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Estate market expected positive growth in year-end months More positive signs would appear in HCM City’s property market in the year-end months despite difficulties in the first half of the […]

Third typhoon to hit Hải Phòng, Quảng Ninh on Friday Typhoon No.3, internationally known as Wipha, is forecast to hit the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng City at 4pm […]

Foreign visitors to Việt Nam up Việt Nam welcomed nearly 9.8 million foreign visitors in the first seven months of this year, up 7.9 per cent compared with the same […]

Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of the year, much lower than $2.6 billion trade surplus […]

Việt Nam’s new FTA with EU a “role model” for ASEAN members Việt Nam is expected to become a “role model” for other countries in the ASEAN region when its free trade […]

Hong Kong the largest source of foreign investment in Việt Nam in the first 7 months of 2019 Hong Kong retained its crown as Việt Nam’s leading source of foreign direct investment […]

Việt Nam consistently exercises, safeguards sovereignty by peaceful measures No country has the right to arrogantly and callously ask Việt Nam to stop exploring oil and gas fields in waters […]

German Government development fund invests $28 million in VN sugar company Thành Thành Công-Biên Hòa JSC (SBT) on July 26 announced that the German development finance institution DEG, owned by […]

Anti-corruption push requires constant effort: General Secretary Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong called yesterday for more determination and stronger actions to confront corruption. Speaking at a meeting of […]

500 Startups Vietnam to invest in 100 businesses by 2020 500 Startups Vietnam, a member of the US venture capital firm 500 Startups, targets investing in up to 100 Việt Nam-connected startups […]

VN jumps three places in the global innovation index Việt Nam has jumped three ranks on the 2019 Global Innovation Index (GII) to place 42nd out of 129 economies around the world. […]

Việt Nam’s foreign reserves hit a record-high $68 billion Việt Nam’s foreign reserves hit a record high of US$68 billion at the end of June, revealed a report from the […]

Car imports skyrocket in the first half of 2019 Việt Nam imported 75,437 assembled cars in the first six months of 2019, six times more than in the same period last year, […]

VN surpasses Hong Kong in port throughput Việt Nam’s container throughput surpassed Hong Kong’s in the first half of this year, possibly in part due to trade diversion amid the […]

VN has a trade surplus of about $1.6 billion in H1 Việt Nam gained a trade surplus of $1.59 billion in the first half of this year, according to the […]

HCM City sets scorching economic pace in first half HCM City’s economy grew by 7.86 per cent year-on-year in the first half of the year to VNĐ611.5  trillion (US$26.3 billion). The city People’s Committee […]

HCM City seeks to become global financial hub HCM City has committed to develop a detailed plan to turn the city into a regional and international financial hub after years of delay in carrying […]

VN, Czech Republic strengthen trade relationship Measures to boost two-way co-operation in economics, trade and investment were discussed at a meeting between officials from Việt Nam and the Czech Republic […]

Petrol prices continue to rise The retail prices of petrol and oil increased in the latest review of the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance at 5pm on Wednesday. […]

Vietnam Airlines Group makes $2.24 billion in revenue Vietnam Airlines Group, listed with code HVN, earned nearly VNĐ52 trillion (US$2.24 billion) in consolidated revenue in the first half of this […]

Foreigners still permitted to make term deposits at Vietnamese banks Resident and non-resident foreigners in Việt Nam are still permitted to make term deposits at local banks despite some banks saying […]

NA leader meets Chinese Party Chief and President Xi Jinping Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met with Chinese Party General Secretary and President of China […]

Cashless payment posts double-digit growth The Government’s efforts to boost cashless payment have shown signs of paying off, with both the number of transactions and their total value seeing double-digit […]

VN population tops 96.2 million, ranking 15th in the world Việt Nam’s population has reached 96.2 million people as of April 1, ranking 15th in the world and third in the Association of […]

First-ever White Book on Vietnamese Businesses launched The first edition of the White Book on Vietnamese Businesses was launched at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday.  The White Book, […]

Central bank to keep monetary policy on hold through 2019 The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will hold its benchmark refinancing and discount rates at 6.25 per cent and 4.25 […]

Việt Nam, RoK to augment co-operation in ensuring security Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm met the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and had talks with Commissioner […]

The agriculture sector will boost seafood, forestry production in H2 The agricultural sector in the second half of this year will focus on the development of commodities that have potential […]

Vietnamese, Armenian PMs hold talks Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan have agreed on plans to enhance the two countries’ ties. During their talks in Hà […]

Hopes of strong realty earnings buoy VN stocks Vietnamese shares posted slight gains on Friday, driven by large-cap real estate companies that are expecting good quarterly earnings reports. The benchmark VN-Index […]