27-08-2021 09:00
As one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing and most promising digital economies, Vietnam represents a significant growth potential for Kredivo.
20-08-2021 14:00
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan on August 19 signed Decision No.1543/QD-BGTVT, approving the opening of Tan Cang Que Vo Inland Container Depot (ICD) in the northern province of Bac Ninh to meet growing local demand.
19-08-2021 10:00
Despite the government coming to the aid of banks and vulnerable businesses in the past year, the latest COVID-19 wave has rendered some debt restructuring and payment scheduling by the country’s central bank less effective than expected.
18-08-2021 12:58
Women around the world have made incredible strides in joining the workforce, battling for equal pay, and getting to the top of their professions, particularly in Vietnam where the female labour participation rate is almost level to men.
13-08-2021 16:05
At least 21 people died as heavy downpours struck central China's Hubei province, authorities said Friday, weeks after record floods wreaked havoc and killed hundreds in a neighbouring province.
12-08-2021 15:56
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has just issued Notice No.285/TB-BGTVT, ordering that at least 60 per cent of the public investment plan be disbursed (about $1.13 billion) by September.
01-08-2021 13:00
The largest South Korean lender, Kookmin Bank, announced that it will join other international financial institutions in a $840 million syndicated loan package to finance a solar power project.
31-07-2021 13:16
Representatives and thought leaders from the government, industry, and academia across the Asia-Pacific joined a virtual conversation on July 29 to explore the multiple facets of the digital economy, from a market, technology, inclusiveness, and sustainability perspective.
20-07-2021 11:17
The first session of the 15th National Assembly (NA), which was kicked off this morning and will be concluded on July 31, will see the debut of Vietnam’s new NA and the government cabinet leading the nation towards prosperity.
19-07-2021 14:34
Vietnam is striving to successfully produce at least one locally-made COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 to ensure vaccine supply for the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, announced Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan at a meeting on July 17.
01-07-2021 19:13
Global fuel spending is up 13 per cent over the 2019 peak, reflecting a strong surge in ground travel in markets including Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Hong Kong (China) in the Asia-Pacific.
28-06-2021 10:39
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,919,801 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT on Sunday.
26-06-2021 20:44
The Czech Republic will enter Sunday's last-16 game against the Netherlands at Euro 2020 as the odds-on favourites, at least when it comes to the history of their head-to-head encounters.
15-06-2021 16:23
Despite the unprecedented public health challenges of COVID-19, MBBank has successfully kept the lights on while considering COVID-19 a golden opportunity for the bank to promote digital transformation.
11-06-2021 23:05
This past week, finance officials from the US, Britain, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, and Canada – the G7 group comprising some of the richest countries in world – agreed on a worldwide minimum corporate tax on large international companies of at least 15 per cent. Jack Nguyen, partner from Mazars analysed the impacts of this policy on the e-commerce sector in Vietnam.