The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ hopes Singapore will invest in and partner with it in sectors that the latter boasts strength in, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Lê Quang Mạnh said.

As the local stock market has attracted a lot of attention and capital flows, many enterprises take it as an opportunity to go public or transfer stock exchanges. 

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has requested the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) to make drastic reforms so as to address shortcomings and develop the sector further in the time ahead.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s expansion of credit growth quotas for commercial banks has created favourable conditions for lenders to boost lending, contributing to supporting capital sources for individuals and firms to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City retailers have stocked large volumes of goods to meet the demand during the peak Tết (Lunar New Year) shopping season, and promise to keep prices steady.  

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,138 VND/USD on January 7, up 10 VND from the previous day.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on January 6 urged the financial sector to harmoniously combine fiscal and monetary policies, and better the State budget management work in 2022.

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has signed a decision approving a plan on the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which became effective from January 1.

The National Payment Corporation of Việt Nam (NAPAS) reported that the value of its transanctions increased 131 per cent compared to the previous year, while the number of transactions grew by 94 per cent.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV)’s expansion of credit growth quotas for commercial banks has created favourable conditions for lenders to boost lending, contributing to supporting capital sources for individuals and firms to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) expects that shrimp exports will reach a turnover of US$5.6 billion by 2025 with an annual growth of 9 per cent.

The Bình Dương Province People’s Committee, World Trade Center Bình Dương New City and Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea, have signed an MOU online for a strategic agreement to promote international trade and cultural exchanges.

Shares bounced back on Thursday after a brief decline in the previous session with realty and construction stocks being the highlight of the market.

The southern province of Binh Duong and Gangnam district of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Seoul city signed a strategic cooperation agreement via videoconference on January 6 to promote international trade and cultural exchange activities.

Singapore is hoped to invest in and partner with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in sectors that the latter boasts strength in, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Quang Manh said on January 6.

Vietnam's benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a new record high on January 6 morning session after rising 6.07 percent to reach 1,528.57 points.

The first regular flight between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam, which was operated by national flag carrier after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, landed safely at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 12:43pm on January 6.

Although Vietnam is placing great emphasis on the technology sector, the growth of technology stocks on the stock market is still modest compared to their potential.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced on January 6 to stop producing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and switch to all-electric vehicle production from the end of 2022 at the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2022 in Las Vegas, the US.

As the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to linger and affect the State budget revenue as well as spending on the pandemic combat, it is necessary to flexibly combine fiscal and monetary policies to keep macro-economic stability, said Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc.