Society

Construction of medical facilities in HCM City slows to a crawl as costs surge

The spending on public health construction works in HCM City this year has been a mere 12 per cent of the outlay, the lowest rate in the last 10 years, according to the city Department of Health.

Economy

Construction industry expects bright outlook in second half of 2022

Lower steel prices and public investment disbursement are expected to be growth momentum of the construction industry in the rest of 2022.

Economy

Việt Nam's trade turnover up 15.6 per cent in five months

Việt Nam’s total trade turnover in the first five months of 2022 experienced a year-on-year increase of 15.6 per cent to US$305.1 billion, a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has shown.

Economy

Steel prices cool down as input costs drop

Steel prices have been steadily on the decline in the last few weeks as prices for raw materials dropped on the global market, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

Economy

Supportive solutions needed for enterprises

Supportive solutions for businesses need to be implemented faster and stronger to improve the capacity of businesses and increase linkage among them, according to experts.

Economy

Việt Nam-Laos trade ties growing sustainably

Việt Nam and Laos have promoted cooperation across spheres, with their trade exchange posting substantial growth, benefiting both countries.

Economy

Steel companies report decline in Q1 profits

The cost of raw materials and transportation fees skyrocketed, causing the first-quarter profits of most steel companies to decline.

Economy

Nation needs to go green with a vengeance: forum

Việt Nam needs go all out in its pursuit of green growth if it is to develop stably and sustainably, mobilising all resources at hand for the purpose.

Economy

Russia-Ukraine conflict unlikely to hurt Vietnamese firms directly

The West cutting Russia off the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication or SWIFT is unlikely to produce a significant impact on Việt Nam and Vietnamese businesses, said industry experts and banking regulators.

Society

Hà Nội's Trần Hưng Đạo Bridge designs on display for public feedback

Three designs for Trần Hưng Đạo Bridge, which will cross the Red River and connect three urban districts of the capital, are being exhibited in an Exhibition House on Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street, Hà Nội for public feedback and opinion.

Economy

Hoa Sen Group posts US$28.2 million after-tax profit in Q1

Hoa Sen Group has reported an after-tax profit of VNĐ638 billion (US$28.2 million) in the first three months of its financial year 2021-22 starting from October, increasing 12 per cent from the same period last year.

Talking Shop

US anti-dumping decision poses threat to Vietnamese raw honey businesses

Since the US Department of Commerce decided to apply the highest ever tariff rate (over 412 per cent) for raw honey imported from Việt Nam, which exports more than 90 per cent of its honey to the US, small honey companies have been like a beehive under attack.