The stock market began the week with a mild drop, marking the VN-Index's third straight session of losses, while liquidity hit its highest level in five weeks.

According to the SBV, Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN and Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN aim to ensure consistency on a legal basis with other issued circulars on deposit interest rates.

The GE Vernova Foundation in collaboration with Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) and Electric Power University have announced a US$750,000 investment in the workforce supporting Việt Nam’s energy sector. 

FPT Techday 2024, an annual technology event, officially took place at Thiskyhall Sala Conference and Event Centre in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, on November 13.

IHG Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in the hospitality industry, has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its presence in Việt Nam by increasing its portfolio from 16 hotels to over 40 properties, bringing its room count from approximately 4,800 to 12,000.

Vice President of Việt Nam National Real Estate Association (VNREA), Dr Lawyer Đoàn Văn Bình, who is also Founder and Chairman of the CEO Group, has officially introduced his book guiding foreigners on how to navigate the waters of the real estate market.

A recent Google report shows that Việt Nam could gain up to VNĐ1.89 trillion (US$79.3 billion) in economic benefits from AI by 2030, making up nearly 12 per cent of the country's GDP, if AI tools are widely adopted.

Việt Nam Directorate of Market Surveillance said that prevention of smuggling, trade frauds and counterfeits will be enhanced in the months ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays to March 1, 2025.

IFC scaled up its long-term investment in Việt Nam with a strong focus on climate finance.

Only 22 per cent of organisations in Việt Nam are fully prepared to deploy and leverage AI-powered technologies, down from 27 per cent a year ago. This decline underscores the challenges companies face in adopting, deploying, and fully leveraging AI. Given the rapid market evolution and the significant impact AI is anticipated to have on business operations, this readiness gap is especially critical.

The Ministry of Information and Communications estimates that the digital economy accounted for 16.5 per cent of Việt Nam's GDP in 2023, with projections for 2024 rising to 18.6 per cent.

As a top 20 food-exporting country, Việt Nam has great potential to tap into the rapidly growing global halal industry, a workshop heard in HCM City on Thursday.

Authorities of the northern border province of Lạng Sơn and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China held an online signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a pilot smart border gate.

The northern port city of Hải Phòng presented investment certificates to 12 major foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$1.8 billion at a ceremony on Thursday.

Intelligent environmental monitoring, carbon emission reduction, customisable platforms for energy applications, multi-factor authentication, and smart city development using 5G technology were among the topics discussed at a seminar on “How Does Smart Tech Shape a Smart City” in HCM City on November 14.

In the first ten months of 2024 condotel prices in Đà Nẵng increased by 22 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.

Further comprehensive and in-depth studies must be carried out to fully evaluate the impact of a proposed tax increase on alcoholic beverages, said participants at a conference to gather opinions and feedback on the proposed tax organised by the Vietnam Economic Association (VEA).

The central provincial department of Agriculture and Rural Development has included ten OCOPs (One Commune One Product) – for promotion and introduction into the US market.

Real estate business credit and the proportion of individual corporate bond issuance have continued to increase sharply, with credit in the third quarter reaching VNĐ1.3 quadrillion.

Market breadth was negative, with 230 stocks declining, 78 advancing and 55 remaining unchanged.