Shares struggled to stay positive on Friday with the large-caps experiencing strong volatility but cash flow pouring into textile and retail stocks still spurred the market’s uptrend.

The Meet Korea 2022 was held in Sam Son city in the central province of Thanh Hoa on March 25 with the participation of more than 500 delegates representing ministries, central agencies and 10 northern localities as well as businesses from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The central province of Thanh Hoa hopes to step up its cooperation with partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the building smart cities and e-governance, education and health care, and receive more ODA projects from the country, said a provincial leader.

The Italy-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (CCIV) will open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City in June to support Vietnamese and Italian firms to seek partnership, according to its President Fulvio Albano.

Ho Chi Minh City has identified promoting all-round digital transformation as one of the important tasks to recover and develop the local economy this year.

The sixth Vietnam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 8-9, heard an online press conference on March 25.

FPT, the country’s largest ICT company, will pay a cash dividend for 2022 at a rate of 40 per cent, according to an announcement released by the corporation.

Vietnamese airlines have seen a surge of 441 percent in international passengers but a decline in domestic passengers in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

A meeting between authorities of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa and firms of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in the province on March 24, part of activities to mark the 30th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties (December 22, 1992 – 2022).

NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company, a Vietnamese fish fillet exporter, has obtained zero anti-dumping duties on its pangasius exported to the US between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020.

The Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) has proposed the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Transport, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee support its subsidiary Saigon Port JSC's plan to join hands with the Mediterranean Shipping Company to build and operate an international container terminal in Can Gio district.

The Vietnam Cassava Association has proposed the Government does not implement a recent decision on value-added tax (VAT) refunds for cassava starch products as it will create difficulties for the cassava industry.

BRG Group JSC and its Japanese partner, Sumitomo Corporation, on March 24 signed a joint-venture contract on expanding the FujiMart grocery supermarket chain in Vietnam, towards opening 50 new stores throughout the country by 2028.

A digital economic consulting network at the communal level will be formed this year to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in digital transformation.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,151 VND/USD on March 25, up 3 VND from the previous day.

Women’s role in trade is increasing as they contribute not only to the growth of the economy, but also the harmony and sustainability of society. 

As Việt Nam has embraced globalisation and has signed many trade deals with developed countries, it is essential to apply a more sustainable development model to attract more conglomerates and capital flows. 

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are to spearhead the country's economic recovery post-pandemic, to modernise and play a key role in national development efforts, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told government officials and SOEs' executives during an online conference yesterday. 

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) is collecting opinions from organisations and individuals on the Prime Minister's draft decision on offshore loans and guarantees for non-residents of economic organisations.

Việt Nam's assessment of future employment trends and how Việt Nam is preparing for its workforce to respond to such trends are issues attracting attention from foreign businesses at the ongoing Singapore Apex Business Summit (SABS) 2022.