Vietnam’s benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a new record high on the January 6 morning session after rising 6.07 percent to reach 1,528.57 points.Over 1.13 billion shares worth over 35.39 trillion VND (1.55 billion USD) changed hands. There …
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on January 6 presented 6.3 million syringes to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to serve the COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam.The batch is part of the 42.5 million units valued at 2.5…
Although Vietnam is placing great emphasis on the technology sector, the growth of technology stocks on the stock market is still modest compared to their potential.Prices of Vietnam’s giant FPT Corporation (FPT) stocks fluctuate in a narrow range and…
Vietnam’s Human Development Index (HDI) advanced to 0.706 in 2020 from 0.682 in 2016, enabling the country to join the High Human Development group, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).A report on HDI from 2016 – 2020 of the office said t…
As the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to linger and affect the State budget revenue as well as spending on the pandemic combat, it is necessary to flexibly combine fiscal and monetary policies to keep macro-economic stability, said Minister of Finance…
The Ministry of Health has asked localities to set out scenarios and plans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, given the emergence of the Omicron variant that is raging around the world.In Vietnam, Omicron cases have been found in all northern, central a…
Trade between Vietnam and the EU rose 14.8 percent in 2021 to 63.6 billion USD despite impacts of COVID-19.According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the year, Vietnam exported 45.8 billion USD worth of goods to the EU, up 14.2 percent year o…
