The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,149 VND per USD on December 21, up 11 VND from the last working day of previous week.

Craft villages in the Mekong Delta are increasing their production of foodstuff to ensure sufficient supply for Tết, which falls in mid-February 2021.

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Việt Nam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex) has gained approval to de-list nearly 442 million shares from the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX).

The Vietnamese stock market is forecast to maintain an upward trend this week on upbeat investor sentiment, after seven consecutive gaining weeks of the market with increased liquidity.

Le président de l'Assemblée nationale Vuong Dinh Huê et le président du Sénat des Philippines, Juan Miguel Zubiri, ont assisté à Manille au Forum sur l'investissement et le commerce Vietnam - Philippines.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV)'s foreign-currency deposit rating has been raised from B1 to Ba3 by Moody’s.

L'ASEAN et la Suisse ont réaffirmé leur engagement à renforcer davantage leur coopération lors de la 7e réunion du Comité mixte de coopération sectorielle ASEAN-Suisse.

La ligne de métro Nhon – Gare de Hanoï sera mise à l’essai à partir du 5 décembre dans dans un environnement restreint et la période d'essai peut aller jusqu'à six semaines.

L’Association d'amitié Vietnam-Autriche a vu le jour le 23 novembre, à Hanoï à l’issu du premier Congrès organisé par l’Union des organisations d'amitié du Vietnam.

The first virtual Vietnam Sourcing Expo on “Build and Home Décor” has been launched in Australia in the context that the trade relations between the two countries are thriving and more and more Australian enterprises are seeking to diversify sources of foreign supply.

The Vietnam Travel Aviation Company Limited (Vietravel Airlines) on December 18 unveiled the company's uniforms, to mark the 25th founding anniversary of the parent company Vietravel.

Investing in apartments to capture short-term gains has not been attractive to investors due to high prices caused by limited supply, according to experts.

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) will invest more than VNĐ99 trillion (US$4.3 billion) in the third component project of the first stage of the Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

October saw the highest occupancy levels in Hà Nội and HCM City since the second quarter of the year.

Hi-tech agriculture enterprises need to be provided with easier access to banking credit to have resources for applying latest technology advancements to promote the develop of agriculture in the era of Industry 4.0.

LienVietPostBank has issued five-year bonds worth VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$65.2 million) under the form of private placement with the fixed interest rate of 6.5 per cent annually.

Steel prices rebounded or surged globally and Vietnamese steel exports were also positive last month.

The Government's Decision No 120 on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta through climate-change adaptation has seen positive results after three years of implementation, experts said on Wednesday during an online meeting on the Government web portal.

During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential for brands to strengthen their position in customers’ mindsets, and at the same time find the key to access a new consumer generation, experts have said.