VN eyes further tie with Gazprom: Party official

Friday, Dec 20, 2019

The Party and State of Viet Nam treasure and want more comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and its energy group Gazprom.

Energy transition could be VN’s next Doi Moi: experts

Friday, Jan 18, 2019

Increasing energy efficiency together with developing renewable energy is critical for Viet Nam to ensure energy security, according to expert.

Google to provide digital training for 500,000 Vietnamese enterprises

Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018

Google’s Digitial 4.0 programme in Viet Nam plays a significant role in helping Vietnamese businesses improve their competitiveness and develop business opportunities in the digital economy, said head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh at a meeting with Google’s...

Viet Nam to stress the importance of IoT

Thursday, Oct 25, 2018

The chairman of the Central Economic Commission has said that IoT would help upgrade the manufacturing sector, accelerate national growth and build a smart society.

PM talks macroeconomics stability

Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018

New driving forces for growth will be needed for Viet Nam for the coming years, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday at a meeting with the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission in Ha Noi.

Blockchain leads the way for 4.0 revolution

Friday, Jun 15, 2018

Among key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, blockchain is one of the breakthrough examples which is predicted to lead the revolution in the coming decades.

VN attends economic forum

Friday, May 25, 2018

A Vietnamese delegation has arrived for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2018) opened at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre in Saint Petersburg City, Russia. The event is being held from May 24-26 under the direction of Russian President...

VN effectively uses ODA from South Korea: KOICA

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018

Viet Nam is one of the countries that has effectively used the official development assistance (ODA) provided by South Korea over the past few years.

Central economic commission head attends Eastern Economic Forum

Thursday, Sep 07, 2017

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh joined top officials from 60 countries worldwide at the third Eastern Economic Forum which opened in Vladivostok city on the Far East of Russia. 

Vietinbank officially merges with PGBank

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Viet Nam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) and the Petrolimex Group Commercial Joint Stock Bank (PGBank) signed an official merger document yesterday, thereby opening opportunities for the new bank.

SBV to buy ‘idle' gold bars for forex reserve

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will buy gold bars lying idle with domestic individuals and organisations to increase Viet Nam''s foreign exchange reserves as and when conditions permit.

Sacombank to open wholly-owned Laos unit

Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)''s Governor Nguyen Van Binh has approved Sai Gon Thuong Tin Bank (Sacombank) opening a wholly-owned subsidiary bank in Laos.

ADB loans $50m for tourism infrastructure

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Vietnamese Government yesterday afternoon signed a US$50-million loan agreement to upgrade Viet Nam''s tourism infrastructure.

New legal framework needed to tackle NPLs

Monday, Nov 10, 2014

A resolution on bad debt would be the only way to resolve legal obstacles for buyers to purchase bad debts, especially foreign investors, Le Xuan Nghia, member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council, has said.

Capital injection needed to cut loan interest rates

Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014

The State Bank of Viet Nam needs to inject privileged capital into the banking system to help credit institutions cut lending costs without causing a systematic imbalance in interest rates.