Banks are focusing on digital transformation and automation, which has led to increasing demand for IT and data personnel, according to a report recently released by the recruitment service provider Navigos Group.

JERA Inc., a power generation company of Japan, has signed a deal to buy a 35.1% stake at Vietnam’s Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC) to tap the Southeast Asian nation's growing demand for electricity and further its own decarbonisation efforts, Nikkei Asia reported.

The recovery of the economy, along with the Government's acceleration of the disbursement of public investment capital are favourable factors for the development of the domestic cement industry.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,192 VND/USD on August 17, up 19 VND from the previous day.

Vietnamese e-commerce is growing, creating many opportunities to generate jobs and develop the private sector economy, increasing revenue for the State budget. However, creating a basis to prevent tax loss for this business requires improving mechanisms and policies.

With many similarities, the UK- Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) could be called a direct copy of the EU- Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

The Việt Nam Competition and Consumer Authority has worked with related parties to research and collect information to clarify the matter of Grab Việt Nam Company Limited applying a hot weather surcharge.

The 16th HCM City International Travel Expo, the country’s largest travel event, will be held from September 8 to 10 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Shares were mixed on Tuesday but faced strong divergence, as selling force cushioned by risk demand in manufacturing and retail industries. 

A week introducing and popularising One Commune, One Product (OCOP) products, fruits and farm produce was launched in Hanoi on August 16.

A startup festival (Techfest) for the south-central and Central Highlands regions will take place in Khanh Hoa province on August 19-20, heard a press conference in Nha Trang city on August 16.

Vietnam targets becoming a developing country with modern industry and upper middle income by 2030, and a high-income developed nation by 2045, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Hai Phong administration remains committed to creating a favourable and fair environment for foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea, an official of the northern port city said on August 16.

The explosion of online shopping and the increasing numbers of internet and smartphone users have contributed to market growth in Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam.

With the launch of 17 wind power plants in late 2021, power production in the central province of Quang Tri has soared by nearly 95 percent since early this year, driving local industrial production growth by over 10 percent annually.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that from August 16, it will launch online check-in service for passengers departing from Phu Bai airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to improve their experience and convenience.

More than 100 businesses and 43 investors of industrial clusters and nearly 20 commercial banks participated in a conference to connect local firms of Hà Nội with commercial banks and the Hanoi Development Investment Fund (HANIF).

Solutions to improve the management efficiency of textile enterprises in the new context were the focus of a seminar held in Hanoi on August 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 16 asked the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) to make greater efforts to contribute further to promoting socio-economic development and building an independent, self-reliant economy with active and effective international integration.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Banking Working Group (BWG) jointly held a conference in Hanoi on July 16 to discuss measures to attract resources for the implementation of green growth and sustainable development targets.