Local stocks gain slower, as banks and petrochemical firms keep increasing The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.46 per cent to close at 861.39 points, slowing its pace from as much as 1.01 per cent during the day.

Investor convicted over stock market manipulation

The Hà Nội People's Court on Wednesday sentenced one person to 18 months in jail over stock market manipulation at Bình Thuận Mineral Industry JSC (KSA).

Việt Nam considers opening borders to visitors from COVID-19-free countries

Việt Nam would consider opening its borders to foreign visitors – if the country they are coming from has gone 30 days without any new cases of COVID-19, experts have said.

TPBank sees small profit gain, capital hike in 2020 Tiên Phong Joint Stock Commercial Bank is targeting pre-tax profit growth of 5 per cent on-year to VNĐ4.07 trillion (US$174.2 million) in 2020, lower than previously forecast, on worries that the economy is suffering from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, oil prices take down local stocks

The VN-Index had advanced a total of 1.92 per cent in the first two trading days of the week.

Sluggish land clearance delays key border logistics hub project Authorities need to finish the relocation of an international internet cable line, electrical networks and burial grounds to clear the site so construction can begin.

German adhesive tape manufacturer to build a 55 million euro plant in Việt Nam tesa has recently made a public announcement that it will invest 55 million euro (US$60.3 million) in a tape adhesive plant in Việt Nam, making it the 15th production site that tesa operates worldwide beside large plants in Germany (Hamburg, Offenburg), Italy, the US, and China.

HCM City struggles to sell underground parking lots idea to investors

The HCM City Department of Transport has warned that the shortage of public parking space is worsening because building parking lots is expensive and returns on them are low.

HCM City needs hundreds of classrooms for first graders HCM City will need more than 400 new classrooms at primary schools to make it possible for all first graders to study a full day as required by the new training programme for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

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