Economy 1 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 17:31 Vietjet named in the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines Vietjet has been once again recognised as one of the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 by AirlineRatings, the world’s famous airline safety and product rating website. 2 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 16:53 VinFast’s vehicle sales up over 21 percent in 2021 VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, sold 35,723 vehicles in 2021, posting a year-on-year surge of 21.2 percent despite the COVID-19 pandemic. 3 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 15:52 Electricity output predicted to rise by 7.9 percent in 2022 Power generation output and import in 2022 is forecast to hit 275.5 billion kWh, up 7.9 percent year-on-year, Vice Director of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) Nguyen Quoc Trung reported at a conference on January 10. 4 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 15:09 Vietjet named in the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines Vietjet operates a new, modern and fuel-efficient Airbus fleet with technical reliability rate among top operators in the region and the world. 5 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 13:44 19 State-owned enterprises achieved 70 per cent rise in profits Nineteen State-owned groups and corporations under the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) achieved total pre-tax profit of VNĐ34.2 trillion (US$ 1.5 billion) in 2021, exceeding the annual plan by 70 per cent. 6 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 11:34 Vietcombank remains best-performing credit institution The JSC Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) remained the best-performing credit institution and the largest contributor to the State budget among the listed ones in 2021. 7 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 10:47 Domestic logistics industry to focus on value-added services Despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic logistics industry still has many opportunities for growth if it improves competitiveness with foreign competitors. 8 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 10:44 Banks begin to hike deposit interest rates Faced with the likelihood of inflation, banks have to increase their deposit interest rates to ensure positive real interest rates to prevent depositors from withdrawing their money and investing it in other assets like securities and real estate. 9 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 10:31 HCM City businesses overcome economic 'storm' Many enterprises in HCM City have successfully contributed to the economic recovery and development of the city after the pandemic. 10 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 10:00 Construction of farming produce processing factory starts in Đồng Tháp Vĩnh Hoàn Joint Stock Company started construction of the Thành Ngọc Agro and Food Processing Factory at An Nhơn-Cái Tàu Hạ Industrial Complex in Đồng Tháp Province on January 8. 11 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 09:50 Vietnam’s exports rise sharply in 2021 Vietnam earned nearly 336.25 billion USD from exports in 2021, up 19 percent from the previous year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported on January 9. 12 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 09:26 Domestic insurance market expects double digit growth in 2022 The country’s total insurance premium revenue in 2022 is estimated at VNĐ253.7 trillion (US$111.1 million), up 18.04 per cent compared to 2021, according to the Department of the Insurance Supervisory Authority. 13 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 09:22 Gov’t identifies focuses to obtain this year’s targets The Government has issued Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP on the main tasks and solutions for implementing the socio-economic development and State budget plans for 2022. 14 VietnamPlus | 01/10/2022 09:00 Reference exchange rate down 13 VND at week’s beginning The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,125 VND/USD on January 10, down 13 VND from the last working day of previous week (January 7). 15 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 09:00 Domestic logistics industry to focus on value-added services Despite difficulties caused by the pandemic, the domestic logistics industry still has many opportunities for growth if it improves competitiveness with foreign competitors. 16 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 08:47 Stock market continues to gain this week: experts Experts believes the uptrend remains, while cash flows basically continue to pour into small- and medium-cap stocks in the near future. 17 Vietnam news | 01/10/2022 07:45 HCM City targets 6.5 per cent growth for 2022 HCM City authorities have set an ambitious economic growth target for this year of 6-6.5 per cent. 18 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2022 18:44 Vietnam-Laos trade value surges over 30 percent in 2021 Two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos is estimated at 1.3 billion USD in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 30.3 percent, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Phuong. 19 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2022 17:20 Int’l seminar seeks ways to enhance Thai Binh’s agricultural economic models An international seminar on agricultural economic models and rural residential areas in the northern province of Thai Binh to 2030 with a vision to 2045 was held in the province on January 8. 20 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2022 17:04 Cybersecurity crucial for ongoing digitisation of banking industry: researchers Cybersecurity is one of the central issues in the digital transformation of the banking system. 993 994 995 996 997