An aircraft of Vietnam Airlines at Buôn Ma Thuột Airport in Đắk Lắk Province.— VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs policies to support and remove difficulties for domestic airlines to regain their growth momentum in the post-COVID recovery period, transport experts said yesterday. At the seminar “Restoring and developing Việt Nam’s …
Read More »Steel prices cool down as input costs drop
Steel wire coil stored at a steel mill in the northern province of Hưng Yên. VNA/VNS Photo Đức Dũng HÀ NỘI — Steel prices have been steadily on the decline in the last few weeks as prices for raw materials dropped on the global market, according to the Vietnam …
Read More »Int’l Green Economy Forum to help Việt Nam meet COP26 commitments
Speakers at the press conference in HCM City on Tuesday. VNS Photo Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — The partnership between Vietnamese and European business communities is essential to meeting Việt Nam’s commitments to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), said the chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce …
Read More »Vietnamese becoming wary of play-to-earn games
People are increasingly reluctant to invest time and money in play-to-earn games after the value of many in-game currencies has nosedived. Van Thanh of Can Tho City said he invested US$2,000 in five accounts in Axie Infinity, a play-to-earn game with a goal of winning smooth love potions (SLP), an …
Read More »State Bank asks for extension to bad debt programme
Nguyễn Thị Hồng, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, gives a report to the National Assembly during a meeting in Hà Nội on May 24. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Government has asked for an extension to a pilot programme designed to handle bad debt from domestic …
Read More »Market ends bullish on strong buying forces
Workers processing seafood at a Vĩnh Hoàn factory. VHC was among stocks lifting indices yesterday. Photo seafood.vasep.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The market ended bullish on Tuesday as strong buying forces brought an upswing on blue chips, lifting indices. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index started off the …
Read More »Pharmacy chains to marginalise private drugstores
A client buys medicine at a Long Châu pharmacy. VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Tùng HÀ NỘI — Big names in the pharmaceutical industry are wasting no time expanding their market dominance, raising concerns over the marginalisation of private drugstores. Official data shows that three leading pharmaceutical retailers in Việt Nam own 1,962 drugstores by …
Read More »HSBC optimistic about Vietnam stock market despite plunge
Vietnam’s stock market will continue to grow strongly thanks to corporates’ resilient earnings, vibrant exports and the possibility of being upgraded as an emerging market, HSBC has said. Though the benchmark VN-Index has lost nearly 19 percent this year, the bank said it was confident about the long-term prospects of …
Read More »Hà Nội strengthens consumption stimulus programmes
Customers at a BigC supermarket in Hà Nội. Photo hanoimoi.com.vn HÀ NỘI The capital city plans to strengthen promotion programmes to stimulate consumption, supporting businesses and enhancing economic growth. Hà Nội is implementing a series of promotional programmes for 2022, focusing on May, July and November at more than 2,000 …
Read More »Plan of using State capital must be realistic: NA
The Ministry of Finace would maintain flexible and cautious fiscal policies to accelerate post-pandemic economic growth. — Photo vneconomy.vn HÀ NỘI — The plan for using State capital in development investment must be realistic to ensure efficiency, according to the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee. The committee’s Deputy Chairwoman Nguyễn …
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