Dat Nguyen

Vietnam stands to benefit from its emergence as a global bright spot in electronics production with some index scores exceeding China and India.

Lender VPBank reported a 26 percent jump in pre-tax profit last year to VND13 trillion ($564.24 million).

Merely calling for more investment in the affordable real estate segment will not influence profit seeking investors, experts say.

Most real estate classes in Hanoi showed recovery signs in Q4 2020, but Covid-19 uncertainties continue to loom over the market this year.

Automaker VinFast expects to break even in the next five years as it ramps up production and cuts costs.

A government think tank has pegged economic growth at 6.46 percent this year thanks to the country’s success in containing the Covid-19 outbreak and maintaining stability.

HCMC says it has been struggling for years to attract foreign investment for key infrastructure projects, with legal challenges and risks discouraging investors.

An international trade route passing through Vietnam is being shunned by transport firms because of complicated customs procedures that increase costs.

The second tunnel boring machine required for the construction of Hanoi’s second metro line has arrived from Germany and will be assembled in the next three months.

The benchmark VN-Index inched up 0.97 percent to 1,167.69 points Friday, its sixth straight gaining session, with bank stocks among the best performers.

Vietnam’s rice exports grew by 9.3 percent last year to $3.07 billion though it stockpiled the grain to ensure food security after Covid-19 broke out.

The U.S. has made a preliminary determination that most Vietnamese tire exporters did not dump products in the U.S. and not subjected them to anti-dumping duties.

An expressway connecting the northern provinces of Tuyen Quang and Phu Tho will be built at a cost of over VND3.1 trillion ($134 million).

U.S. energy company AES will sell its entire stake in a coal-fired power plant in northern Vietnam to a consortium led by a U.S.-based investor.

Vietnam’s gold prices hit a four-month high Wednesday aided by a weaker dollar, with investors expecting further stimuli in U.S. policies.