Banks in Vietnam race to offer loans for household solar energy projects, using low interest rates and long repayment periods as incentives.

HCM City’s retail, service revenues reach US$ 19.8 bln in first five months of 2019

National Australia Bank Ltd.'s five-year presence in Vietnam comes to an end as the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) decided to revoke the license of its representative office in the country.

June 16 has been chosen as “Cashless payment day”. Aiming at a non-cash payment society, many attractive promotions are offered to create a habit of not using cash for Vietnamese people.

Electronic products from Asanzo Vietnam, known as an electronics manufacturer supplying high-quality Vietnamese products in the local market, have been discovered to be Chinese goods being sold as Vietnamese products.

With its abundant potential in wood processing, Vietnam is emerging as a major exporter of finished wood products in the global wood market. 

Once the television assembly factory of Foxconn in the northern province of Quang Ninh comes into operation, it will generate 3,000 jobs and become a basis for its continued expansion.

Bamboo Airways will start building an aviation academy this year to improve its human resource management.

Vietnam's rice export industry is trying to find new customers as exports to China, the country’s biggest customer, dropped.

Some have opined that spurred by the Sino-American trade war, Vietnam is likely to become a new world’s factory in place of China. Nevertheless, it is the quality of that factory which counts, argue many economists.

The passing of the amended Law on Tax Management by the National Assembly is expected to improve the taxation on e-commerce activities.

Supermarkets develop their own brand products

Vietnam’s agricultural sector will focus on developing cattle, poultry and aquatic breeding to compensate for a shortage of pork which is expected...

Supply chain finance is gaining prominence as the global trade instability brings attention to Vietnam and domestic companies seek opportunities to partner with multinational buyers.

With its engagement in many free trade agreements, Vietnam is becoming an enticing destination for foreign investors who want to engage with the country to improve their supply chains.

Logistics is a crucial component for the Vietnamese e-commerce market to succeed and reach its full potential.

Vietnam to take Presidency of Asian Payment Network

Associate professor Tran Dinh Thien, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management and member of the consultancy team for developing the central coastal area, talks to Investment newspaper about economic development of the area.

The total designed capacity of the domestic cold-rolled steel industry reached more than 700,000 tonnes, so local producers now can only run at about half of their designed capacity, according to the petition.

As Vietnam attempts to transform its economy into something fit for the digital world, one of the most important things is to develop its supply chains in line with international practices.