Deputy CEO of FLC Group, Vu Dang Hai Yen, will work as acting chairwoman of the Board of Directors at FLC and Bamboo Airways. Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of real estate developer FLC and Bamboo Airways, authorized Yen’s appointment before he was arrested Tuesday pending investigations into suspicions of stock …
Read More »Vingroup withdraws from digital platform unit
Conglomerate Vingroup has partly sold its stake in One Mount Group, a company established in partnership with Techcombank and Masan to build an electronic ecosystem for consumers. Vingroup is no longer the parent company of One Mount Group, it recently stated, without mentioning how much stake it has sold. The …
Read More »VN-Index rebounds on blue chip stocks’ gain
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index surged 0.98 percent to 1,497.76 points Tuesday, its biggest gain in six sessions, with most blue chip tickers closing in the green. The index stayed in the green throughout the day and closed 14.58 points higher, after plunging over 15 points Monday as speculative stocks bottomed. Trading …
Read More »Vietnamese economy expands 5.03 per cent in Q1
Nguyễn Thị Hương, General Director of GSO, spoke at a press conference to announce socio-economic statistics in the first quarter, held on Tuesday in Hà Nội. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI – The Vietnamese economy expanded at 5.03 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the …
Read More »GDP up by 5.03 percent in Q1
Vietnam’s GDP rose by 5.03 percent Q1, compared to 4.72 percent in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office on Tuesday. Industry-construction grew by 6.38 percent, accounting for 51.08 percent of GDP. Services accounted for another 43.16 percent on 4.58 percent growth, while agriculture, forestry and …
Read More »Foreign carriers increase flights to Vietnam as inbound tourism reopens
Some foreign airlines have increased the frequency of regular flights connecting to Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang after Vietnam reopened to international tourism. From March 27, Singapore Airlines doubled its frequency on the route between Singapore and HCMC to 21 weekly flights. Earlier, the carrier operated 11 weekly …
Read More »Poor residents hit jackpot with land fever
A land fever based on golf course rumors has transformed the lives of low-income residents for the better with prices going through the roof. Tran Thi Lan had never imagined in her wildest dreams that she would receive VND1.9 billion ($83,065) from selling her family’s land in a remote area …
Read More »VNĐ2 trillion supports households, businesses in Hà Nội
Workers at Bát Tràng pottery village in Hà Nội. VGP Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has set aside more than VNĐ2 trillion (US$87 million) in funds to support poor households, vulnerable groups, and small-to-medium sized businesses in a bid to speed up the capital’s economic recovery. The funds will be …
Read More »Poor residents hit jackpot with central Vietnam land fever
A land fever based on golf course rumors has transformed the lives over 100 low-income Ha Tinh residents for the better with prices going through the roof. Tran Thi Lan had never imagined in her wildest dreams that she would receive VND1.9 billion ($83,065) from selling her family’s land in …
Read More »Fitch Ratings forecasts 6.1 pct GDP growth for Vietnam
Vietnam’s GDP growth is set to double to 6.1 percent this year, thanks to recovery in domestic demand and strong exports and foreign direct investment inflows, Fitch Ratings said. The global rating agency affirmed Vietnam’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at ‘BB’ with a positive outlook Monday. “The affirmation …
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