Eight large-cap stocks may be included in the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Emerging Markets Index if Viet Nam gets upgraded from a frontier to an emerging market in 2020, according to Bao Viet Securities Company (BVSC).

 Thai financial firm Srisawad Corporation is looking to acquire the Finance Leasing Company I (ALC I) of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) at an estimated cost of VND523 billion (US$22.45 million).

 Many banks have seen their service earnings accelerate, buoyed by increasing investment for the business segment and rising market demands.

 A project on unobserved economy statistics, expected to be launched next year, will serve as an important reference for the statistics sector to get up to international standards.

 The capital is busy preparing for the second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US which is due to take place in the city on February 27-28.

 A project to build a second branch of a double tunnel at An Suong intersection in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 12 has been suspended because affected households have refused to move and accept the compensation amount.

 Hanoi appreciates the World Bank (WB)’s assistance and collaboration in improving local people’s living standards and developing urban infrastructure, particularly in transport, stated the city’s leader.

 A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh is paying a working visit to China from February 19 to 22. 

Two Vietnamese girls were among the six victims who died in a fire on Wednesday morning at an entertainment centre in Ipoh, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak, The Star reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Tue Anh, PhD, researcher at Oxford University, is not only famous for her research in public services and infrastructure, but also for activities to help young people.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists at a forum on Vietnam’s economic integration in December last year all agreed that Vietnam needs to prepare for the rising economic and political influence of China.

 Opinions sought by VET confirm that retailers need to give a great deal of thought into how to best approach Millennials.

 During the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), building smart cities is a trend deployed by cities around the world to solve urban problems.

 As many as 80% of residents and organisations in Ho Chi Minh City have shown their satisfaction with public services, announced the city’s Department of Home Affairs at an online conference held on February 19.

 Returning to Vietnam after his short holiday in the Republic of Korea, national team and U23 team head coach Park Hang-seo immediately took the first steps to prepare for Vietnam’s important football events in 2019.

New e-visa list adds 35 countries and territories while removing others.

 Japanese car giant Honda reports a new record in scooter sales volume in Vietnam, with the total sales of scooters expected to reach 2.5 million units in the 2019 fiscal year.

Investors, especially foreign investors, are lining up to join the project to enhance and expand Dung Quat Refinery despite the uncertain deadline for completing the expansion due to the unapproved environmental impact assessment report.

 The Stroke International Services (SIS) Hospital, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta, was put into official operation in Can Tho city on February 20.

 Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has started tightening its security for the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.