Mastercard appoints Safdar Khan as Division President for Southeast Asia Emerging Markets Mastercard on Monday announced the appointment of Safdar Khan as Division President for Southeast Asia Emerging Markets, to further expand the region’s cashless agenda and will be supported by Winnie Wong, Country Manager, Việt Nam, Cambodia & Laos.

Export activities at border gates still slow: Ministry Export activities through border gates with China were still slow by February 23, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

BIDV puts auto firm Vinaxuki up for sale to recover bad debt The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has announced plans to put secured assets of Xuân Kiên Auto JSC (Vinaxuki) up for auction to recover the VNĐ1.26 trillion (US$55 million) non-performing loan.

What effect will COVID-19 have on Viet Nam's FMCG market? The COVID-19 epidemic is having an impact on Vietnamese consumer behaviour in the first quarter and will possibly continue in the second quarter, according to global data and consulting company Kantar Worldpanel.

Vietnam-based Amanotes ranks among top mobile app publishers worldwide Amanotes, a mobile game publisher based in Viet Nam, has been ranked among the top positions worldwide in two recent major surveys of the rapidly growing global mobile market.

HCM City draws up specific policies for large firms

HCM City plans to draw up specific policies for firms having capital of more than VNĐ100 billion (US$4.3 million) in the first quarter of this year, and has committed to create more favourable conditions for enterprises.

Human resources key to sustainable tourism development Developing human resources in tourism is key to help boost this industry sustainability, according to experts.

Japanese businesses to invest in Việt Nam’s services and retail Services and retail are forecast to attract a large amount of Japanese direct investment into Việt Nam this year.

2 State-owned banks allowed to increase charter capital The Government has decided to allow Vietcombank and Vietinbank to increase their charter capital by VNĐ10 trillion (US$434.8 million) in the first quarter of this year, but it has not said how they could do so.

Sugar stocks on the rise thank to global rising prices Shares of sugar companies has gained sharply as raw sugar prices are skyrocketing on the world market.