11-03-2014 18:19
An impending merger between Southern Bank and Sacombank is the latest move in Vietnam’s banking restructuring process.
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.
17-06-2022 13:24
In the controversy over limited-term apartment ownership, some experts see positives and say it could change the situation of slum areas and reduce housing prices.
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.
13-04-2022 16:52
The visit to Vietnam by Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly is a signal that Canada attaches importance to the bilateral relationship with the Southeast Asian country, said Luis Silva, an expert on Government relations of Canada.
30-09-2020 15:12
Le Quynh Trang, chairperson of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW), has recently been appointed chair of the Council of the ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD). Trang was interviewed recently by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper and shared her thoughts about the Vietnamese fashion industry.
10-08-2020 15:32
Vietnam has seen a digital wave in the finance-banking industry, with many lenders investing significantly in digitisation, experts have said.
29-02-2020 10:23
As Vietnam is estimated to need an average of 210 billion USD for infrastructure per year through 2030 to meet its development targets, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) expert suggested the country should adopt new approaches to get the huge capital.
13-06-2011 08:00
The world is entering an era of a cyber arms race where ever-more sophisticated versions of malware are the weapons of choice of actors often impossible to trace, a top IT expert told NATO Friday.
20-12-2019 10:53
The private sector in Vietnam should receive support to become a pillar of the local economy, said Nguyen Thi Nga, chairwoman of BRG Group.
20-08-2019 17:13
Blockchain technology can be used in many different fields of modern economics, especially banking activities, banking expert Can Van Luc has said.