sterner measures to be imposed on delayed listing

Sterner measures to be imposed on delayed listing

Stronger sanction measures are under considerations to facilitate listing process of equitised businesses.
everpia sets ambitious targets for 2018

Everpia sets ambitious targets for 2018

Bedding company Everpia, the only foreign-linvested listed firm in Vietnam's stock exhange, has just bought out its affiliate, the ailing cloths production firm Texpia JSC. Everpia deputy general director Yu Sung Dae shares with VIR’s Huu Hoe the considerations behind the deal and his confidence regarding the company’s ambitious targets for 2018.
state treasury enters bond market as special investor

State Treasury enters bond market as special investor

In order to cure the sluggishness of the government bond market, Vietnam State Treasury (VST) has decided to join as a secondary investor. Tran Thi Hue, director of the Department of Treasury Management, spoke with VIR’s Huu Hoe about the state office’s specific plans for the upcoming participation as well as expectations for the new course of the government bond market in 2018.
20 years as bedrock of bourse

20 years as bedrock of bourse

As one of the first developers of the Vietnamese stock market 20 years ago, State Securities Commission chairman Vu Bang has seen plenty of ups and downs in the market. He talked about his experiences with VIR’s Huu Hoe as the 2017 lunar New Year approaches.
bmw distributor suspected of smuggling and fraud

BMW distributor suspected of smuggling and fraud

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has just asked the General Department of Vietnam Customs to collaborate with the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam to consider investigating foreign-owned Euro Auto Corporation, the authorised distributor of BMW and Mini automobiles and BMW motors, after detecting signs of smuggling and trade fraud.
vietlott exec on mega 645 suspicions

Vietlott exec on Mega 6/45 suspicions

Mega 6/45 announced yet another jackpot winner with a prize surpassing VND56 billion ($2.5 million). This was the fourth lucky customer winning this unprecedented American-style lottery in the past month after the first winner was announced in late October 2016, prompting questions of the draw’s transparency. Vietlott deputy general director Nguyen Thanh Dam shines further light on the issue.
reforms can spur gdp growth

Reforms can spur GDP growth

Vu Viet Ngoan, chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission, spoke with VIR’s Huu Hoe about the current economic situation and highlights the measures necessary to put country back on track for stable growth.
mof bends again on rubber tax now zero

MoF bends again on rubber tax, now zero

The abolition of the export tax on rubber, starting October 2, is expected to ease some of the difficulties currently plaguing rubber firms.
vinatex delays ipo again

Vinatex delays IPO again

The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will delay the IPO of the parent company by two months, according to an announcement by the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.
a capital market with a new attractive force

A capital market with a new “attractive force”

Compared to other parts of the region, Vietnam’s capital market has proved to have an ‘attractive force’ that has captured the attention of numerous global investment funds, said Nguyen Lam Dung, CEO of VPBank Securities (VPBS), in an interview with VIR’s Huu Hoe.
financial muscle to lift firms

Financial muscle to lift firms

Central Economic Committee head Vuong Dinh Hue sheds some light to a raft of measures the financial sector will come up in 2013 to support the market and the corporate community.
mofs tool box to fix stock markets

MoF’s tool box to fix stock markets

Vietnam’s stock market has travelled a bumpy road during its 12-year lifetime. Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue told VIR’s Huu Hoe that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and State Securities Commission (SSC) were focusing on restructuring the stock market to improve its efficiency.
killing two birds with one stone

Killing two birds with one stone

State Securities Commission announced to intensify supervisions of enterprises that are set to delist in a bid to stabilise the market sentiment.
2813 million expressway between cao lanh and an huu waits for pre feasibility approval

$281.3 million expressway between Cao Lanh and An Huu waits for pre-feasibility approval

The management board of My Thuan project asked the Ministry of Transport to appraise the pre-feasibility report of the first phase of the Cao Lanh-An Huu expressway, with total investment capital of $281.3 million.
specialised freight transport route at huu nghi vietnam youyi guan china border gate pair opens

Specialised freight transport route at Huu Nghi (Vietnam)–Youyi Guan (China) border gate pair opens

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Lang Son on May 27 to officially open three routes for freight transport and customs clearance at the international border gate pair of Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China).