Vietnam needs to push digital transformation
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:35:00
The proportion of Vietnamese enterprises that have not adopted digital transformation is about 1.5 times higher than the global average.
Bond market expands nearly 2 percent
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:34:00
Vietnam’s local currency bond market expanded 1.9 percent year-on-year to $55.1 billion in Q3, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank.
E-wallets fight for VN market share
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:32:00
Twenty eight e-wallets have been licensed, but 80 percent of market share belongs to only five of them, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:30:00
Beleaguered GPBank is looking for investors who would restructure it.
Aviation industry seeks solutions to serious shortage of professionals
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:28:00
The global aviation industry’s serious shortage of skilled professionals has reached unprecedented levels, experts said at a seminar in HCM City on November 21.
VN hails Oman’s enormous triumphs on National Day
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:25:00
The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Viet Nam organized a ceremony to mark the 49th National Day of Oman (November 18) in Ha Noi on November 20.
Photo exhibition spotlights pain of Vietnamese, Japanese war victims
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:23:00
An exhibition featuring photos on war victims in Japan and Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.
HCMC in dire need of blood for Thalassemia patients
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:21:00
HCMC needs 10,000 regular donors to provide blood for patients with the inherited blood disorder called Thalassemia, but it has just 700 now.
Vietnam-Korea business association’s southern chapter makes debut
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:19:00
The Vietnam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) launched its southern chapter at a ceremony in Busan on November 21.
No Vietnamese casualties reported in Hong Kong
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:18:00
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang clarified information related to citizen protection in Hong Kong, China, 39 bodies in the UK and deaths of Vietnamese in the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the regular press briefing on November 21 in Ha Noi.
US warships sail in disputed South China Sea amid tensions
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:16:00
US Navy warships, on two occasions in the past few days, have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, the U.S. military said Thursday.
UPCoM offers opportunities for market players
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:14:00
Although the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) attracts less attention from investors than the Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi stock exchanges, the market still offers potential opportunities for market players who thoroughly understand it.
Haze envelops Saigon again as air pollution reaches hazardous levels
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:10:00
Saigon has been suffering severe air pollution for a week with air monitors showing high levels of particle dust.
Deputy PM lauds Irish company’s investment in wind power
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:08:00
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has highly appreciated Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power’s interest in renewable energy in Vietnam, especially its investment in an offshore wind farm in the southern province of Soc Trang.
Saigon man arrested for anti-government propaganda
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:07:00
A former member of Ho Chi Minh City's Party unit was arrested on Thursday for 'dangerous' actions against the Vietnamese government
G-bond issuance meets 73 percent of yearly plan
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:05:00
The State Treasury has mobilised more than 182.4 trillion VND (7.88 billion USD) through Government bond auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) so far this year, fulfilling 73 percent of the yearly plan.
Mekong riparian nations told to brace for severe drought
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:03:00
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has warned that countries in the lower Mekong basin might suffer from severe to extreme drought from now until January 2020.
Vietnamese economy forecast to grow 7 percent during 2021-2025
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:01:00
Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand 7 percent during 2021-2025 on the back of new-generation free trade agreements, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCEIF).
