Business

The Bach Khoa Investment and Development of Solar Power Corporation (SolarBK Group) is the only Vietnamese business participating in the Future of Energy Summit, organised by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in Shanghai, China on November 28-29.

Authorities in Danang City have temporarily stopped real estate transactions on Son Tra Peninsula pending a comprehensive inspection.

Foreign remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached US$3.9 billion in 10 months leading up to November, said Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch Nguyen Hoang Minh.

Ho Chi Minh City has asked the Government for an additional US$800 million for the metro No 2 line from Ben Thanh to Tham Luong to accommodate design changes and permission to delay completion until 2024.

Vietnam has proved again to be the market offering the most attractive office yields in the world, according to the latest Savills Office Yield Spectrum 2H 2017 report.

At a meeting on November 27 with representatives of Singaporean enterprises investing in Vietnam, as part of her official visit to Singapore that started on November 26, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan applauded their initiatives in

The revenue of Vietnam’s retail sales market will reach over VNĐ11 quadrillion (US$484.58 billion) by 2025 and nearly VNĐ44 quadrillion ($1.938 trillion) by 2035.

Hundreds of drivers of Ba Sao Taxi Company went on strike on November 27 to call on the management to cut the level of fees they are being charged.

Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have bright economic prospects for the coming years due to strong regional integration, better transport connectivity and reform momentum.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have announced the result of the investigation at Samsung Vietnam that was accused of mistreating workers by Sweden's International POPs Elimination Network.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has recently submitted to the Ministry of Transport a plan to upgrade three international airports near Vietnam’s top tourist destinations from now to 2020 with a total cost of over VND23.3 trillion (US$1.03 billion).

A major Japanese cosmetics maker has apologised after one of its retail shops posted a sign barring Chinese customers.

Though Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable industry is growing, its exports still account for less than 1 percent of the global market, indicating the need for the processing industry to upgrade its facilities and practices, experts said at a recent

Vietnamese SMEs share a common wish that the upcoming APEC meetings will provide a platform for them to better connect with similar enterprises in member economies.

Budget carrier Vietjet will launch a new air route connecting Da Lat with Bangkok in mid-December, becoming the first airline to operate a direct service between Da Lat and Bangkok.

Many people in Hanoi are flocking to shops and stores to hunt for big sales on Black Friday, despite the bone-chilling cold weather.

Seafood exports to the EU market reached USD 1.215 billion in the first 10 months of this year, increased by 21.2% over the same period in 2016.

The National Assembly deputies yesterday passed an investment plan for the construction of the eastern North-South Expressway at the 14th parliament’s fourth session.

Vietnam’s instant noodle consumption showed signs of recovery last year with 4.92 billion packets sold, after seeing a decline in 2015, according to the World Instant Noodles Association.