Vinaconex to gain $35.8 million from VCP shares

Vinaconex corporation has registered to divest all of its 16 million shares in Vinaconex Power Investment Construction and Development JSC.

Trading remains quiet amid risk concerns Brokerage firms and market experts remain pessimistic about market trading this week as investors are running out of supportive information while international stocks continue being weighed down by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-related concerns.

Fatal coronavirus infects Spring festival

The Perfume Pagoda Festival, Việt Nam's oldest, biggest and longest-running festival, has officially been opened but due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of visitors has dropped sharply. 

HCM City to improve road, drainage to ease traffic, flooding problems HCM City is taking steps to improve road and water drainage infrastructure to mitigate its traffic and flooding problems.

Shares subdued as market shakes Weak support of banking stocks could not rescue shares from falling on Friday, causing the VN-Index to struggle during the session.

Việt Nam’s real estate companies invest in foreign markets More and more domestic real estate firms have begun to seek investment opportunities in global markets, according to Savills Việt Nam.

Pentagon shifts $3.8 bn more to Mexico border wall The US Defense Department said on Thursday it is shifting another $3.8 billion towards paying for a wall on the US-Mexico border as President Donald Trump extended his "national emergency" declaration over unlawful migration for another year.

Trade experts upbeat on EU-Vietnam bigger trade and investment potential

Trade experts were upbeat over the EU’s decision to ratify the free trade and investment agreements between Việt Nam and the bloc while predicting a strong increase in trade and investment.

UN Security Council calls for 'lasting ceasefire' in Libya The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for a "lasting ceasefire" in war-torn Libya, where a fragile truce has been in place since January.

Large retail formats to dominate city’s retail market Large retail formats will dominate the retail property market in HCM City, especially destination and lifestyle malls in township projects, market researchers have predicted.