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Funds seek profits after stock market officially upgrades

Some active funds are pouring money into the Vietnam’s stock market in anticipation of the market upgrading and are planning to withdraw the money to make a profit when the upgrading is announced.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 20

Forestry exports expected to beat US$11.3 billion during 2019

 

Vietnamese PM to chat with business circle this week

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has planned to chat with the business community on December 23 in Ha Noi. 

ThaiBev struggling to offload Sabeco

Budweiser APAC has eyes on Sabeco, while ThaiBev intends to quit one of the biggest beer markets of the region.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 19

HCM City seeks to boost ornamental fish exports

 

Infrastructure underdevelopment hinders Vietnam's aviation industry

Twenty two airports in Vietnam have the capacity equal to one airport in Thailand or Singapore. The overloaded infrastructure is affecting the aviation and tourism industries.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam be investor of Tan Son Nhat, Long Thanh airports

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan to assign the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to develop the T3 terminal at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Vietnam's monetary market 2019: earlier forecasts missed the mark

When the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) late last week slashed the dollar purchase price, the greenback prices quoted by commercial banks were adjusted immediately.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 18

High-tech supply chain the key to sustainability for VN agriculture: experts

Foreign investors sell more than buy in Vietnamese stock market

The Vietnamese stock market is very promising in the eyes of foreign investors. However, the barriers in liquidity and transaction fees have discouraged them.

China tightens control over farm imports, Vietnamese farmers suffer

Prices of Vietnamese fruit such as dragon fruit, durian, passion fruit, and jackfruit have fallen sharply as a result of the new Chinese policy on tightening control over farm imports.

VN real estate firms struggle to find ‘clean’ land

Legal bottlenecks have affected the real estate market since the beginning of the year.

The US wants VN to cut tariff on farm produce

Vietnam needs to learn from experiences from other regiolnal countries and take appropriate measures to protect domestic production, experts say.

E-commerce startups sell associated services as well as products

Avoiding direct confrontation with big players such as Shopee, Tiki and Lazada, many startups in the e-commerce sector are trying to conquer niche markets.

10 Vietnamese start-ups with highest investment in 2019

This year continues to witness a wave of investments in Vietnamese startups, with millions of dollars of money announced.

Condotel golden age over as market struggles

After the short golden age, the condotel market is witnessing decline with the number of successful transactions just accounting for 25 percent compared to 70 percent in 2016-2017.

Vietnam strives to join upper middle-income countries

While growth in most regions has slowed down, Vietnam’s economy is recovering strongly with GDP expanding by an average 6.84% during the 2016-2020 period.

Lower tax for imported pork  to benefit consumers

With a population of nearly 100 million, Viet Nam is one of the world's top pork consumers and second in Asia, only after China.

Vietnam’s airlines to buy more aircraft to expand fleets

The airlines are focusing on developing fleets with narrow-body aircraft to increase efficiency in the context of fierce competition.