Vietnam’s stock market is witnessing the fastest and strongest recovery since the beginning of this year, as the VN-Index has surpassed the threshold of 1,200 points.

More companies reported delaying paying principal and interest on bonds in the second quarter, with a total outstanding payment of nearly 24.3 trillion VND (1.02 billion USD) due, according to a report on corporate bonds from MBS Research.

The Vietnam Association of Business Culture Development and the organising committee for the campaign on business culture development in Vietnam (known as Committee 248) on August 2 organised a press briefing about the 3rd National Culture and Business Forum and the programme certifying enterprises that meet Vietnamese business culture standards.

International organisations and media have continued to make positive assessment of Vietnam’s economic recovery and outlook in the second half of 2023.

As Noi Bai International Airport officially started the implementation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)’ s direction on the use of Level 2 electronic identification (VNeID) authentication for air passengers on domestic flights from August 2, the airport saw passengers eager to the application.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,803 VND/USD on August 3, up 30 VND from the previous day.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi’s Yen Vien station on August 2 to welcome the first freight train on Shijiazhuang (China) – Yen Vien (Vietnam) railway route.

The 27th VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packing Machines (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack Vietnam 2023) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from August 10-12.

Enterprises in the woodworking industry have begun to receive orders again to serve the furniture shopping season in the year-end months on the world market, heard a recent forum.

The Ministry of Transport has just submitted its proposal to Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on incentives for electrical vehicle (EV) producers and users.

Foreign investment attraction has been considered a bright spot in the northern mountainous province of Hung Yen, generating jobs, contributing to the State budget revenue while becoming a crucial driving force for the locality’s socio-economic development.

Vietjet is offering thousands of attractive international flight tickets from 0 VND on every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in August.

Hanoi’s budget revenue is estimated at 253.2 trillion VND (10.6 billion USD) in the first seven months of this year, equal to 71.7% of the yearly estimate, and up 20.8% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The southern province of Binh Duong maintained a trade surplus in the first seven months of this year, surpassing 5 billion USD, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted the country’s wish to enhance cooperation with the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC) while addressing the recent 57th session of the ITC’s Joint Advisory Group.

The Da Nang International Terminal Investment and Operation Joint Stock Company (AHT) inaugurated self-check-in kiosks for passengers of Korean Air at Da Nang International Airport on August 1.

Since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020, most commitments in the agreement have been implemented and left positive impacts on business activities, especially trade, said Do Viet Ha of the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.

An agriculture business association between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) needs to be established to facilitate bilateral cooperation in this field, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien told at a regular press conference held by the ministry on August 1.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,773 VND/USD on August 2, up 16 VND from the previous day.

The Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank)’s pre-tax profits exceeded 2.01 trillion VND (over 85 million USD), with total outstanding loans of nearly 162 trillion VND, up 5.15% compared to December 31, 2022, according to the bank’s financial statement.