Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 1.27 percent to 1,218.10 points Tuesday, continuing its recovery with rising trade, supported by bank stocks. The index closed 15 points higher after gaining 17 points on Monday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 17 percent to VND14.43 trillion ($621 million). The …
Read More »Việt Nam attracts more than $14 billion of FDI in H1
Processing and manufacturing are among the industries that attracted the most projects of foreign investment in Việt Nam. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reached more than US$14 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2022, announced the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). …
Read More »Ministry listens to firms’ difficulties, pledges to raise support
Hà Nam Textile Company in Phủ Lý, Hà Nam. Enterprises are encountering a number of difficulties after the COVID-19 pandemic and needed support to promote business and production recovery. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Planning and Investment will propose policies to remove obstacles for enterprises …
Read More »VMO Holdings sponsors preschool in mountainous Ha Giang
VMO Holdings has donated nearly VND500 million ($21,500) for building a kindergarten with an outdoor playground in a village in Ha Giang Province and buying teaching aids for it. VMO Technology Joint Stock Company, as it is formally known, has sponsored 100 percent of the cost of building the kindergarten …
Read More »Việt Nam needs to develop fintech services for SMEs
Việt Nam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need fintech services for development in the future. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs to develop financial technology (fintech) services for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to experts. “Existing innovative digital financial services for SMEs have not yet been systematically …
Read More »Meat, vegetable prices shoot up in HCM City
Customers shop at Xóm Mới Market in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District. The price rises have been blamed on high transportation and feed costs. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Fruit, vegetable and meat prices increased sharply in HCM City last week amid the prolonged heavy rain in the south …
Read More »Covid causes more turbulence for Pacific Airlines
The Covid-19 pandemic stopped Pacific Airlines’ recovery and worsened its financial situation, which is “extremely serious,” its parent company, Vietnam Airlines, informed shareholders last week. “The shortfall in cash flow and large overdue debts pose the possibilities of insolvency and termination of operations,” the carrier said, adding that it is …
Read More »Dragon Capital buys 2.4 million shares of Dat Xanh Group
Investment fund Dragon Capital has bought 2.4 million shares of real estate developer Dat Xanh Group after selling over 7.2 million shares earlier this month. One June 21, two affiliated funds, Norges Bank and Samsung Vietnam Securities Master Investment Trust, bought 1.7 million DXG shares to increase the investment firm’s …
Read More »Bình Dương – attractive destination for green industries: EuroCham official
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bình Dương Nguyễn Văn Dành (R) receives Secretary General of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) Erwin Debarea. — Photo VNA BÌNH DƯƠNG — Secretary General of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) Erwin Debarea has said the southern province of Bình Dương has potential to attract …
Read More »Stock market faces bumpy ride in second half of 2022
Traders watching stock movements on trading boards at Bảo Việt Securities Co in Hà Nội. — VNS/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market has gone through nearly half of 2022 with turbulence and remarkable events, especially the Government’s crackdown on illegal activities manipulating the market. At the moment, the market …
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