Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (in gray shirt on the left) recalls how he appreciated potential of Cà Ná Area with Nguyễn Tâm Thịnh, chairman of Trungnam Group, investor of the Cà Ná Seaport Complex in Ninh Thuận. — Photo courtesy of Trungnam Group. NINH THUẬN — Prime Minister Phạm Minh …
Read More »Minimum wage hike worries pandemic harassed businesses
A 6 percent increase in minimum wage starting this July is a timely boost for workers after two years with no raise, but businesses are nervous about its financial impacts. For the first time since 2009, the minimum wage increase, if approved by the government, will be effective July 1 …
Read More »Foreign investors bottom fish as VN-Index in red
Foreign investors are picking up dipping stocks as VN-Index hits a six-month low with increasing net purchase in the last four sessions. As VN-Index dropped four points Thursday morning after plunging 92 points in the last five sessions, foreign investors net purchase hit VND645 billion ($28.09 million). That is an …
Read More »Security of finance-currency activities must be ensured: PM
The Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Việt Nam are tasked with taking measures to stabilise the market. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Prime Minister has directed relevant agencies and sectors to immediately act to ensure the security and safety of activities in the finance-currency …
Read More »PNJ management sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ after Covid
The CEO of jewelry firm PNJ, Le Tri Thong, has said his company is now recovering after going through its toughest ever period in the last two years. PNJ was badly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic as demand for jewelry slumped amid all-round financial hardship. It had to close over …
Read More »Four business execs arrested on charges of stock market manipulation
The defendants from left to right: Đỗ Đức Nam, Trịnh Thị Thuý Linh, Lê Thị Thuỳ Liên, Đỗ Thành Nhân. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security. HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Public Security has arrested four more business executives on alleged charges of stock market manipulation. A …
Read More »An Giang to speed up farm mechanisation
A king orange orchard in An Giang Province’s Tri Tôn District. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Công Mạo AN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to speed up mechanisation of agriculture this decade to improve yields and quality and reduce losses in the harvest …
Read More »Fiscal policies work to keep inflation under control
To control inflation below 4 per cent as set by the National Assembly, it was necessary to reduce cost-push impacts, increase the supply of goods and prevent inflationary psychology. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Fiscal policies have worked to promote economic growth and control inflation in the first months …
Read More »Better legal framework needed to handle emerging issues in construction sector
Deputy Minister of Construction Bùi Hồng Minh .VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Tình. Amid mounting construction material prices, it is crucial to revise and refine existing legal frameworks to tackle issues delaying construction projects, allowing the projects to be finished on schedule. Deputy Minister of Construction Bùi Hồng Minh spoke to …
Read More »Business associations propose delaying minimum wage increase
The regional minimum wage for labours is proposed to rise by six per cent from July 1, 2022. Photo nguoiduatin.vn Hà Nội — Eight associations with a large labour force have proposed the Government increase the regional minimum wage from January 1, 2023 instead of July 1, 2022 as per the National …
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