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Foreign funds to help domestic e-payment firms with competition

June 29, 2018 | 17:54

Foreign investors are expected to help domestic e-payment firms create new things and make a difference in the competition with foreign players.

Vietnam pharmaceutical market lures investors

April 21, 2018 | 10:44

The Vietnamese medicine market awash with potential and opportunities has recently lured a host of domestic and foreign investors.

Vietcombank sell-down sends national airline crashing

February 27, 2018 | 22:48

Vietcombank’s recent move to put 7.6 million shares of Vietnam Airlines on sale is lauded as a shrewed decision.

Listed domestic real estate firms swimming in huge profits in 2017

February 27, 2018 | 18:50

Domestic real estate firms listed on the Vietnamese bourse reported inundating profits totalling at $6.8 billion, up 39 per cent against 2016.

Domestic gold price sees unexpected rise

March 30, 2013 | 09:15

Results from the first official gold auction held recently by the State Bank of Viet Nam were unexpected, with the domestic gold price going up as the global gold price fell.

Business need to safeguard themselves

March 25, 2013 | 08:24

Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits are posing a big challenge to Vietnam during its international integration process.

Domestic gold soars past global prices

February 27, 2013 | 10:44

The gap between global and domestic gold prices reached a record VND5.5 million ($264) per tael last week, prompting measures to resolve the situation in order to protect the macro-economy.

Gold prices bounce despite State Bank control

February 04, 2013 | 17:06

The price of gold in Vietnam, long coveted here as a hedge against economic uncertainty, remains substantially higher than the international price, even though the State Bank now exerts control on the trading of gold bars.

The gold market in black and white

February 04, 2013 | 15:35

Senior economist Nguyen Minh Phong examines the bullion market after recent gold bar transaction moves and suggests ways to ensure a stable market.

More than 52 million domestic workers worldwide, no official records for Viet Nam

January 10, 2013 | 15:00

At least 52 million people around the world – mainly women - are employed as domestic workers, according to the first research of its kind conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Local shipping firms struggle for a bigger share

January 08, 2013 | 16:22

Maritime rulers’ supports appear to do little in helping Vietnamese shipping companies stay afloat in the fierce competition with foreign firms.

Foreign players bite into food sector

October 31, 2012 | 10:54

Foreign companies are aggressively expanding into Vietnam’s food market, with Thailand’s CP Group an outstanding player. Nguyen Chi Nguyen, general secretary of the Food and Foodstuff Association of Ho Chi Minh City, talks to VIR about the sector’s landscape.