Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has issued Directive No.01/CT-NHNN on organising the implementation of the key tasks of the banking sector, with a focus on improving credit quality and tightly controlling loans to potentially risky industries.

The central city of Da Nang has taken the top position in the Vietnam Tourism Competitiveness index (VTCI), according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

An online seminar seeking to boost the export of Vietnamese dragon fruits to India was held on January 19.

With many signs of rising demand for coal in various economic sectors in 2022, the Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) will capitalise on advantages and turn challenges into opportunities, said its Chairman of Member Council Le Minh Chuan.

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) has denied news circulating online that its General Director Lê Hải Trà was arrested by police.

Masan Group Corporation was named among ‘Việt Nam’s 50 Best-performing Companies in 2021’ (TOP50) and ‘Billion- dollar Vietnamese Companies’ by Nhịp Cầu Đầu Tư magazine.

BW Industrial Development JSC, Việt Nam’s leading industrial and new economy real estate developer, recently acquired approximately 74,000 square metres of prime land in the Bắc Tiền Phong Industrial Zone in Quảng Ninh, developed by DEEP C Industrial Zones.

Analysts forecast that Việt Nam's fertiliser industry will continue to grow in the short term thanks to the opportunity to increase its market share in the international market.

Vietnam is striving to become a transparent, responsible and sustainable producer and supplier of food and foodstuff under a draft strategy on agricultural and rural development for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050.

Many coffee growers in Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) have switched to sustainable production models from traditional ones.

The 15th National Assembly's Resolution 31 on an economic restructuring plan for 2021-2025 will create a favourable institutional framework and business environment for the strong development of enterprises in Vietnam, according to Hoang Quang Phong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

More farmers have recently sold their products online in both domestic and foreign markets thanks to the support of postal service suppliers in putting farm produce on e-commerce platforms and promote digital agriculture.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has stressed the need to ensure customs clearance by all means for agricultural products stuck at northern border gates.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyễn Thị Hồng has issued Directive No.01/CT-NHNN on organising the implementation of the key tasks of the banking sector, with a focus on improving credit quality and tightly controlling loans to potentially risky industries.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,119 VND/USD on January 19, up 22 VND from the previous day.

Fast digital transformation is considered the best way for Vietnamese agricultural sector to overcome difficulties to recover and develop in the post-pandemic period, thus affirming its role as a key pillar of the economy, according to experts.

Under the normal development scenario, the Vietnamese digital economy will only reach 10.5 per cent of GDP by 2025.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces managed to beat the seafood export targets last year.

A new US$36 million project focused on building the competitiveness of Việt Nam’s small and growing businesses was launched on Tuesday, thanks to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Việt Nam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). 

Shares plummeted on Tuesday despite the growth of some major blue chips as negative information continued to weigh on small and medium cap stocks.