07-01-2021 08:59
Vietnam has been successful in controlling COVID-19 in 2020 and is likely to keep the situation contained next year, said Joseph Incalcaterra, chief economist for ASEAN at the HSBC Global Research, on an article recently published on www.dailymirror.uk.
03-01-2019 10:53
Vietnam needs to learn about new forms of investment to raise appropriate policies for attracting foreign money, according to chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises Nguyen Mai.
13-11-2018 10:05
The Government should offer preferential policies for property firms which develop green urban areas, said Do Viet Chien, general secretary of the Viet Nam Real Estate Association.
17-02-2018 11:00
David Duong, president of California Waste Solutions and CEO of Vietnam Waste Solutions, was given the Oustanding Community Advocate Award by the Asian American Prosecutors Association at the end of 2017. Once again, the Vietnamese-American businessman has brought honour to Vietnamese expatriates all over the world.
10-03-2016 09:24
Global health experts agreed on Wednesday to prioritise developing vaccines against the Zika virus suspected of causing birth defects, but a Brazilian specialist warned that doing so would take at least three years.
20-05-2015 14:45
Dr Bui Quang Tin, lecturer in business administration at the Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, shared with VIR’s Trang Nguyen his view on the future of bank M&A trends in Vietnam, with a specific view to the opening up of the country's banking industry towards 2020 in line with its ASEAN Economic Community commitments.
11-02-2015 15:55
Head of the World Economic Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast Luong Van Khoi explains why now is the right time to adjust import duty on petroleum products to bolster economic stability.
11-03-2014 18:19
An impending merger between Southern Bank and Sacombank is the latest move in Vietnam’s banking restructuring process.
03-12-2013 09:21
In the latest forecast from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), remittances into the country are likely to hit $11 billion this year, rising healthily against $9.75 billion last year. This would bring total remittances for the last 20 years to $84 billion.
10-10-2013 10:41
Deputy head of the General Department of Taxation’s Tax Policy Department Vu Van Cuong shines light on Vietnam’s tax refund context.
05-09-2013 11:46
The National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee senior expert Dr. Bui Duc Thu discussed with VIR his views on the country’s budget deficit and explained the government’s financial security efforts to control the deficit.
03-01-2024 11:10
Le Trung Hieu, deputy director general of the General Statistics Office, has scrutinised Vietnam’s development landscape in 2023, as well as the factors underpinning the country’s efforts to achieve its 6-6.5 per cent growth projection for 2024.
27-10-2011 13:11
Though it is going through a crisis with poor consumption and high unsold inventory, the steel industry can recover with some assistance, said Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association.
03-03-2023 17:06
Vietnam’s economy is likely to strongly recover in the second quarter of 2023, said Tim Leelahaphan, Economist for Thailand and Vietnam at Standard Chartered.
09-06-2022 19:42
With its young population that promises a vibrant economy, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will continue to be a supportive and attractive investment destination in the long term, UOB Asset Management Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Lim Suet Ling has said.