Vietnam’s digital economy grows fast
HCMC – Vietnam has one of the fastest growing digital economies in Southeast Asia, with the gross merchandise volume (GMV) expected to rise by 28% this year. The national digital economy’s GMV is forecast to climb from US$18 billion in 2021 to US$23 billion in 2022 due to a surge in e-commerce,
Vietnam plans to upgrade status of stock market
HCMC – Vietnam looks to upgrade the status of its stock market from frontier to emerging before 2025, the Ministry of Finance said. The ministry is seeking the prime minister’s approval for a draft strategy for stock market development until 2030. According to the draft, the stock market
NovaGroup, Sokimex join hands to develop urban area
HCMC – NovaGroup and Sokimex Investment Group have signed a deal to develop a 115-hectare urban area in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The two sides expect to complete legal procedures for the Blue Dragon project in the first quarter of next year and start work on the project in the next
Vietnam expects 2022 coffee export at US$4 billion
HCMC – Vietnam’s coffee exports may rise to a record high of US$4 billion this year amid a global undersupply and the upcoming harvest season. Coffee exports in the year to September had soared 37.6% over the same period last year, at US$3.1 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Vietnam Int’l Retailtech and Franchise Show 2022 opens in HCMC
HCMC – Vietnam International Retailtech and Franchise Show 2022 (VIETRF 2022) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, HCMC, on November 3. VIETRF is the largest and only exhibition in Vietnam on franchise and retail, organized annually by Coex Vietnam, Retail &
Danang Int’l Fireworks Festival 2023 set for next June
HCMC – The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2023 (DIFF 2023) is set to take place from June 3 to July 8 next year by the Han River in the central city of Danang, after a two-year pause due to the Covid pandemic. The People’s Committee of Danang said yesterday, November 2, that it had mapped
Investors cut deals to develop ready-built factories, logistics infrastructure
HCMC – BW Industrial Development Joint Stock Company (BW) and SEA Logistics Partners have signed an agreement with the Saigon Telecom Technology Joint Stock Company (SaigonTel) to develop ready-built factories and logistics infrastructure in Thai Nguyen Province. On November 2, SaigonTel began
Railway companies report profits after two years of losses
HCMC – Hanoi and Saigon railway companies, the two subsidiaries of the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), reported their respective after-tax profits of almost VND35.2 billion and over VND38.3 billion in January-September. Hanoi Railway in its financial report said its revenue from January to
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