Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, speaks at the plenary. (Photo: VNA) Right from the beginning of 2023, many banks have announced their plans for …
Vietnam reaffirms support for UN Secretary-General’s role, efforts
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, speaks at the plenary. (Photo: VNA) Right from the beginning of 2023, many banks have announced their plans for …
Vietnam confiscates 600kg of ivory smuggled from Africa
HANOI: Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600kg of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said today. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking …
Vietnam’s digital wallet users forecast to reach 50 mln by 2024
Vietnam’s electronic wallet users will jump to 50 million by 2024 and double to 100 million by 2026, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday, citing a report by fintech Robocash Group. The country’s …
How We Were Welcomed Home From Vietnam
We weren’t ‘advised’ not to wear uniforms off base; we were ordered not to.’ …
Car carrier blaze off Vietnam
Another car carrier caught fire over the weekend, the latest in a series of incidents that are spooking seafarers and insurers alike. The 6,000 ceu made towards the Vietnamese coastline after a fire …
JCB and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank Launch VPBank JCB Credit Card with a Focus on Generation Z in Viet Nam
JCB International Co. Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank), a …
Property loans in Vietnam top $51bn in 2022
Property enterprises borrowed some VND800 trillion (US$34.1 billion) from banks and issued bonds worth roughly VND419 trillion ($17.9 billion) via private placement …
FDI to Vietnam’s real estate rises by over 70% in 2022
The foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam’s real estate market in 2022 rose by over 70% yearly to US$4.45 billion, focusing on industrial and large-scale commercial projects, according to the …
Vietnam banks plan to pay cash dividends again
HANOI: Some banks in Vietnam have announced plans to pay cash dividends to shareholders for the first time in three years.