SJC gold price gained 0.39% to a new peak of VND77.3 million per tael Monday morning. Gold ring price rose 0.08% to VND63 million per teal. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. The U.S. market is closed Monday for the Christmas holiday. Gold scaled a more than two-week …
Read More »Deputy PM tells ministries to help resolve Bamboo Airways’ woes
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has instructed government agencies to help Bamboo Airways resolve its difficulties by year-end. The carrier has been able to build a brand and gain favor among customers by providing quality service since its establishment, but is now facing losses and debts due to certain …
Read More »Chicilon Media delivers gifts to children with congenital heart disease
Chicilon Media representatives have visited and given gifts to children who had just had heart surgery at the City Children’s Hospital at the end of November. The activity followed the donation of US$22,000 to “Heartbeat of Vietnam” through the fundraising event “Scars of Life” by Guo Zhi Feng, Chairman of …
Read More »Market likely to trade sideways due to year-end holidays
A trader watches the market’s movements on a computer. — Photo bnews.vn HÀ NỘI — The consecutive 18-session net selling of foreign investors is currently raising cautious sentiment towards domestic funds, hindering the recovery momentum of the stock market. However, as the market is in the holiday season with Christmas …
Read More »Hà Nội enhances intellectual property progamme to increase product value
Đông Cao red grapefruit (Tràng Việt commune, Mê Linh), is one of the agricultural products under the IP development programme of the Hà Nội People’s Committee. —VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has employed numerous specific methods to create awareness about enhancing the application of intellectual property (IP) to protect …
Read More »Son Doong cave adventure tour fully booked for 2024
Oxalis, the only firm operating expedition adventure tour to Son Doong – the world’s largest natural cave on Dec. 23 announced that the tour is fully booked for the whole of 2024. Moreover, 200 domestic and foreign tourists have booked for the cave tour in 2025, it added. Son Doong …
Read More »Prime Minister urges absolute prevention of group interests and negativity in credit growth
A customer collects money at Bảo Việt Joint Stock Commercial Bank’s branch in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Compiled by Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday signed a directive aiming to strengthen management and improve the effectiveness of credit growth to support economic development. Directive …
Read More »Positive outlook for Vietnamese economy: foreign experts
Andrea Coppola, World Bank Lead Economist for Việt Nam. — Photo WB HÀ NỘI — Andrea Coppola, World Bank Lead Economist for Việt Nam, has described Việt Nam in 2023 as resilient, saying that amid global economic slowdown, the Southeast Asian nation was still able to sustain a rate of …
Read More »Housing market barely budges, defying downturn expectations
Housing prices have not fallen during the current economic downturn, even going up in some segments, unlike during the 2008 recession when prices fell dramatically in some cities. Since mid-2022, when the real estate market showed signs of decline, people have been expecting housing prices to fall as much as …
Read More »9Pay obtains top international security certification
Payment gateway 9Pay has achieved the highest level of international security certification, a testament to its unrelenting commitment to improving and ensuring the safety of customer information. Established in 2018, 9Pay is a payment intermediary licensed by the State Bank of Vietnam. Aiming to provide comprehensive payment solutions to customers, …
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