11-04-2020 09:12
FWD Group has just announced securing regulatory approval to proceed with the previously announced acquisition of Vietcombank-Cardif Life Insurance, a life insurance joint venture between leading state-owned Vietcombank and French partner BNP Paribas Cardif.
25-03-2020 15:00
Many countries in the EU are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and have closed all external borders for 30 days at least. Paolo Lemma, the Italian Trade Commissioner to Vietnam and director of the Italian Trade Agency in Ho Chi Minh City shared with VIR’s Vy Nguyen how the pandemic will affect the economic ties between Italy and Vietnam.
25-03-2020 11:17
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signalled in no uncertain terms that it is ready to provide Vietnam with timely and flexible support for the government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
24-03-2020 19:15
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide Vietnam with timely and flexible support for the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19-03-2020 10:29
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 18 ordered authorities and localities nationwide to ensure food security “under any circumstance”, stressing this is not only an immediate but also long-term issue.
04-03-2020 18:08
F&N Dairy Investment Pte., Ltd. has recently announced the successful purchase of six million shares of Vinamilk (VNM), raising its ownership to over 307.5 million shares, equivalent to 17.65 per cent.
03-03-2020 10:27
BASF has recently announced an increased projected peak sales potential for its innovation pipeline of agricultural solutions to more than €7.5 billion ($8.35 billion). By 2029, the company will launch more than 30 key projects including novel seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, digital products, and new formulations broadening its offer.
28-02-2020 11:20
Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation (VGPC), the organiser of Formula 1 Vinfast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020, officially announced the full completion of the 5,607m racetrack and related facilities after more than 11 months of construction.
10-02-2020 11:56
Leflair, an e-commerce platform specialised in flash sales and branded goods, officially announced suspending operations in Vietnam, yielding to the capital and cost pressure.
06-02-2020 09:04
The deadly coronavirus outbreak has overshadowed a highly anticipated push by Chinese car firms into India's automotive market, with delegations from China told to stay away from a premiere auto expo event.
01-02-2020 21:09
With the coronavirus outbreak reaching global levels, Vietnam – one of the nations suffering the hit – has officially announced national emergency.
01-02-2020 16:15
The representative of Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee has handed over the decision providing in-principle approval to Bach Viet Automobile Manufacturing Industry JSC to develop an automobile assembly and manufacturing complex in the province.
08-01-2020 16:13
Vietnam’s assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s non-permanent membership for the 2020-2021 tenure and the UNSC’s presidency in January 2020 is a valuable opportunity for the country to contribute constructively and responsibly to the international community’s common affairs.
06-01-2020 09:25
Social policy credit helped to build more than 4,000 houses, along with over 1.2 million safe water supply and sanitation facilities in rural areas in 2019, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).
04-01-2020 12:06
Despite the complex global situation, the central bank still did a smart job of controlling the money supply and the interest rate while driving inflation to the lowest level in three years.