A ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on April 24 to launch the construction of the Korea-Tra Vinh wind power plant, a joint project of Tra Vinh Wind Power Co., Ltd No. 1 (TWPC) and its partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will officially list more than 1.4 billion shares (coded HVN) on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on May 7, according to the company.

Vietnam and China have seen positive developments in trade and economic relations over the past time.

The 2019 Food & Hotel Vietnam, the country’s leading international food and hospitality trade exhibition, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24.

The Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) is planning to list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in the third quarter of 2019.

Vietnamese startups are expected to have more opportunities to receive investment and support from Korean investors, who are coming in droves in Vietnam, experts have said.

The Ministry of Transport has approved a 1.95 trillion VND (83.85 million USD) project on upgrading weak bridges along the railway connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) plans to collect 5.07 trillion VND (217 million USD) in pre-tax profits this year, an increase of 27 percent compared to 2018.

Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products are now available in 180 countries and territories thanks to Vietnam’s increasing global economic integration and implementation of free trade agreements.

Vietnam Railway (VNR) and NextTech Group signed an agreement on April 23 in Hanoi to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets through e-wallet VIMO.

Forestry exports are estimated to hit 875 million USD in April and 3.27 billion USD in the first four months of this year, up 17.8 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of nearly 2.49 billion USD, reported the Vietnam Forestry Administration.

A business delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK) had a working session on April 23 with officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on cooperation possibilities in port and logistics services.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,013 VND per USD on April 24, up 9 VND from the previous day (April 23).

The southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, which have the highest export growth rate and number of businesses in the wooden products sector, are poised to take advantage of the benefits of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The poor logistics services in the Mekong Delta have pushed up the costs of export goods, especially farm produce, and caused great losses to export firms, it was reported at a workshop in Can Tho city on April 23.

The Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has a plan to increase its charter capital by over 5.53 trillion VND (237.48 million USD) to more than 17.57 trillion VND (754.5 million USD) via public offering of shares and paying dividends in the form of additional stocks.

Airlines, railway and bus stations will increase transport capacity to meet travel demand during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays from April 27 to May 2.

Localities need to take stronger actions to counter the European Commission’s illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) yellow card warning, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

The Vietnam Airport Ground Services Co., Ltd., (VIAGS), a member of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, will launch the telephone check-in service on April 26, helping customers select their seats in advance in an easy and quick manner.

Japan’s large import demand is a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to expand their market shares in the country, as well as access other potential markets through the global distribution network of the Japanese group AEON, experts said at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.