Minimum wage asked to remain unchanged

In documents sent to agencies for proposals on the regional minimum wage to report to the Government, the ministry said the National Wage Council agreed not to increase the minimum wage this year. 

Market inches higher as VN-Index reverses course

Shares edged higher on the last trading day of the week as the VN-Index pared losses.

Businesses want more help from the Government Domestic businesses have called on the Government to aid them as they are still struggling to maintain production and business activities due to a lack of credit support after more than a year of coping with the COVID-19 outbreak.

VN reports six new cases, 22 recoveries on Thursday evening VN reports six new community cases on Thursday evening, all in Hải Dương Province, the country's current hotspot of COVID-19. Also on Thursday, 22 patients are reported to recover from the virus.

ASEAN foreign ministers' statement on COVID-19 recovery, Myanmar issues "We also heard some calls for the release of political detainees and for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar to engage the parties concerned," the statement reads regarding the Myanmar situation.

Fishery exporters take pandemic in their stride Việt Nam’s seafood exports this year are expected to be worth US$9.4 billion in all, an increase of 10 per cent from 2020.

Labour demand up in the south after Tết as economy recovers Demand for workers in HCM City and other manufacturing hubs in the south has been high and rising after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays driven by a business recovery as COVID-19 recedes.

Market set for up and down week The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.26 per cent to close Friday at 1,168.47 points.

E-commerce to continue booming in 2021 The Vietnamese e-commerce market is forecast to continue to boom in 2021, with revenue surpassing last year's figure.

VN market stays positive amid regional downturn Vietnamese shares stayed positive on Friday on the back of strong buyding demand, going opposite to the downturn of regional stock markets.