A trade meeting to seek business partners between enterprises from Ulsan of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese enterprises will be held on June 9 in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of KOTRA HÀ NỘI — A direct trade meeting to seek business partners between enterprises from …
Read More »SSI begins raising charter capital to VNĐ15 trillion
SSI’s employee supporting a customer. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — High investment demand in the stock market is heating up the race to raise capital of securities firms. Last Friday, SSI Securities Corporation (HoSE: SSI) received certificates of registration for a public offering of shares issued by the State …
Read More »Vietjet flights from HCM City to Phuket reopened
Vietjet Deputy Commercial Director Phạm Hùng Việt welcomed passengers at the boarding gate. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet HCM CITY — Vietjet’s route connecting HCM City with beach paradise Phuket (Thailand) has been resumed, with four round-trip flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight departs from HCM City at 9am and lands in …
Read More »Limiting apartment ownership term deemed ‘unsuitable’
A Ministry of Construction proposal to reduce apartment ownership periods depending on their lifespan has been panned by critics. In proposing amendments to the Housing Law, the ministry said it wants to limit ownership to 50-70 years in line with apartments’ lifespans. Nguyen Manh Khoi, deputy head of the ministry’s …
Read More »Importing cheap gasoline from Malaysia deems unworthy: trade ministry
Vietnam is mulling importing cheap gasoline from Malaysia, but that is unlikely to ease domestic shortage and high price. The Vietnam government is working with Malaysia to import 300,000 liters of RON 95 gasoline to ease domestic shortage, the Vietnam Trade Office in the country said. The supply, however, only …
Read More »Special policies needed to foster oil exploration: legislators
Lawmakers have called for special policies to encourage oil and gas exploration and drilling to increase production and ensure energy security. Nguyen Lam Thanh, who is also deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Ethnic Council, pointed out at a session Friday where deputies discussed amendments to oil and gas laws …
Read More »Construction ministry seeks to cap apartment ownership at 50-70 years
The Ministry of Construction is considering putting a cap on apartment ownership for 50-70 years to ensure resident safety. This means that when the lifespan of an apartment building ends, apartment owners within that building would no longer own the asset, and the building will be destroyed to make room …
Read More »Interest rate support package has little effect on stock market
A group of brokers and investors looking at the stock trading board. Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — As securities and real estate sectors are not on the list to receive support, the 2 per cent interest rate support package’s positive effects on the stock market are not strong. The Government officially issued …
Read More »Nearly three million subscribers sign up for mobile number portability
A transaction office of VNPT in Hà Nội. — Photo ictnews.vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI — More than 2.9 million subscribers have successfully performed the mobile number portability (MNP) process, after more than three years of implementation. The MNP is carried out by six telecommunications enterprises: MobiFone, VNPT VinaPhone, Viettel, Vietnamobile, G-tel and Mobicast. …
Read More »VN to develop digital addresses by 2025
Viettel Post. Applying technology becomes vital for postal companies to compete and promote e-commerce and the digital economy. — Photo vneconomy.vn HÀ NỘI — All households in the country will have digital addresses by 2025. This goal was highlighted in the National Postal Development Strategy to 2025 approved by Deputy Minister …
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