Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the country''s largest power company, said the rumour about Vietnamese authorities urging certain businesses in northern Việt Nam to voluntarily reduce electricity usage by 30 per cent is inaccurate.
Special task forces in wards in HCM City that do grocery shopping for locked-down residents took 74.033 orders to supermarkets and groceries stores on August 24, almost half more than the previous day.
A number of industry trade groups have called on the Government and HCM City to issue travel permits to employees of their member companies to enable them to carry out some urgent tasks amid the city’s social distancing.
The HNX Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange continued to rise on Wednesday, as the energy sector led the market upturn on expectations of good earnings reports.
The Viet Nam Competition Authority (VCA), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said it would supervise the slowing down of older iPhones taking into account the interest of Vietnamese customers.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on Wednesday slammed the delay in closing down or restructuring losing industry and trade projects, stressing that the Government would not pump money to save them.
Shares rose slightly on both local exchanges on Friday morning with low market trading liquidity as investors tended to preserve their money ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange inched down 0.1 per cent to close at 681.73 points on Tuesday morning, driven down by financial and banking stocks.
Shares lost ground on Friday morning as large-cap stocks slipped. Energy stocks were among the biggest losers despite positive prospects of the oil industry after the agreement on production cut.
Shares tumbled for the third day this morning as investors maintained a cautious view on the market outlook amid the lack of solid support information.