Virtual investor conference

Hanoi (VNA) - Foreign investors had poured 1.51 billion USD into Vietnam as of January 20, a 4.1 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Forty-seven new projects were granted investment registration certificates, a year-on-year decline of 81.8 percent, while the registered capital topped 1.3 billion USD, down 70.3 percent. Forty-six existing projects registered to add capital totalling 472.2 million USD, up 41.4 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, capital contributions and shares purchases by foreign investors stood at 220.8 million USD, down 58.7 percent. Foreign investors pumped capital into 14 sectors in the period, with processing and manufacturing holding the lead at nearly 1.54 billion USD, representing 76.4 percent of the total. Real estate ranked second with nearly 179 million USD, followed by transportation and warehousing and agro-forestry-fisheries with 111.9 million USD and 60.4 million USD, … [Read more...] about January FDI tops 1.5 billion USD

Hanoi (VNA) – Education New Zealand (ENZ) and the Consulate General of New Zealand recently presented the Global Competence Certificates (GCC) to 25 Vietnamese students. It is part of an education initiative launched by ENZ and various partners in New Zealand and Vietnam, aiming to provide necessary skills for young generations and maintain education connectivity between the two countries despite the impact of COVID-19. The students joined a four-week course which features 18 virtual self-study lessons and four discussions with their New Zealand peers on self-awareness, awareness about others, emotional intelligence, and bridges to others./. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students receive New Zealand global competence certificates

A man monitors stock prices. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange continued its downward spiral today, January 28, due to forced selling – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – With losers overwhelmingly outstripping gainers by 478 to 20, the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange continued its downward spiral to close down 73.23 points, or 6.67%, from the day earlier, at 1,023.94 today, January 28, due to panic selling following news of Covid-19 outbreaks. … [Read more...] about Main index plunges as some 480 stocks end in red

HCM CITY — The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, HoSE: HDB) has released its 2020 financial statements showing consolidated pre-tax profit of VNĐ5.82 trillion (US$253.6 million), which represents an increase of 15.9 per cent from the previous year and 102.8 per cent of its target. … [Read more...] about HDBank achieves 2020 targets, bad debts ratio at a mere 0.93%

Vietnamese defense officials have reaffirmed Việt Nam was forced to use its just right of self defence in the war against the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime.– Photo baoangiang.vn AN GIANG – Vietnamese defense officials have reaffirmed Việt Nam was forced to use its just right of self defence in the war against the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam remembers just war against genocidal Khmer Rouge