Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are finding it difficult to seek strategic investors post-equitisation and have decided to retain the shares or sell them to the public.

In the past, part-time jobs for students in University were often limited. To earn extra cash, the positions they took were restricted to tutoring or sales assistants. Things have changed today.

State-owned shipping firm Việt Nam National Shipping Lines, raised a meagre VNĐ54.3 billion (US$2.33 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) held at the Hà Nội Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

The VN-Index’s recovery is likely to face difficulties in the first half of September due to the restructuring of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the third quarter, but will still likely surpass the 1,000-point milestone in the second half.

Phan Hoàng Lan, Head of Planning and Finance of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurships and Commercialisation Department, talks to Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about investment for start-up enterprises.

Núi Pháo Mining Company Ltd has acquired H.C.Starck GmBH’s 49 per cent stake in Núi Pháo – H.C.Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC (NHTCM) for US$29.1 million.

Asanzo plans to sell 15 per cent of its stake to call for capital of about VNĐ500 billion (US$21.5 million) from now to 2020, Phạm Văn Tam, Asanzo chairman.

Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will organise a roadshow on August 20 at the Hà Nội Stock Exchange to introduce its initial public offering (IPO) to investors.