
About half of commercial banks, mainly small and medium ones, are listing deposit interest rates at a relatively high level of over 8% per year in a bid to raise capital to meet Basel II standards.

Japanese drugstore chain Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings plans to expand to Vietnam amid the increasing demand for health-related products.

(VEN) - The recently announced 2018 Provincial Open Budget Index (POBI) report shows positive changes in Vietnamese localities in this field. Vietnam Economic News’ Thanh Tam spoke with Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Sy Cuong, leader of the Budget Transparency Coalition’s research team, about these changes.

(VEN) - The recently announced 2018 Provincial Open Budget Index (POBI) report shows positive changes in Vietnamese localities in this field. Vietnam Economic News’ Thanh Tam spoke with Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Sy Cuong, leader of the Budget Transparency Coalition’s research team, about these changes.

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade expects foreign direct investment (FDI) firms will team up to develop key industrial products to benefit socio-economic development.

Vietnam’s stock market has been evaluated as a bright spot in the region in terms of growth speed and foreign capital absorption for years, according to Chairman of the State Securities Commission (SSC) Tran Van Dung.

Vietnam’s stock market has been evaluated as a bright spot in the region in terms of growth speed and foreign capital absorption for years, according to Chairman of the State Securities Commission (SSC) Tran Van Dung.

Multinational Chinese electronics firm TCL has registered to build two factories to produce speakers, headphones and other accessories in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

Multinational Chinese electronics firm TCL has registered to build two factories to produce speakers, headphones and other accessories in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

About 745.4 trillion VND (32 billion USD) was collected for the State budget in the first half of 2019, equivalent to 52.8 percent of the year’s target and up 13.2 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), the Republic of Korea’s leading state-run group on rural development, will invest in smart agriculture in Vietnam regarding seeds that are immunised against diseases, CEO Kim In Sik said on July 12.

The Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), the Republic of Korea’s leading state-run group on rural development, will invest in smart agriculture in Vietnam regarding seeds that are immunised against diseases, CEO Kim In Sik said on July 12.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An have so far this year revoked licences of 9 domestic and 9 foreign-funded projects due to their sluggish progress.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An have so far this year revoked licences of 9 domestic and 9 foreign-funded projects due to their sluggish progress.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An have so far this year revoked licences of 9 domestic and 9 foreign-funded projects due to their sluggish progress.

A conference on foreign investment attraction to the southern province of Binh Duong was organised in Sydney on July 10, attracting crowds of representatives from the two countries’ business communities.

(VEN) - The disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans provided by six donors - the World Bank (WB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the KfW Development Bank - has slowed markedly in recent years.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee for Business Renovation and Development in Hanoi on July 8 to review equitisation, divestment and restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

(VEN) - Thai companies consider Vietnam an important investment destination. In addition to their investments in the processing and manufacturing industries, industrial zone infrastructure and retail, they are boosting investment in developing Vietnam’s renewable energy resources.

(VEN) - Thai companies consider Vietnam an important investment destination. In addition to their investments in the processing and manufacturing industries, industrial zone infrastructure and retail, they are boosting investment in developing Vietnam’s renewable energy resources.

The Vietnam Investment Conference, chaired by Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung, took place on July 4 in London, attracting the special attention of over 200 foreign investors in London.

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond held a working session in London on July 3 with Vietnamese Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung, who led a delegation from the Finance Ministry and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) on a working visit to the UK from July 2 to 7.

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond held a working session in London on July 3 with Vietnamese Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung, who led a delegation from the Finance Ministry and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) on a working visit to the UK from July 2 to 7.

(VEN) - As demand for seafood increases, the fishery sector continues to attract more investment capital.