Mobile platform developed in Vietnam raises $5.2 mln

Kobiton, a U.S.-based mobile testing platform developed by a Vietnamese engineering team, has raised $5.2 million in its Series A round.

Electricity and petrol price hikes pushing inflation up

The latest petrol and power price hike have directly impacted April’s consumer price index, the General Statistics Office (GSO) says.

Vietnamese award-winning livestream startup raises $1.5 mln

In a major deal for a tech startup in the country, Vietnam’s Uiza.io raised $1.5 million from a venture capital firm.

April 19, 2019 | 08:25 pm GMT+7

Vietnam electricity prices go up after two years

Vietnam’s power prices went up 8.36 percent Wednesday after remaining unchanged for two years.

March 20, 2019 | 02:26 pm GMT+7

Vietnam to up minimum wage by 5.3 pct in 2019

Vietnam will raise the minimum monthly wage by VND160,000-200,000 ($6.86-8.58) depending on the region from January 1, 2019.

December 14, 2018 | 03:53 pm GMT+7

Vietnamese banks issue bonds galore as credit demand rises

Credit safety rules are pushing banks to issue bonds en masse to raise their liquidity ratios, experts say.

November 21, 2018 | 03:08 pm GMT+7

Fed raises US interest rates, sees at least three more years of growth

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and left intact its plans to steadily tighten monetary policy.

September 27, 2018 | 09:00 am GMT+7

Vietnam’s top banks struggle to increase capital to meet global norms

Three top Vietnamese banks have been struggling to increase their capital to meet international adequacy norms.

September 26, 2018 | 02:54 pm GMT+7

$Vietnam's Vinalines raises fraction of target in IPO$

Vietnam's Vinalines raises fraction of target in IPO

Vietnam National Shipping Lines, a state-owned shipping firm, raised VND54.3 billion ($2.33 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday.

September 05, 2018 | 01:46 pm GMT+7

Moody’s ups Vietnam’s credit rating, deems government debt stable

Moody’s has upgraded its outlook on Vietnam from positive to stable, assessing that government debt will stay at moderate levels.

August 13, 2018 | 10:03 am GMT+7