A pilot labour inspection campaign in the apparel industry uncovered 1,786 violations at 152 businesses in 12 …
Northwestern mountainous region records highest household poverty rate
Hanoi (VNA) – The Northwestern mountainous region has the highest number of poor and near-poor households, whi…
Ho Chi Minh City sees youth potential for business growth
Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Dynamic youth are likely to help Ho Chi Minh City realise its goal of doubling the nu…
Tourism hopeful about TPP benefits
Hanoi (VNA) – Many new opportunities will be opened up for the tourism sector by Vietnam’s participation in th…
Automobile sales plummet in February
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s automobile sales reached 11,718 units in February, down 49 percent against the previou…
Exchange rate to be stable in 2016
Hanoi (VNA) – The exchange rate in 2016 will not have big changes in order to ensure macro-economic stability …
Value of goods and services rises
HA NOI (VNS) — The national retail value of goods and services in the first two months of this year experience…
Central rate decreases slightly
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on February 22 announced the central rate for the Vietnam …
More than 23,000 cars sold in Jan 2016
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s automobile sales in the first month of 2016 rose 16 percent from the same period last …
Petrol prices drop to 16,405 VND per litre
Hanoi (VNA) – The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were reduced by 391 VND per litre as of 3 pm o…
Registrations of ‘.vn’ domains rise
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 106,300 new “.vn” domain names were registered in the first 11 months of t…
Deputy PM: Changing cash-payment habit boosts economic growth
Hanoi (VNA) – Changing cash usage habit to e-payment will not only boost economic growth but also promote Viet…
Banks battle it out in Tet loans market
Hanoi (VNA) – Commercial banks and financial companies are fiercely competing for a slice of the profita…
Vietnam believed to gain the most in TPP
Vietnam stands to gain the most among 12 countries concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal’s negot…
More foreign investors open stock tcodes in Vietnam
VSD has also agreed to adjust information on 25 foreign investors, including six organisations and 19 individu…
Taiwan’s 1-bln-USD paper plant gets investment license
The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province granted an investment license to Taiwan-based Cheng Loo…
CBRE Vietnam manages Phu My Hung projects in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – Commercial Real Estate Services (CBRE) Vietnam has been selected to manage the Phu My Hung De…
Jollibee begins franchising in Vietnam
HCM City (VNA) – Jollibee has begun franchising in Vietnam, marking a new strategy in the country for th…
US’s steel antidumping investigations groundless: spokesman
Hanoi (VNA) – The US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s launch of investigations into the dumping of circular weld…
Farm produce exports to China hit 4.3 bln USD in first 9 months
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s agricultural product exports to China reached about 4.3 billion USD in the first nine …
PV Gas named in list of ASEAN 100 companies
Hanoi (VNA) – PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) has been named in the list of ASEAN 100 companies by Asia’s leading bu…
Eximbank to deploy new banking software
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Export-Import Commercial Joint Stock Ban…
Luxury cars to be shown at int’l motor expo in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – A number of authorised auto importers and distributors in Vietnam have confirmed they’ll atte…
Is Vietnam’s productivity low because Vietnamese work for foreigners?
When asked to make comments about Vietnam’s low productivity reported by International Labor Organization (ILO…
Imports of used IT goods to be banned
Hanoi (VNA) – The import of second-hand information technology (IT) products will be prohibited from Dec…
Rice export deals hit record level in October
HCM City (VNA) – Exporters signed contracts to sell nearly 2 million tonnes of rice overseas in October, excee…
Millions of credit cards idle in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – About 20 percent or 20 million Vietnamese residents have bank accounts but the number of i…
Vietnam attends leading SEA food showcase in Indonesia
Jakarta (VNA) – A number of Vietnamese firms are joining the international exhibition on food and bevera…
Electricity output up nearly 13 percent in first 10 months
The total power output of the electricity sector in the first ten months of this year reached 136.25 billion k…
New boost given to support industry
Hanoi (VNA) – A number of incentives to boost the development of the have been introduced, under a recently ap…