migrants at a workshop held by the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration in Hà Nội on Tuesday.