Tân Cảng - Cát Lái Port in HCM City has increased service charges for packing, loading and unloading of refrigerated containers with effect from May 1.

Deputy Prime Lê Văn Thành has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study policies to promote the development of the domestic automobile industry, in line with the growing global trend towards electric cars.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,135 VND/USD on April 26, up 7 VND from the previous day.

Under the strategy, the State expects to achieve a trade balance by 2025 and a sustainable trade surplus by 2030

Vietnam’s BB Group and the US’s Quantum Group will jointly develop a gas industry centre and a seaport in the central province of Quang Tri, according to an agreement signed by the two corporations and the provincial People’s Committee in Dong Ha city on April 25.

The People’s Committee of Quảng Ninh province’s Móng Cái City and authorities of Dongxing city in China’s Guangxi province held online talks discussing measures to speed up customs clearance.

Vietnam is recovering strongly and there are signs that the economy is shifting from survival to growth mode, said CEO of HSBC Vietnam Tim Evans, stressing the need for the country to effectively navigate global megatrends that will shape its future and ensure that it reaches its full potential in the coming years.

The stock market ended lower on Monday as profit-taking activities weighed sentiment, with hundreds of stocks hitting floor prices. 

VinFast Trading and Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, said on April 25 that it has chosen B-EV Motors as its electric vehicle distributor representative in Israel.

Early this month, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced a new draft decree providing a controlled testing mechanism (sandbox) for fintech activities in the banking industry. This is the second draft that has been built to gather public opinions for this sector.

Experts pointed out opportunities and challenges to the national economy in 2021, as well as prospects for this year at a national symposium in Hanoi on April 25.

The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province’s Mong Cai city and authorities of Dongxing city in China’s Guangxi province held online talks discussing measures to speed up the customs clearance between the two localities in the time to come in association with the effective implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control.

PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) plans to purchase more machines and equipment worth 315 billion VND (13.71 million USD) to maintain its services.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,128 VND/USD on April 25, up 5 VND from the last working day of previous week (April 22).

Vietnamese enterprises should focus on green growth and the green and circular economies that have become a mainstream trend globally, the Green Economy Forum heard in HCM City last Saturday.

Developing a safe, transparent, effective, and sustainable capital market to ensure macro-economic stability was the focus of a conference chaired by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính last week.

As Việt Nam has committed to fighting climate change while still maintaining its economic growth, the European Green Deal is expected to be a good model for the country to learn and build its own sustainable development strategy.

According to the central bank, the rapid development of fintech has posed many challenges to financial authorities in managing, supervising, ensuring security and safeguarding interests of consumers and investors.

The total revenue of the 174 products, services and solutions from 113 companies receiving Sao Khuê Awards this year reached VNĐ16 trillion (US$696 million).

Spanning 4.9ha in Duy Tiên Town, the project comprises four blocks with 564 apartments and some low-rise houses. The project's apartments will cost at least VNĐ380 million (around US$16,300) each.