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.

Lebanon PM says new cabinet faces 'catastrophe' as demos persist Lebanon faces a "catastrophe", Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Wednesday after his newly unveiled cabinet held its first meeting to tackle the twin challenges of a tenacious protest movement and a nosediving economy.

Việt Nam’s economy is expected to maintain good growth in 2020

Việt Nam is advancing into 2020 following good results in 2019. Experts and companies tell Việt Nam News about their forecasts of the country's economic prospects this year as well as opportunities and challenges facing the country.

Fintech firms worry about possible foreign ownership limit in payment intermediaries

A draft regulation put forward by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) that would limit the foreign ownership rate in the payment intermediary service sector to 49 per cent was discussed at a workshop in Hà Nội yesterday.

Bank stocks push market up Shares managed to increase on Wednesday thanks to the growth of banking stocks.

Shares’ gains narrow due to profit-taking Shares traded positively on Tuesday but investors dumped a huge amount of stocks at the close to collect intra-day profits.

Firms rush to buy back shares following global trend Following a global trend of share buybacks, many Vietnamese businesses are now repurchasing their own stocks to stablise prices.

Tax liability reaches US$3.9 billion with nearly half being uncollectable

More than 771,400 tax payers had left their offices registered to the tax agency, owing more than VNĐ24 trillion worth of late taxes to the State.

Shares edge up but foreign traders prolong net selling

Both the VN-Index and HNX-Index closed the week in the green but prolonged net selling by foreign investors was denting investor confidence in the market in the short run.

Việt Nam's growth moderate this year but remains robust in Asia The Asian Development Bank forecasts a moderate deceleration for Việt Nam’s growth this year and next, but says Việt Nam is still a standout in Asia with stable development thanks to resilient domestic demand and sustained inflows of foreign direct investment