Banks stocks propel market

Shares made good gains on Tuesday thanks to the push from banking stocks.

HUMG, Hitachi Systems Vietnam ink deal for a smart laboratory In his speech, HUMG rector Trần Thanh Hải emphasised the importance of building a study environment in which students can access smart production technologies and application of advanced digital technologies. That can result in quality personnel resource for the Industry 4.0.

Government decree drafted to protect personal data The Ministry of Public Security is drafting a governmental decree on personal data protection in order to protect the legal rights and interests of individual and organisations.

Universities aim to address shortage of tech workers

HCM City is hopeful of mitigating its manpower shortage, especially in sectors related to industry 4.0, over the next few years since many local universities plan to launch majors in artificial intelligence and such streams starting in 2020-21.

Global news, pre-Tết sentiment key to VN stocks US-Iran tensions and pre-Tết sentiment will be two key factors impacting the Vietnamese stock market in the coming week.

Shares mixed on investor caution ahead of New Year holiday

Shares moved in opposite directions on the two national stock exchanges on Monday, with low liquidity demonstrating investor caution ahead of the New Year holiday.

City honours organisations, individuals for contributions to ICT development Twenty two units, enterprises and students and one individual received the 2019 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards from the HCM City Department of Information and Technology last Saturday.

New code of conduct to be introduced in 2020 for brokers and securities firms A new code of conduct will be introduced in 2020 to improve the ethical standards of brokerage firms and brokers, according to the Vietnam Association of Securities Businesses (VASB).

Shares recover on large-cap stocks Shares bounced back on Wednesday as cash flow poured into large-cap stocks, pushing up indices.

FPT, Minh Phú sign deal for digital transformation IT giant FPT Corporation and Minh Phú Seafood Corporation, the country’s largest seafood company, signed a strategic agreement and digital transformation consultancy contract in HCM City on December 24.