
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), is committed to providing support worth nearly US$20.2 million for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Vietnam and the Pacific to access critical financing and training.

(VEN) - The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade recently held the Vietnam Brand Forum 2019 with discussions focusing on orientation for building a National Brand Strategy suitable to the country’s development.

The Prime Minister has decided to present the 2018 National Quality Awards to 75 enterprises, with 22 receiving golden prizes and the remaining 53 businesses getting silver prizes.

(VEN) - Released in its 2018-19 Annual Report, the Emirates Group posted a profit of 2.3 billion AED (631 million USD) for the financial year ended 31 March 2019. The Group’s revenue reached 109.3 billion AED (29.8 billion USD), an increase of 7% over last year’s results.

(VEN) - Established in 2000 as the first language school with 100% native level English teachers in Vietnam, ILA has trained over 300,000 students, with more than 40 language centers and 6 overseas education consultancies nationwide. What has brought such success and reputation to ILA throughout that 20 year journey? An exceptional woman, with a motto: “Do your best and respect the core values of education”.

More than 600 nationwide supermarkets and convenience stores of the Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) have taken the leap to remove all plastic straws from their shelves this month.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on May 7 officially opened the first trading session for more than 1.4 billion shares of Vietnam Airlines Corporation, listed with code HVN.

Changes in its business model and operation helped taxi firm Vinasun avoid bankruptcy last year.

May 13th, Chubb Life in Vietnam officially inaugurated its new Chubb Tower II building in Ho Chi Minh City. This is Chubb Life’s third sales office in the city.

(VEN) - The leadership and the trade union of the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas) have paid great attention to ensuring the interests of trade union members and workers.

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) is still slow, failing to reach the rate of progress as directed by the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 4.

Japanese casual clothing company Stripe International is expected to be Vietnam’s top women’s apparel seller by the end of this fiscal year.

Vinamilk continued to top the list of 100 Best Places to work in Vietnam in 2018, according to a survey carried out by Anphabe, a career network of management professionals and market research firm in Vietnam.

Conglomerate VinGroup has set up VinBus, its subsidiary specialising in transport services, announced the property developer on May 2.

(VEN) - Emirates customers can unlock the best Dubai has to offer for less this summer with the return of My Emirates Pass - an offer that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership card providing travelers special benefits and discounts of up to 50% off in more than 500 leisure and retail outlet locations across the UAE.

(VEN) - Rice grown in Thai Binh Province, oranges grown in Tuyen Quang Province’s Ham Yen District and coffee grown in the Central Highlands are among numerous kinds of Vietnamese farm produce that have carved out niches in both domestic and export markets. A similarity of these products is the use of fertilizers made by the Van Dien Fused Magnesium Phosphate Fertilizer Joint Stock Company (VADFCO) in cultivation.

The Nghe An Electricity Company organised a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the construction and development of Nghe An Power Company and receive the second-class Labor Medal, in Vinh city, Nghe An province, on April 27.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in distributing dairy products between Vietnam’s TH Group and Wuxi Jinqiao International Food City, which owns the largest merchandise wholesale center in China.

May 2nd 2019, within the recommendation session of Vietnam Economic Forum 2019 (ViEF), which gathers more than 500 economic experts, 50 outstanding orators, 1,500 CEOs, CIOs and thousands of representatives from different industries and sectors, Colorbond® – the very high-class pre-painted steel brand under Australia-based BluseScope® – counsels the government about solutions to improve competitive edges for private sector in the context of Comprehensive and Progressive Trade Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam attended a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the first flight of budget carrier Vietjet Air to China in Beijing, China on April 25.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) to restructure its business and increase its revenues to US$10 billion in the future.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will serve agricultural products of Tay Ninh and promote the southern province’s images on its flights.

The Dung Quat oil refinery, based in the central province of Quang Ngai, exceeded its designed capacity by 7 percent in the first quarter of 2019, helping it gain over 606 billion VND (26 million USD) in post-tax profit during the period.

Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo has advertised vacancies for managerial and retail positions in Vietnam.